Sassafras Mama

It's November 30th and I have on my hands a boy all atwitter about the impending visit of Santa Claus. We've been talking about it f...

This might also qualify as what I call a prep school moment......the jury is out on that. But it is a real life conversation, and it was fu...

First, a little context. With his reading tutor, JT is working on word-sound combinations. These days, he's working on sounds that are...

I'm making my way to work this morning and at a traffic light I see that the car in front of me has a Metal Head sticker. Okay, fine. ...

The post over at Sunday Scribblings is arch-nemesis. I've never been the sort of person to hold on to a grievance. I don't like be...

Lesbian though I am, I'm a pretty traditional girl. I've always joked that I'd make an exceptional housewife: I'm a good c...

We went to Princeton this evening to see the newly lit Christmas tree in Palmer Square. JT has been watching that tree get lit since he was ...

I am not a fan of stuffing ----- eating something stuffed into the carcas of a raw bird just strikes me as a deeply unwise decision. So I ma...

My childhood Thanksgivings often featured a day of starvation before the big meal was delivered. At best, this led to overeating when supper...

Thanksgiving is this week and I have been struggling with facing the holiday. This morning I had yet another chat with my ex, known around h...