Month: June 2026

  • Menopause: Breaking the Silence

    A friend invited me to attend a screening of The M Factor 2: Before the Pause – Perimenopause, a documentary about perimenopause. Of course, I said yes. Not only was it going to be a night out with a couple of women I enjoy spending time with, I figured I’d learn something about myself. I…

  • Bunco Is Not Yahtzee

    When a friend who I haven’t seen in a while invited me for coffee, I said yes. Somewhere between the invitation and the event, coffee became Bunco. I had never played before. In fact, I knew nothing about it. But, I said yes. After all, it’s my year of saying yes. Because my friend asked…

  • Time Out for NY Sports

    This isn’t this week’s post. I have that one drafted and waiting to be revised before my normal midweek posting time. But I needed to take a minute to share the happy energy that has been coursing through our house today. The Knicks won the NBA Championship for the first time in more than 50…

  • Cairns, Snakes, and Lighthouses of Maine

    I have exactly one specialty in the kitchen, and it’s homemade lemonade. My son had put in a request, so I spent part of the week making a couple different varieties. It was also strawberry and rhubarb season, and both showed up in my produce box, so I made some treats, a fresh salad, and…

  • A Day of Nothing

    We are halfway through 2026, and it was a year ago that my babies graduated from high school. Last year at this time was consumed by prom, baseball state playoffs, graduation, the baseball banquet and alumni game, the dance recital, and college prep. This year is so different. Everyone has been asking me this week…