As we begin our last week in housing limbo and the last week of my Happiness Project, I’m thinking a lot about what I want to take with me and … Continue reading Compiling a Packing List for my Emotional Baggage
My daughter’s new word is “aching,” as in the grocery store when she says, “Mommy, may I please have the bunny-shaped macaroni and cheese? I’ve been aching to have it!” … Continue reading Vata You Aching For?
Back in the day (“the day” being the 18th and 19th century), Massachusetts was largely farmland. Most of the trees had been cut down when the land was “improved” to … Continue reading Take a Hike! Chestnut Hill Farm
This is the photo I took in response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I’m not a photographer, but I like taking photos, especially for this type of … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Hot
I answered Susan Cain’s call Tuesday night. On her blog, QUIET: The Power of Introverts, she has the Year of Speaking Dangerously challenge. Week One’s challenge was to find two … Continue reading And Now…a Toast
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali My rating: 4 of 5 stars On the cover of this book there’s a quote from The Boston Globe about how Ayaan Hirsi Ali has become … Continue reading Rethinking Tolerance: Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Update of the Update: The link to the new Page should work now. Sorry for leading you astray. After posting yesterday, I discovered that I could, in fact, migrate my … Continue reading Update: A Compromise
Here’s the deal: I watched The Social Network the other night. I realize that it’s a fictional portrayal of Zuckerberg and the real life of this real person was Hollywoodized … Continue reading The Social Dilemma
Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival! This post was written as part of The Breastfeeding Cafe’s Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to http://www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info … Continue reading Mothers Before Me
When I first saw that there was a Mt. Pisgah in Massachusetts, I experienced a moment of confusion. I thought for sure I knew where Mt. Pisgah was, and I … Continue reading Take a Hike! Mt. Pisgah Conservation Area
Erica Jong is right about one thing: I don’t like to talk about sex. In her article, “Is Sex Passe?” (published in The New York Times on July 9th, 2011), Jong asserts that my … Continue reading Oh, Baby! Yet Another Young(ish) Mother Responds to Erica Jong
These are the photos I took in response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I’m not a photographer, but I like taking photos, especially for this type of … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Old Fashioned
Imperfect Happiness 