Thick, freshly baked artisan bread, filled with whole grains and seeds, a slight taste of honey, nothing artificial – and so much more satisfying than the packaged wheat I used to purchase, that now tastes – to me – like cardboard. Organically grown red potatoes, organically grown Roma tomatoes, organically grown red leaf, and spinach, […]
Archives for October 2011
Nice Guys Finishing First? Maybe It Means Raising Different Daughters
I came across another one of those articles on why nice guys finish last, and reading through the list of reasons – always good for a chuckle – I found little to agree with, and a sizable missing piece. First, to the typical description of the “Nice Guy,” and the reasons he seems to finish […]
Relationship Approach: Strategy or Serendipity?
He shows up with a dizzying armload of flowers, and behind them – his mischievous smile I’ve come to adore, the one that lightens everything that crazies me, the one that makes me want to drop whatever I’m holding as I take his face in my hands and kiss him, then kiss him again, and […]
Feeling Foolish
There are times I want to reach out to someone, but I hesitate. I don’t want to embarrass them. I don’t want to make assumptions. I don’t want to embarrass myself. There are times I’m skeptical when someone praises me, though that happens less as I get older. These days? Offer me a kind word, […]
The Essential Male Bucket List (And Then Some)
A list intriguing for either sex?
Four-Minute Mom
My firstborn has called several times since college started, when he chooses, and just to chat. I never know when his number will pop up on my cell, but it’s every few weeks or so, and always a pleasure. As for my younger, it’s been a different story. I told myself there would be no […]
Blind Spots
Oh, those first days and weeks of falling in love! Perhaps it’s with your infant, as you hold her in your arms and breathe that miraculous scent of new life. Maybe it’s a man who sweeps you off your feet and the air is sweeter, colors more vibrant, and you find a bounce in your […]
Good Riddance to Bad Habits
Viewing toxic relationships as bad habits… that you can break.
False Front on the Sexual Front?
The fine line between sexing it up and false advertising.
Bad Girls, Good Guys
The Bad Girl? The Bad Boy? Sexual bait-and-switch to get the brass (wedding) ring?