Our family took a trip a couple of months ago far, far away to the west coast of the US so we could visit my brother and his family. He’s a stay-at-home dad raising three children close in age to my own. His wife is a family practitioner at a local clinic and sometimes works […]
When I was about the age my kids are now, my family had been undergoing upheaval for a few years. We uprooted in early 1975 from our Phoenix home, where I’d been since birth, and transplanted to Pittsburgh, in relation to my father’s work for the aluminum-fabrication company Alcoa. We were just getting semi-adjusted to […]
I’m so geekily happy now that I have discovered both the Flickr photo pool of quotation mark abuse, as well as the “blog” of “unnecessary” quotation marks.
“Wet-Paint” on “Step’s”
Originally uploaded by gserafini.
Seven years ago today, I gave birth to my third child alone in my bathroom.
At the time, some people thought I was more than a little bit crazy to take this on in a somewhat planned manner. But for me, it was one of the best things I ever decided to do. It resulted in […]
After picking up the family tent stakes at the end of June and moving from one city to another not very far away, I left all the corrugated cardboard behind for a lengthy road trip to Ohio, America’s Heartland, with my children and mother to visit her parents.
Four generations of the family managed successfully to […]
It’s spring, which means that my formerly-stray calico cat is out in force in the yard, hunting down and bringing to near-death multitudes of young squirrels and fledgling starlings—unpleasant-sounding birds that are abundant in my city neighborhood. I have a deep respect for nature and a desire to protect all living things, so watching my […]
Relieving some of the stress referenced here in recent months, things are falling into place that will enable my family and me to relocate from one city to another just 30 minutes south: Hartford, Connecticut. For a while, the uncertainty about the move was driving me to a certain level of personal chaos, because my […]
Cuz he’s funny, he’s a Bahá’í, his son’s name is Walter, his wife is Holiday, and he appears to manage to balance his fame with moderation, grace, humility and, of course, humor. What’s not to like?
In a recent interview originally for US Bahá’í News, reprinted with permission from Bahá’í World News Service, Wilson said, “I […]
I’ve been under a bit of stress lately, and have been acting strangely as a result. Things culminated yesterday and today. While preparing last night’s dinner, I put some olive oil in a large pot to warm up, so I could sauté some onions. I think I must have put the heat on fairly high […]
My family spent our new year’s day—March 21, also known as Naw Ruz—at the home of some friends in the city who use a wood stove for heating and cooking throughout the colder months. The house was a little chilly, as the family was down to using just kindling during (what we hope will be) […]