Not sure where Aurora picked up pirate talk, but lately she turns the bottom of a broken tennis racket into a spyglass, holds it to her eye, and says, “Ahoy, matey.” She usually laughs after, though I’m not sure she knows how cute she is when she does it…
One is fun — why not two?
Watching two episodes of Curious George at the same time
Avery was three before I let him use my…
Holly took Avery to get his first library card today, and he came home with a bounty of books and accompanying DVDs/CDs. I think I was also five when my mother took me to get my first library card. During this first year of school, he’s learned his…
The Oprah Show, June 24, 1987
With witches across American up in arms over the portrayal of witches in the film, “The Witches of…
Less rain today than mist, and Avery says he’s cold when I meet him at school. He shoves his hands in the pockets of his blue coat, when I tell him that I walked and didn’t drive to get him. We live two, maybe three, blocks away from his school. I seldom…
I’ve spent the better part of the last two months not writing much of anything, a result of a project I’m working on for a client cataloguing Oprah’s entire 25-year talk-show history. I’ve watched hundreds of hours of episodes; cried at least two dozen…
Waiting in line
Waiting in line for Emerald City Comic Con to open. Drove in from Portland this morning. Spent the…
Can Older Women Learn To Do Difficult Yoga?
You’re never too old to develop a yoga practice. In fact, Suza Francina, author of “The New Yoga…
How Often Do You Change Yoga Mats?
Some yogis claim that replacing your yoga mat every six to 12 months is as essential to a…
