When trying to figure out what to get Larry for an anniversary gift, I consulted an online source that listed the traditional gifts for each year. Here is that list: First, Paper Second, Cotton Third, Leather Fourth, Fruit Fifth, Wood Tenth, Tin Fifteenth, Crystal And so on. It is obvious this list is outdated, hokey […]
You Can Tell Everybody, This Is Your Card
Happy Anniversary Larry. This is your card. I bought you a card, but it is in the back of my car and I would have to open the garage door to get it out. That would wake up the kids. Since I won’t see you tomorrow, I won’t be able to get it to you […]
What I Can’t Stop Listening to now: Tullycraft Makes Me Happy. They Just Do…
“Georgette Plays a Goth” by Tullycraft
Slate
The online magazine Slate is a daily read for me. It covers everything; traveling (their “Well Traveled” section is one of my favorites), politics, the internet and of course, style and fashion. It is the perfect remedy for People Magazine or your local paper. It just has a way, in my opinion, of pulling everything […]
Shameful things I have eaten as a mom
Momminess has made me do some pretty ridiculous things, like carry snails shells in my purse or buy a sixty dollar silk Christmas dress for a two-year-old. But, it’s the shameful things that I have eaten as a mom that really get to me. Before I rattle off a list of foods I have eaten […]
A Unique “Us”
Larry and I will be celebrating our 10-year wedding anniversary on Thursday. We were married on the terrace of the hotel The Inn Above The Tide in Sausalito at sunset, overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Neither of us wanted a large wedding, choosing instead to have just my best friend, Jana, her husband Joey, Larry’s […]
Get It Done Before The Huddled, Frenzied Masses
I have started my Christmas shopping. I like to get it all done long before the huddled, frenzied masses even begin. I enjoy spending the days of December telling everyone, “Oh, I’ve been done since Thanksgiving.” I am a real scrooge that way… I have been waiting for Rock Scissors Paper to release all of […]
Ouch…
Today, I was driving my kids to a birthday party in a part of Orange County I had not been since I was a very young. As we drove along the river path, I told my six year-old that when I was a little girl, I used to ride horses there. She looked out her […]
Five Things My Mom Never Said To Me In High School
1) I really like those combat boots with that dress. 2) What’s the band called? The Meat Puppets? Sure, here are the car keys. 3) School, schmool. Let’s go see a Molly Ringwald movie. 4) You have exceptional taste in boyfriends. Any one of them will make you blissfully happy for the rest of your […]
“Beware Of Meddlers And Tale Bearers” and other good advise
Since we are talking about etiquette… -Prudence Ever, at Slate Magazine, gives some great modern advise on manners. -I also found this list Victorian Etiquette – The Basic Rules of Etiquette Learn to govern yourself and to be gentle and patient. Never speak or act in anger. Remember that, valuable as is the gift of […]
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