In Part 1, Pumpkin came into our lives, only to vanish mysteriously. In Part 2, the search for Pumpkin seemed hopeless. Part 3: “Guess what we found?” Eve asked. “Pumkin?” I asked, hopefully. “Yes!” She said. “Alive?” I asked with trepidation. “Yes!” she said with joy. “I know it’s her because as soon as she […]
Archive | October, 2009
A Halloween Story: The Adventures of Pumpkin the Cat
In part 1, Pumkin came into our lives, only to vanish shortly before Halloween. Part 2: We searched all over for Pumkin. We drove around the mountain. We asked the neighbors if she’d been spotted. We went to the local animal shelter and looked for her. She had one of those ID chips implanted in […]
Halloween Story: The Adventures of Pumkin the Cat
When I was a little girl and sick in bed, I vividly remember my fuzzy gold blanket draped around my little legs. It transported me to the dunes of the Sahara. I would dream of adventures riding a camel across the desert. The sun coming in my window would make the dust sparkle like daytime […]
Swine Flu Is in the House
Well, so much for prevention. When you have a 12-year-old and a 3-year-old who provoke each other by trying to lick each other, there is no defense against a pandemic virus like H1N1. Eve came home from school with it last week. This week, her school has shut down for three days—and now Lucia has […]
Dinner for 23—Part 2
Well, actually, it turned out to be dinner for 25 (plus one kid with swine flu quarantined in her room with Ramen noodles). The day of preparation went as planned—except that Wegmans did not have any decent organic grapes. I got the usual look, and a few comments, from people as I pushed my cart […]
Dinner for 23—Part 1
It’s my mother’s 81st birthday, and I’ve been elected to host a dinner for 23 family members at my house. Years ago, if presented with this goal, I would be totally freaking out by the day of the event. I would have been working on this night for weeks in advance, and by now have […]
Restaurant Review: Founding Farmers, Washington, DC
Wherever I go, I always try to find the farm-to-table restaurants—in fact, my annual top 10 farm-to-table restaurant list is coming up in November! So I had to check out Founding Farmers in Washington this past weekend. The idea is appealing: a casual, family restaurant that’s supplied and owned by a collective of American family […]
Video from the MPA Summit
Yesterday I spoke on a panel at the Magazine Publishers of America’s Innovation Summit. Here’s a clip: Related Posts:Goodbye Gourmet MagazinePrevention Magazine and the New (Print) Health Revolution10 Not so Obvious Things You Need to Be a Real (Good) Leader
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