Whatever life dishes out, and whatever we can make of it. . .
Domestic duties
I’ve been putting this off for weeks: stripping beds, umpteen loads of laundry, shelves in the kitchen to be emptied and scrubbed (post ant invasion), stemware to be rinsed and put away, dry cleaning to set aside, and last but not least – tending to the hand wash. The huge heap of hand wash.
No, [...]
Posted in Business, Other Stuff, Surviving Recession, Travel on Jul 2nd, 2010
I couldn’t resist this tidbit – Ryanair finally goes for its Standing Room Only air travel, according to The Telegraph (UK). Seats back in the upright position? Try “backs upright in the standing position!”
This decision has been bandied about for awhile; I caught wind of it last year (and was amused), thinking it was unlikely [...]
Posted in Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on Jun 27th, 2010
The hotel room
The popcorn ceiling, valance curtains, brightly colored abstract images in gilt frames hanging over each double bed. Six hangers on a pole by the door, with its emergency exit and checkout instructions posted beneath a tiny keyhole. There is olive carpeting with a small pattern, striped wallpaper in the beige bathroom with [...]
Posted in Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on Jun 26th, 2010
Travel time
This is my kid. Yes, he’s sleeping. Head down, on an airplane. How can he do that??
Dining out
This was last night’s dinner. Out on the town. Shouldn’t everyone go gourmet when they travel?
Appetizers
This delightful appetizer was part of the ambiance last evening, with that fabulous burger and fries.
“What a great idea,” [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, Sexy Shoes in the City, Travel on Jun 25th, 2010
I really don’t have an evil twin. It just feels like it some days. And then there’s this: I think an evil twin would come in handy.
Of course, I would endow her with a complex persona, not just character flaws and secret longings. She’d be my polished pinch-hitter (for whatever I dislike), my cocky counterpart [...]
When the phone rang yesterday afternoon, I couldn’t have been more delighted. I recognized the number immediately – it was my 18-year old son calling from Europe.
The last time we talked, he was fresh off 20 long hours of travel. He was weary, but excited to find himself overseas again. Ready to begin his “first [...]
Posted in Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on May 31st, 2010
It is a long weekend in the States. A holiday. Memorial Day.
For some, it is a day spent in realization of this occasion. But for most, this weekend announces the arrival of summer vacations, of travel, of family time. Carefree or carefully constructed schedules. A break in routine. A break, of any sort.
Transitions
It has been [...]
Posted in Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on May 27th, 2010
Ground to cover
Yesterday blurs over in my mind already; so much ground was covered. From one part of the city to another, like a yo-yo, to and from the house.
Eventually, to the airport at some distance away.
The hours marched along as they had to, simultaneously swift and sluggish: laundry, errands, packing, more errands, more laundry. [...]
Posted in Language, Lifestyle, Morning Musing, Parenting, Travel on Apr 20th, 2010
River. Apple. Banjo. Sparrow. Diva Muffin?
These are just a few of the odd celebrity names we might come across as we consume our daily pop culture media. What do you think? Would you do that to your kid? Or should I say “Kyd,” as in Kyd Duchovny (Tea Leoni and David Duchovny’s son)? Or the [...]
Posted in Fashion and Style, Lifestyle, Travel on Apr 18th, 2010
Accessory (after the fact?)
No, this is not my bag.
Chic, isn’t it? But pas moi. However, I was asked awhile back to divulge the characteristics and contents of my purse. May I say that I would like to do so with perspicacity? May I add that this request comes with a bit of a conundrum?
I [...]
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