Yes, Born This Way is a song by Lady Gaga. But it’s also the title of a book I read on New Year’s Eve day. And when I finished the... read more →
My son’s blue, Cher headpiece cookie and his frosted version of sorority president Elle Woods landed center stage on the cookie platter this year, set off by his cousin David’s... read more →
It was Christmas 2003 when my son, then thirteen, transformed the cookie cutout of a toy soldier into Marge... read more →
I've noticed a pattern recently among the stroller crowd in my neighborhood. Night or day, it seems that the people pushing prams are more engaged with their phones than they... read more →
Rummaging through some of the boxes I still have in my hometown storage site, I came across a turkey cookbook that my son contributed to with a group of young... read more →
A guest blog from family historian Rikshala Tarkovka. Tashkent, 1762. The Winter of Big Troubles. Every winter was a winter of big... read more →
For years my cousin Rich (aka Rikshala) has been sending me “true” stories about our Russian Jewish ancestors, the Tarkovka family. According to Rikshala, as early as the 7th century... read more →
My son and I flew into Milwaukee Saturday morning to attend the memorial service for my tiny fireball of a sister-in-law, Shirley. She was my son’s favorite in-town aunt, the... read more →
