-1- She was beautiful, the radiant lady wreathed with stars, standing (barefoot!) on the serpent. “Be like Mary!” they said, and my child’s heart, fed on fairy tales, responded with Continue Reading →
As I pack away the manger scene, I can’t help but wonder about that other nursery. The one that Mary and Joseph must have planned for their new baby, ready Continue Reading →
-1- Twice in September I stood with a stadium full of people cheering the progression of a little white dot. The first was a homerun ball, exiting the bat of Continue Reading →
-1- Every mother of a toddler can attest that just because something shares the color and consistency of chocolate, it does not follow that it is a good idea to Continue Reading →
It was a dark and stormy night. She wasn’t seeking adventure, just something to eat. A tiny voice within her told her that she could just call for delivery, Continue Reading →
-1- Most people do not perceive New York City to be haven for nature. It is assumed that if you are talking about “wildlife” you are referring to one’s after Continue Reading →
“Miss Grace,” she asks gravely, with the air of bestowing a great confidence, “Do you know what I do when I have something in my nose?” “What?” I ask, practicing Continue Reading →
For many years I spoke of Him in the third person objective, abstract, with truth but without affection dutifully sounding the gong and clashing the cymbal of obedience to a Continue Reading →
As promised, this week we are solely sanguine here on the range, after last week’s venture into the deep. -1- First, a cultural confession: I never really understood the enormous Continue Reading →
In general I am quite happy in my spinsterhood. But every once in a while, when the Chardonnay is especially good, I grow a little sentimental and think it might Continue Reading →