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…
September 5, 2018 A wonderful new beginning: hosting a YFU cultural exchange student My dear hubby and I are both happy and fulfilled with our little family of three – plus pets – but our darling 8…
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…
October 31, 2014 The Halloween sail It’s Halloween today and I’m wearing orange and black. When I glanced at myself in the mirror this morning, I had to chuckle as…
August 4, 2014 Five days of gratitude: day one Have your Facebook feeds been taken over by the “five days of gratitude” meme? I’ve seen a few people do it, and I liked…
April 2, 2014 Hot or not: mom and me outfits So, it turns out I’m ahead of my time, fashion-wise. A real trendsetter! (Okay, anyone who knows me well can stop laughing now). Seriously…
