"It's not what you eat between Christmas and New Year's that counts, it's what you eat between New Year's and Christmas."... more

I will be home in time for Christmas.... more

"He's on vigil," my husband, Peter, said, watching our cat, Felix.... more

It is an unusual living situation, in many ways.... more

My husband, Peter, told me about the unlikely friendship.... more

"I don't know many words about teeth," I told the dentist.... more

"There will be monks here tomorrow morning," is what I figured Jorge was telling me. In Spanish, "monks" sounds like "monkeys" in English. But I was pretty sure we were not having monkeys over for bre... more

So I'm doing a show after all.... more

I am quick to criticize other people's luxuries.... more

Over the weekend, Felix met his three other mothers.... more

The men who have been making the terrible noise are still at it.... more

The corn was planted late. We knew that at the time.... more

I'm usually pretty good about doing things I don't want to do. I've been alive long enough to know that getting started is always the hardest part. But nothing is harder for me to start than doing wei... more