Picture imperfect

June 17, 2009

The other night I came across a piece of information that knocked a little world inside me off its axis. I don’t want to say here how I found it, but I do want to tell you about it. This: a photo of my stepmother – you know her as Sue – at a tea […]

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Making peace with the lines

June 13, 2009

When Cammie emailed me to ask if she could feature a post of mine on her website MomsMaterial, I was delighted and flattered. This site is like the pages in your favorite magazine that give you great ideas about books for you and your kids, style, parties, and more. And one of the guest posts […]

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Wide awake, dreaming

June 11, 2009

I’m not sure how to tell you what I’ve been up to these last few days, because it feels both small and big. (Yes, there’s been some packing, but our moving date has been pushed back a week or two,  so I have a little breathing room there…) Last week, I signed up with a […]

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From street to stage (love this story)

June 6, 2009

If you live in the Boston area, maybe you heard the story late last year about a Boston street musician, Steven Bacon, whose music future broke wide open after he met Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova (of The Frames, and the movie Once – a favorite movie of mine). That night, after playing across the […]

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Provenance

June 4, 2009

I laugh when I notice what Elle’s wearing around her ankle. She’s dancing around the living room, dressed in what can only be described as a  getup – a dark red and navy wool plaid skirt  and a bright print top in wild colors. And around her right ankle, a bracelet that once belonged to […]

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A river (and maybe a road or two) runs through it

May 30, 2009

Just now, I was taping up a box of books and spotted my copy of A River Runs Through It. It’s one of my favorite books, and I read it for the first time (the whole thing in one sitting, on a wicker sofa on a screened-in porch on Nantucket) in September 1992. The movie […]

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What we take

May 22, 2009

They pile into the car, arms full of backpacks and folders and reports cards. The word goodbye fresh on their lips. As I navigate the school parking lot, I adjust my rearview mirror so that it fills with their two faces. Today would be a tough day, I knew that much. The last day of […]

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I can finally share this…

May 19, 2009

A few months ago, I got an email from my friend Deb, who writes at San Diego Momma, asking me (and others) if I’d like to be considered for a writing project. T. Rowe Price, the financial services company, along with Disney, were launching a new website aimed at helping parents talk to their children […]

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An open letter to (you know who you are)

May 12, 2009

Where have all the manners gone? Last night was The Girl’s violin concert at school. Our school has a Suzuki program, and for this event, all the second and third grade classes perform a few songs, one class a time. As they  waited for their turn, all the other classes sat on the floor in […]

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A mystery…

May 6, 2009

I have a huge crush on all of you. There, I said it. You made me feel so great yesterday with your warm and lovely comments, and I wanted to buy every one of you a drink or a car to thank you. Except my name doesn’t start with an O, so maybe just a […]

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