This Wonderful Life
Looking back over my
childhood Christmases, I
can recall vividly only two
gifts: The kitchen set I received
at age 4 and the Estee
Lauder cosmetics buffet
I received at age 16. I know
there were many other
gifts, but those are the only
two that really stand out.
December 24, 2008
This Wonderful Life
Alien abduction is the
only logical answer. I mean, one minute I
was celebrating Halloween
with my children, and the
next minute it’s less than a
week from Christmas.
December 18, 2008
This Wonderful Life
Dear Congress, ``Bail out’’ is such an ugly
phrase, isn’t it? It makes
everything sound like a
sinking ship. It’s bad branding.
Phrases like ``stimulus
package’’ sound so much
better. So much more active
and so much less like a
hand-out.
December 11, 2008
This Wonderful Life
Some quiet in the chaos
of the season
It is an evening much
like every other weekday
evening in homes all over.02
Hectic. Chaotic. A little crazy.
December 4, 2008
This Wonderful Life
It’s a cold night. Snow is
lacing the wind and dusting
the driveway and the
cars. We’re keeping the
woodstove burning.
November 20, 2008
This Wonderful Life
Being a princess is not
an easy calling. Just ask
my daughters, Princess Bee
and Princess Posey. If you
want a particularly honest
answer, ask them about the
hardship of princessing
when they are just about to
go out in public and their
mother is reviewing the
finer points of Princess
Manners.
November 13, 2008
This Wonderful Life
As of the hour of my
deadline, the presidential
race has not yet been decided.
Like so many people
around the country, I’m on
pins and needles.
November 6, 2008
This Wonderful Life
No one is surprised to
learn that ``It’s a Wonderful
Life’’ is one of my favorite
movies. I have a dog named
Zuzu, after the Baileys’
youngest daughter. I write
a column with the words
``wonderful life’’ in it. (Big
hint there.) And I live in a
place with a Main Street as
lovely as the one that runs
through Bedford Falls.
October 30, 2008
This Wonderful Life
Financial crises? Look
on the bright side
Call me Pollyanna, but I
don’t think that living
through an unprecedented
global economic crisis is all
that bad.
October 23, 2008
This Wonderful Life
Rock-a-bye, Vegetable
Garden. I blame Pumpkin Fest.
I mean, what are you
supposed to think when
you’re not yet 3, and you’ve
been exposed to an entire
festival in celebration of gigantic
vegetables?
