My eyes were dark brown, but the Hollywood ideal was a blue-eyed blond. Thus, I pondered what I could do to make myself more attractive in the eye department. Read More

You Better Shop Around and Ten Other Useful Bits of Advice Read More

Who would spend $1,000 on a serving for four of plastic dishes and mugs adorned with a photo of the class guinea pig, Buster? Read More

The current Ukrainian refugee crisis reminds me that my grandparents were refugees who left their families and the only homes they had known to come to America in the beginning of the 20th century. Read More

As Yogi Berra supposedly said, “It's déjà vu all over again.” Read More

There was something about cramming into a small booth that made the old photo booths special. Read More

Of all of the cheap places we stayed when my husband and I took an eight-week trip to Europe and Israel, Victor Mattace’s pensione was the worst. Read More

It’s hard to explain to my grandkids what honesty looks like. And I certainly can’t tell them that cheaters never prosper. Read More

Our grungy basement was perfect for free play, a thing all kids need. Read More

I am living in a time warp, totally unmoored from any sense of day or even month. Read More