It’s that time of year again when school fundraising sales campaigns are in full bloom. It’s the time of year when neighborhood children are about as popular… Read more “Birth of a Salesman”
Month: August 2015
An Unlikely Love Story
I always thought that my childhood best friend, Martha, had perfect parents. Her dad always held the car door open for her mother. Her mother delighted in… Read more “An Unlikely Love Story”
Axe Me No Questions and I’ll Smell You No Lies
When they still lived at home it was always easy to tell when one of our sons was heading out for the evening: the house becomes filled… Read more “Axe Me No Questions and I’ll Smell You No Lies”
The Really and Truly Empty Nest
Recently, our second son got the notion that he, too, was entitled to move out and start living his own life, leaving my husband and me with… Read more “The Really and Truly Empty Nest”