"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
Category: family life
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
Sanctuary from E and i
“Home is supposed to be a place of security, the last resort of refuge.” author Janvier Chouteu-Chando, "Disciples of Fortune" In an age in which small churches are more often converted into airy homes or trinket shops, we had the rare pleasure this weekend of welcoming a "new" place of worship into the world. The… Continue reading Sanctuary from E and i
Silver slippers
“Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.” Maya Angelou, American poet Growing up is on my mind these days. Our oldest daughter is in one of those times of transition. Not a full-blown… Continue reading Silver slippers
Mars and Venus in the kitchen
“ 'A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.' I really hate this expression. I bet fish would totally want bicycles.” author Meg Cabot, "Princess on the Brink" I can't quite remember the British cartoonist's name, but I am still smiling over a single-panel I saw a few years ago. "Mars and… Continue reading Mars and Venus in the kitchen
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 