On Figuring out Where to Look for Stuff

Old and Chipped. A Brand New MugI am a maladroit shopper. I don’t experience the thrill of the hunt; cunning store displays don’t woo me. So I wasn’t surprised when I had trouble finding a suitable replacement for my big blue-and-white sailboat coffee mug, the one I use at work. I looked and looked, but […]


Wedding Gifts, Part Two: Just the Thing

Art by Ali O’Brien Schaffner, Chocolate Moose Design.  Not My Day Being the stepmother of the bride is a precarious position. Rebecca was 24 when I married her father, so I’d had no role in her upbringing. She had her own mother to help her select a gown, share in the fun and challenges of […]


Wedding Gifts, Part Two: Just the Thing

Art by Ali O’Brien Schaffner, Chocolate Moose Design.  Not My Day Being the stepmother of the bride is a precarious position. Rebecca was 24 when I married her father, so I’d had no role in her upbringing. She had her own mother to help her select a gown, share in the fun and challenges of […]


For Rebecca, on The BIG Day

Rich, Rebecca, and Ruffles. Father’s Day, 2010. Pacific Ocean. Giveaway Day This afternoon at 5:30, my husband will escort his daughter down the aisle and present her hand to another guy. Her guy. The one who is now the most important man in her world. The one I told you about last year, when their […]


For Rebecca, on The BIG Day

Rich, Rebecca, and Ruffles. Father’s Day, 2010. Pacific Ocean. Giveaway Day This afternoon at 5:30, my husband will escort his daughter down the aisle and present her hand to another guy. Her guy. The one who is now the most important man in her world. The one I told you about last year, when their […]