A Word Virtuoso:
Excitement practically made my fingers tremble as I leafed through Erica Jong's first poetry book, Fruits and Vegetables, in the public library in the early 80s. As I remember, the … Continue reading >>
Playing Foxland!
I have to share this amazing math game my granddaughter made for school called "Foxland." We had so much fun playing the other day. Actually, I was quite pleased to discover that I … Continue reading >>
Birthday fun:
For my granddaughter's ninth birthday, my daughter and I took her to the American Girl Doll store in Chicago. I had been unaware of the evolution of this iconic doll since … Continue reading >>
It began with a Ghost Crab Incident
On a family vacation last summer, my daughter took my then 8-year old granddaughter and 3-year old grandson to the beach after dusk to look for Atlantic ghost … Continue reading >>
Memories, not so fond
I read this post on Twitter: Making America Great Again. Bringing Families Closer Together. Bringing back the #NuclearFamily
And it brought back memories of the … Continue reading >>
Someone on Twitter tried to shame me for supporting the arts.
On the day of the inauguration, NBC News tweeted "Got something important to say to President Donald Trump? Tweet your expectations to … Continue reading >>