Today’s Post

Anna Quindlen and Me

05.23.2012

She wasn’t the prettiest, the thinnest, the most popular girl but she was really smart and seriously focused and as ambitious as any of the guys. These were the heady days of feminism after all. Anna was a sister.

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Walking Manhattan: Harlem, Grant’s Tomb, Katz’s Deli

05.21.2012

by Lisa Weldon of reSoulin’ my dancing shoes My sister and daughter are in town today. Will take a few days off and post only quick thoughts. To start our day, Michele and I walked down the street to find farmers, bakers, and beekeepers setting up a fresh market. Peaches, cherries, raspberries, freshly baked breads and [...]

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Growing Eyelashes

05.15.2012

Eyelashes are in. You knew that didn’t you? You could tell because there isn’t a female appearing on TV that isn’t sporting mega-eyelashes. I liked the look, maybe because it took me back to the days when slapping on a pair of false eyelashes was as natural as putting on mascara. That was back in [...]

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A Mother’s Lesssons

05.13.2012

In one six week blizzard of disobedience, I went from the youngest child who pleased his mother to the only one of the four children to get kicked out of the house.

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Walking Manhattan: Central Park

05.11.2012

It finally hit me that this dream had actually come true. If for some reason I had to leave tomorrow, this experience will have already exceeded my expectations.

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