Small Talk
Need levity? Get rid of your spam filter
If you need some levity in your life, just get rid of your email spam filter.
Tale of clever mouse had me laughing
Having recently given column space to cats, it seems I must now give some equal time to its archenemy, the mouse — but only because recent mouse tales made me holler with laughter.
Remembering to remember Bastille Day
Mon dieu! Did you miss it? I almost missed celebrating Bastille Day this year but remembered just in time to visit my favorite French bakery and share a bottle of wine with fellow Francophiles.
Cats are good prep for parenthood
I’ve never written about cats before. I have kept my distance from felines since, as a teen, my nose decided that cat dander was the enemy.
You’re gonna need a bigger mop
Summertime … and the livin’ is getting messy. It’s a modus operandi that rather creeps up on you until you suddenly find yourself sitting in front of the TV surrounded by two weeks worth of empty corn chip bags, cups with sticky straws akimbo, sweatshirts, slippers, four colors of flip flops and possibly an empty [...]
Is there a spider on my head?
Is there a spider on my head? No, really, look again. I really think there’s a spider in my hair. No? Are you sure? I just felt something! OK, fine. Aaaaugh! My whole head feels like little bug feet are running sprints!
Viva la pesca!
I am trying to take the right attitude after my husband rolled in from a weekend south of Ensenada, Mexico, carrying his weight in yellowfin tuna.
A father meant for the day
Jim will awaken Sunday to his very first Father’s Day.
Start your summers — Now
I’m still behaving myself and shutting out my bedside light by 10 p.m. latest, but the rest of you are invited to start your summers now.
It’s a cruel summer
As summer approaches I face two horrible truths. I need to shop for a bathing suit and summer-weight pants.
