When It Rains
Sometimes, when it rains, we have to change our plans. We cancel soccer games (to be made up later). We leave earlier skipping our leisurely second cup of coffee at home. We don’t fly off to Rome (or Miami) at Read More …
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Missing the Rain
All summer, we were missing the rain that was so very needed, for the water table, for the grass, for the plants, for the trees and of course, for the apples. Today, we were not missing the rain, happy to go Read More …
Their Style, Not Yours
Gift giving is really, really easy when you know the person well. Giving something that will match their style, not yours is the problem when you don’t know them at all. Some of the more structured parties have registries, from Read More …
Renovate and Be Ready
Planning ahead, companies can renovate and be ready for the next big season. The timing is everything and yes, it matters. We planned (my kids and I) to get a milkshake today after going to the dentist. It is a Read More …
Wouldn’t You
If you could, wouldn’t you eat donuts every day? Be honest. Really. I would. My son would, too. But even he knows he can’t and he’s only a teenager. Even if it was limited to one day a week, and Read More …
Will There Be Cake
In the eyes of my son, the best part of the idea of a wedding is the answer “Yes” to his “Ok, so I have to dress up, wear uncomfortable shoes, hug people I don’t know, smile while they tell Read More …
Different but Same
Wedding receptions are different but same as…well, maybe like many other dinner parties…right? Just more expensive…there are hosts, guests, a meal – if you’re lucky, amazing dessert and a venue where the ambiance just changes with the occasion and the Read More …
Fair Trade
Today, I saw something that I think must have been a fair trade. Two street parking spaces for an outdoor dining terrace. What do you think? A local tavern that recently changed ownership and I’m thinking they considered many ways Read More …
Starting Again
So many things have new beginnings, new school – kindergarten, middle school, high school, college, new job, work…marriage, having children, raising them and then sending them off – always starting again and again. We have been talking to friends and Read More …
Convenience
It is nearly, nearly always true that you pay more for convenience…In general – this is the market acting and working as it should. Things that are available to you where you want them, the moment you want them and Read More …