Drumroll…I’m back with lots of new writing to come…
Go to Jewish Food Experience dot com to hear about “Foraging in my Suburban Garden.”
There are two original recipes of mine to accompany the story… Both perfect for late summer, early autumn!
I present my first meal of the season, using vegetables from my garden!
Readers of my column know I’d been trying to get myself into gardening forever. Once I had my own backyard (and not a dark balcony), I really had no excuse. Except a total lack of knowledge and confidence…
The good news is that I’ve been too busy writing articles to blog. I went to my first post-baby writers group and, as always, was inspired by the depth and talent of the women writers around me. They welcomed Avital to her first writer’s group with a cake that said, “Welcome Avital,” in her favorite …
Continue reading “Not yet Walking the Walk”
Inauguration festivities have begun. This is the first time I barely feel like I live in Washington. If we were still downtown, I would have walked just blocks from my apartment to the Lincoln Memorial for today’s concert. Instead I can watch it on HBO like everyone else. I’m working from home on Tuesday but …
Continue reading “Inauguration of a Dem!”
[Click here for my December Home Gardening Column about eating off of your own land. Stay tuned for a PresenTense Magazine article on the same topic.] Avital has a new minhag (custom). She has to have an explosive diaper on holidays in a stranger’s house. It doesn’t matter if it’s her holiday or someone else’s. …
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Just when I was starting to feel the isolation of the suburbs… I am feeling so much neighborly love. Still, sometimes it is strange to be here. I can’t believe that when I go back to work it will be my first trip downtown since I started working from home the week before my due …
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Finally, I catch a break. My favorite movie “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,”is on. I caught the finale on some TV station I’ve never heard of. I have to do something to stay awake while the Roto-Rooter guy does his thing outside. Ah, the joys of home ownership. Just when I promised I would never …
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It finally happened, and I even told her she was going to be famous. So nice lady…first one to finally offer me a seat on the metro…here is your credit! Thanks! I didn’t even feel like I needed it and I would have gotten my own seat after a few stops, but I was just …
Continue reading “Redemption for the Metro!”