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Tag Archives: gratitude
Dog Love: A Cautionary Tale
My friend Helene arrived about 3 pm at our northeastern Pennsylvania lake house and we took advantage of the sunny, warm day to get in the water, swim to the dock, and bathe in the sun. Moses, my rescue … Continue reading
Posted in health, parenting
Tagged ASPCA poison control, family, gratitude, parenting, Pets, summer
5 Comments
Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016!
The last couple weeks of the year have been filled with fun and blessings, highlighted mostly by the arrival of grandchild #7, born 12/24. I was away when she arrived. We spent a week cycling and hiking in Guadeloupe. Rain … Continue reading
Posted in bike riding, Blogging, Books, celebrations, Cycling, daughters, Family, Grandchildren, holidays, Museums, galleries, New York City, travel, Writing
Tagged 2016, 9/11 Museum/ memorial, art, blogging, Books, celebrations, cycling, family, Grandchildren, gratitude, Guadeloupe, Hamilton, travel, writing
14 Comments
50 Things We’re Grateful For: Bloggers Unite!
My friend Dawn Quyle Landau invited me to join in this “blog party,” where we write what we’re grateful for. The rules required we set a timer for 10 minutes and then write, and were allowed a little time for … Continue reading
Posted in art, bike riding, Blogging, Books, Cycling, daughters, environment, exercise, Family, food, Friendship, Grandchildren, health, Knitting, Movies & TV, Museums, galleries, Music, Nature, New York City, parenting, Reading, sports, teaching, Theater, travel, Writing
Tagged art, blogging, Books, cycling, education, environment, exercise, family, finished projects, food, Grandchildren, gratitude, health, Knitting, museums, parenting, Reading, Tangerine Tango, teaching, theater, travel, writing, yoga
18 Comments
Thank You, Carl Djerassi: Birth Control Pill Chemist
When I read the obituary of Carl Djerassi, a chemist and writer who died this week at age 91, a series of “what ifs” came into my head. What if he and his parents hadn’t escaped the Nazis? What if … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, Education, interviews, Theater, Writing
Tagged art, Birth Control Pills, Carl Djerassi, death, education, gratitude, interviews, Kenyon College, Obituaries, science, theater, women
13 Comments
Los Angeles: Meeting Miriam and the Getty
One of the true joys of blogging are the friendships I’ve made. I tell people about my “blog friends,” and how I know details of lives of complete strangers who aren’t really strangers. So to meet a blog friend in … Continue reading
Posted in art, bike riding, Cycling, daughters, exercise, Friendship, Museums, galleries, teaching, travel, Writing
Tagged art, Blog friends, blogging, California, cycling, Friendship, Getty Museum, gratitude, Los Angeles, Miriam Hendeles, Museum of Tolerance, museums, parenting, travel, writing
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Balancing Bad News and A Good Day
The day after a family Hanukkah party Dec. 21, we had plans to take two of the grands to a puppet show based on Eric Carle’s picture book, The Hungry Caterpillar and other stories. We needed to allow time to … Continue reading
The Shabbos List: A Review
I have rather blogless lately; post-play, summer activities, who knows. Thankfully, my blog friend Miriam Hendeles, has been very busy writing and took the time to watch the video from my play and write about it. Here’s her wonderful post. … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, reviews, Theater, Writing
Tagged blogging, gratitude, Miriam Hendeles, parenting, reviews, The Shabbos List, theater
9 Comments
Valentine’s Day Ode …to my Snow Shovel
Ever reliable, waiting to be grabbed The perfect size Never causing arms or back to ache You stood among the others Not as wide, not as heavy, not as tall Inconspicuous, modest, humble Your strip of metal, secured by screws … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day! The first official Earth Day was celebrated 46 years ago, in 1970. I remember we took a family camping trip to Massachusetts and attended an exposition of all sorts of inventions designed to save the planet, including … Continue reading →