In town tonight was our annual tree lighting event, quaintly called Dickens Night – and more formally – Charles Dickens Night). Seeing so many wonderful friends there tonight was exactly what I needed…totally not random but unexpected and a fabulous Read More …
My youngest gets called “the baby” but she’s no baby… She rehearses every week, 4 times a week for her music. She has at least 1 extra weekend rehearsal and often a performance or two. She is considered, by her Read More …
What do you do when you are double booked for events, meetings, performances and celebrations during the holiday season? Do you try to go to both (or all) places and just spend a short amount of time at each? Do Read More …
We are done with anticipating December. It’s timely arrival to our little towns, to our homes, and to our lives and it is here now to lift our spirit. Why then, is there such anxiety about the month? Probably because Read More …
We can be more than others think of us… I was inspired tonight by things that our most recent, former First Lady said tonight. I was invited to attend Becoming – An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama (you can learn Read More …
It is that season where many just give and give and give some more. They give what they can: their time. their efforts. their donations. their emotional support. their physical support. their creative ideas. their gifts… their thanks. their love. Read More …
There are three states of parenting a college student during the holidays. The pre-holiday and the post holiday parent but neither of them are like the during-the-holiday parent. The pre-holiday parent is full of anticipation and excitement. Shopping, preparing, and Read More …
Oh, the stories we learn (about our past) and the new ones we create every holiday are worth remembering. The mustaches they wore The skirts that were too short The nights that lingered into weekends The bottles that were emptied Read More …
What do you like better? The new traditions or the old ones? We are constantly being asked to do new things and to try something different, modern, social…or, to do nothing at all – in stark contrast to the normal Read More …