The Most Important Thing About Isaac

“The most important thing about Isaac is that he is Isaac” so reads the first sentence in a description of Isaac written by one of his third-grade classmates. With great charm, the author goes on to tell more about Isaac, including that he loves hot dogs and ribs, and that he longs to become a [...]

The Humble Button

“Nothing feeds the center so much as creative work, even humble kinds like cooking and sewing. Baking bread, weaving cloth, putting up preserves, teaching and singing to children must have been far more nourishing than being the family chauffeur or shopping at supermarkets or doing housework with mechanical aids. The art and craft of housework [...]

Marshmallow Memories

I pushed my grocery cart through the aisles, trying to make quick work of this week’s shopping, checking off another of my chores on my “to do” list, another of the mundane activities that mark the passing of time in my life: back-to-school day Monday, trash night Tuesday, bath night Wednesday, etc. I really didn’t [...]

Taking Time for a Belly Laugh

Recently my husband and I headed for an overnight in Chicago. We stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel, ate at a wonderful restaurant, walked the Magnificent Mile (and spent absolutely no money), and took in a show at the Chicago Theater. We saw the comedian, Gabriel Iglesias, who is currently on tour. It’s been a [...]

Partaking of the Picadillo

When I was a little girl I used to refuse to eat the Picadillo my mother would make because it contained raisins. It was sort of an unreasonable kid thing to do, but I could steadfastly refuse, so I did. If you aren’t familiar with Picadillo it is a traditional Spanish dish, a kind of [...]