This year, Dec. 6-Dec. 14 is Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. Chanukah was one of my favorite times growing up. Playing dreidel games! Eating potato latkes! Eight nights of presents! Lighting the Chanukah candles! As the eldest child in my family, I lit the menorah candles. First, we…
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Every year come November, the turkeys start their frenzied twittering. A level of anxiety invades their farm. And in many homes across the United States, moms start their frenzied cleaning, shopping, polishing, all in preparation for the least commercial holiday on the calendar – Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday,…
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Seeing that quote as a footnote in Iris’s email made me smile. So much so that I posted it on my desk for inspiration. For the past few months, I’d been feeling pretty creaky. And not just in my cartilage-depleted knees. With a milestone birthday approaching, I was really feeling my…
Read moreA few years ago, my friends traveled the world. Along their journey, they had some great experiences, and some not so great. But at each stop along the way, they purchased various souvenirs – clothing, jewelry, household items. One purchase was a beautiful but large Italian mirror. They couldn’t carry…
Read moreIn Fourteen Hundred and Ninety Two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Today, we recognize that achievement. For most people, it’s an opportunity for a day off work or school, or a day they wish they had off. But five hundred years ago, it was pretty remarkable that Columbus and other…
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