December 15, 2021 It took me 20 years to realize that my brother is awesome My brother and I were not terribly good to each other growing up. Ours was not an ideal sibling bond early on. Honestly, we…
November 1, 2021 A long line of strong women The older I get, the more I look to the past as a source of interest, curiosity and inspiration. As a feminist, it pleases…
March 10, 2021 I hate being outside my family’s Covid bubble Do you and your family agree on how to keep yourselves and each other safe from Covid? As if the virus itself weren’t physical…
October 24, 2020 The travel daydream that gets me through every time Some days are hard. Juggling work, parenting, home responsibilities and distance learning is a hectic handful right now. Then there’s the whole stuck at…
March 23, 2020 Get your family talking Family conversation is an art form that is not practiced as often as it was in times gone by. Too often these days, small…
October 14, 2019 Sometimes I suck as a parent I’m a pretty good parent most of the time. Even a great one sometimes! But there are definitely moments when I am not so…
June 12, 2019 Loving – and letting go of – another family’s child When we signed up to host an international exchange student through YFU, we were ready for the adventure of bringing a young cultural ambassador…
June 9, 2019 My parents went to Hogwarts! If you’re a long-time reader, you probably already know that my folks are British and came to America many years ago just in time…
December 3, 2018 On food, travel and memories Eating lunch recently at Brassica in the Short North made me vividly remember the tastes, sights and sounds of my long-ago, post-college trip to…
December 10, 2014 24 books of Christmas Reading is important in our house. I’m a life-long reader and truly love books, so I want to instill a similar joy of reading…
