I had my “click” moment in the early 70s when my husband emerged from the kitchen and announced, “I did the pots!” Imagine my surprise — and despair — when I pick up the September 2, 2018 issue of the New York Times and see this headline: “Honey, I Swept the Floor.” Almost a year ago, […]
Lunch With My Old Ladies
The idea of bringing “my old ladies” together emerged from a conversation with Judy, a plucky, recently-retired 92-year-old. My daughter’s (very good) friend’s mother-in-law, Judy has become a same-time-next-Rosh-Hashona acquaintance. This fall, she talked about adjusting to her new life stage, figuring out ways to use her time and mind now that she doesn’t go […]
Will You Miss Me? – Wife to Husband, circa 1968
This post was first published in 2015. I was reminded of it recently after seeing “This One’s For the Girls,” a review of women’s loves and lives told through music.* Will You Miss Me? Do you think about me when you’re writing contracts Or on the tennis court When you’re walking to the office Or selling […]
Happy Belated Birthday to Zelda
Zelda would have turned 107 on September 11th or 12th (people of her generation often didn’t know their “real” birthdays). She died a few months short of her 105th birthday. This was taken when she was a young 99, on one of her daily 3-mile walks. Halfway through, she asked solicitously, “Do you need to […]
To Hell and (I’m) Back
I came face-to-face with my early writing, ironically at the precise moment in time when all my online work disappeared into cyberspace! I recently sold my house in Massachusetts. Although I’d started decluttering years before, emptying out my house forced me — as my astute and dear friend Bertha reminded me — to “put your […]