Memory Lane and motherhood, 60s style.
“Il n’y a pas de hasard” (It’s fate.)
Do you believe in fate?
Sweets
It was always a special morning. It required early rising, a hurried glance at the sky, and readying the chocolate eggs, the plastic eggs, and the painted hard-boiled eggs. There was coordination with other parents on the street – always a conspiracy concocted to keep our children distracted, and of course, a backup plan in […]
First Coffee, Second Coffee
Coffee in the quiet First coffee in the morning, without rushing. Italian Roast, freshly brewed. The aroma, savored before I swallow. I will take my time. With everything. Even writing. Heaven. It is Saturday. There will be no lunch making at 7:30 a.m., no sluggish adolescent to poke and prod to get him to stir, […]
Failure to Thrive
Failure to thrive, in its varied interpretations.
The Treasure Box
Jewelry case, treasure box, and secret objects Doesn’t every kid have a treasure box? Some sort of secret container tucked under a bed or stowed in the back of a closet? Made out of cardboard or straw, velvet or plastic. Perhaps an old cigar box. Remember those? Or a metal case that held who-knows-what, subsequently […]
Jetsons Jukebox (Why We Shouldn’t Imagine the Future)
Jetsons? Jukebox? Parents and teens, whatever the century?
Next generation marriage
“I want to get married,” he says. The words are fired off into the air and seem to settle there, stark and defiant, as though some invisible structure of wires and pulleys holds the phrase in place so I cannot turn away. Then each letter tumbles down through the air, disintegrating. These are special effects. […]
Scoring the Decade: Your 10 Years in Review…
How will you welcome 2010? Are you thinking of your New Year’s celebration, and getting ready to party hard? Or are you contemplating the past decade, assessing the ups and downs of ten tumultuous years on the world stage? What about your own ten years in review? As you prepare to greet the change in […]
It Takes Two Hands to Hold the Mirror Steady
My mother was beautiful, stunning really – 1940s movie star stunning. She had black curly hair, pearly teeth decades before bleaching and veneers, wide-set hazel eyes, and lush, arching brows that gave her face softness. Her nose was fine, and her full lips were painted deep red, shimmering coral, occasionally pink. She wore no other […]