Small Talk

I happened to stroll through the business news this week and I am still surprised to hear that retailers are quoting disappointing holiday sales figures....

On my car are three stickers and a license plate cover claiming I am a fan of the city of Boston. Up until now, that...

Some families like the bang of Christmas crackers, some look to the pop of the champagne cork or perhaps some boisterous caroling. In my house,...

It’s been two years since my mom died, and yesterday I suddenly found myself sobbing. The tears came over me like a storm on a...

I’m trying to come out of my sugar-induced coma long enough to contemplate the coming week. I managed to bake my little heart out this...

I need something sparkly. If any gift-giving reader out there is breaking out in a sweat thinking I mean jewelry, I don’t. I don’t even...

This week, a giggle was in the seventh house and Jupiter aligned with funny. I still get my best laughs from the elementary school. For...

Here it comes. The checkered shopping flag has been waved and those of us who make the holidays happen have definitely started our engines. I...

The fun just never stops around my house. I get to buy a new refrigerator. You think I’m being sarcastic, but no. I love it...

It has been a week of technological pain. It has been a month of wait-for-the-installer madness. I’m thinking of becoming Amish. Although I can’t say...

This time last year, I had a glorious three days in Atlanta, Ga. and I can no longer deny it. It appears I was a...