"A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever after." Peter DeVries, American satirist Oh, for the days when I actually knew what I was doing as a mother. I would go into a grocery store, see a toddler with orange popsicle smeared on her face and give a… Continue reading Mothering fails
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After a long career writing for local newspapers — and, on rare occasions, for publications such as The Washington Post — Nora is enjoying a second wind as an innkeeper. She still blogs and does writing projects of special interest. She lives in Appalachia with her husband and a dog named Finn, who is beside himself with joy when the family's daughters have college breaks.
Enough hoochie-mama
"What you wear is how you present yourself to the world, especially today, when human contacts are so quick. Fashion is instant language." Miuccia Prada, Italian fashion designer I have never thought about clothes more than since our daughters entered adolescence. It's a mine field out there. If designers aren't making something too short, too… Continue reading Enough hoochie-mama
The cure for loneliness
“Two kinds of people have many friends, one with bank balance and other with boldness.” Amit Kalantri, author and magician Martha Stewart has gotten me in trouble more than once. She just has ideas that are so ... interesting. Once, I destroyed our ironing board cover mostly following her directions on how to make a… Continue reading The cure for loneliness
462-step garden launch
"I don't have problems paying attention. It's just ... Hey, look! There's a squirrel!" coffee mug wisdom There was a time when I could do things like deep clean a room or welcome spring into the garden in a single day, maybe a single afternoon if there was fine weather and adequate coffee. That time… Continue reading 462-step garden launch
Binge-worthy veggies
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” Jim Davis, American cartoonist The above quote is certainly Garfield worth, but that kind of thinking is probably why many people shy away from not only full-on vegetarianism but the plant-slant lifestyle that I enjoy. Many Americans simply do… Continue reading Binge-worthy veggies
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