Category Archives: Family Everyday life is not about big, important events, it’s about ordinary things that are almost unnoticeable—almost. When I had to buy new dishes for myself eight years ago I felt a combination of I can’t/shouldn’t spend money on nice things. I went to Ikea and got reasonably attractive, cheap inexpensive and serviceable white dishes. They were […]  Fathers’ Day has come and gone, and I barely registered the day; my father has been dead for almost 20 years, and of course I think of him, but not any more or less on Fathers’ Day. I don’t recall making a particular fuss over him when he was alive; he didn’t really like that […]  This weekend I attended a great party/bash/baby shower at the home of old friends. Their daughter is expecting her first child, and this family knows how to party! The house is on the New York side of the Berkshires, and sits above a brook. It’s a beautiful spot, made ever more beautiful by my friends […]  I have never made baby artichokes, and might never have if not for a picking error by Fresh Direct*. Last week I kind of managed to plan our food for the week, and that included a treat of artichokes for dinner one night. When my order arrived there were two errors (highly unusual, perhaps they […]  There are things that cannot be undone, choices made in a moment that change lives, and a few weeks ago I was a witness to such an event, and came away wondering how the two people involved would or could go forward. How would they get through the rest of the day, and then, how […] |
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