Getting Ready for Passover

April 18, 2019

‘Tis the night before Passover. I am awaiting pizza delivery and ruminating on how once-a-year traditions like the Passover holiday …

Thanksgiving Tribute

November 19, 2018

I delivered the following remarks at the memorial service for my aunt in October. My husband suggested it would be …

October 11, 2018

Masstige! You know you want some. The professional Marketing “thought leaders” are doubtless pleased with themselves for having come up …

July 2, 2018

Sunday, July 1. There’s a strange, eerie light outside. I was about to take a picture of it and changed …

December 26, 2017

Thirty years ago this past July, I moved from New York to California. Other than a few sojourns – a …

November 21, 2016

The toughest thing about preparing this soup is cutting up the butternut squash. Otherwise it is quite an easy recipe. …

September 10, 2015

POSTCARDS FROM THE LOW COUNTRY With the passing of Labor Day, we are marking the start of many peoples’ school years this …