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Empty Nest Syndrome
Unlike most parents, I used to dread the end of summer when it was time for the kids to go back to school. I’m all about the loosey-goosey lazy days of unscheduled relaxation and the freedom to be spontaneous. For me, sending them back to school meant setting the alarm clock, making lunches, pick-ups and…
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Ham and Eggs
As many of you know, I have a fondness for backyard chickens and I believe it’s important to have an awareness of our food’s origins. Admittedly, I am far too glamorous (read: lazy) to create a fully sustainable homestead, however I do love and care for our family pets (hens Foghorn, Big Bertha, Rocket, Coral and…
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Happy Birthday to SNORK!
SNORK turns 2 today! Many thanks to all of my subscribers and supporters. It’s been two years since SNORK’s painless delivery, and it’s been a labor of love ever since. I recently had the chance to share some thoughts about reading, writing and SNORKing in an interview with Prose. You can read it by clicking HERE. As…
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Horsing Around
Summers in my heyday included weekend trips to Lake George, sunbathing in Grafton Park, and the much-anticipated Saratoga Racing Season. Spending the afternoon at the flat track wasn’t just a day at the races; it was an event. Each year, I’d plan what I’d wear, how much money I’d bring, how much I’d be willing…
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Good Grief
Our family vacation was only three weeks away when we got the bad news. It would change everything. About a month earlier, we decided that our health routine could probably use some tweaking…a lot of tweaking, actually. None of us were really feeling our best, so we had full work-ups done at a wellness center in Manhattan.…
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The Lady Of The House
By the time our daughter was born, it was obvious that our little garden apartment could no longer contain us. We’d shoved her crib into her big brother’s room, and wedged her changing table in a corner next the closet (the door of which could no longer enjoyed its full range of motion). Her dresser…
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Matzo Ball Soup
(Don’t miss out on additional content. Listen to Matzo Ball Soup on SNORK, the podcast! Click Here!http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/d/e/a/dea34392b8dc86b6/Snork_Episode02.mp3?c_id=8785619&expiration=1429239792&hwt=2d30163003d047fd2e16267ba1170c58) In the Spring of 1990, Easter and Passover landed on the same weekend. It just so happened, that was also the weekend I chose to bring my boyfriend home to meet my family. Since we are Catholic and he is Jewish,…