I'm sorry but it is a rare child's birthday party that exists without chaos. Trust me, we've had some doozies in this family. My particular fave was that wondrous swimming birthday party from hell in which one child threw up, another's basketball uniform got soaked (by me) just … [Read more...] about Birthday Chaos Not Just For Kids
Butter Baked Goods
Imagine If She’d Kept Painting
Show an interest in my 92 year-old mother Frankie and you'll likely find yourself in her bedroom. Excuse me? Her bedroom that has been transformed into her artist's studio, of course. In the manner of Goldilocks, it took Mom three moves to find just the right apartment in the … [Read more...] about Imagine If She’d Kept Painting
Retail Therapy at 91
I suspect my mother and Joan Rivers would have had a lot in common. Perhaps not the desire for excessive facial modifications but their love of life, the ability to laugh at themselves and the need for retail therapy. Yes Joan. My mom thrives on retail therapy at 91. She'll read … [Read more...] about Retail Therapy at 91