August —  31 days of frizzy hair. Nothing good ever happens in August. Elvis Presley andMarilyn Monroe died. We bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Nobody knows what to wear in August. Summer clotheshave become boring or are falling apart. Fall clothes are out,new and exciting, but it’s too hot to wear them. Sylvia Plath knew August: […]

Allie, my granddaughter, is the Bride. Joe, a grand guy, is the Groom. They got married in June. A few years ago I wrote a play called “Mom, It’s My Wedding!” Enough said. Here’s a few lines from the play. “Planning a wedding, I discovered, is similar to producinga show at a dinner theater in […]

You’re just a button click away and I’d love to hear from you.  About your world, your family, your joys and frustrations, growing up, growing older, even recipes– even though I stopped cooking–by request–years ago.Goodbye until next time…Hope your day turns out as well as I hope (but doubt) mine will,Gingy (Ilene)

I always thought I had big feet. The other day I was sitting outside wearingsandals and I looked down at my feet.  They really are big. I wish Jackie Kennedy was still First Lady. She wore a size 10 shoe. No matter who you are, you can’t hide big feet. Shoes come in sizes. I […]

Do you throw salt over your shoulder if you’ve spilt some when you’re cooking? Rachel Ray does. Would you walk under a ladder? Cross the street to avoid a black cat crossing your path? Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t. Like everything else in life I keep changing my mind about what I believe. I […]

Before you become a doctor, you have to study.Before you can drive a car, you have to take a test.Before you become a concert pianist, you have to practice. But… Before you get married, you don’t have to study,take a test,or practice.You just have to show up with a marriage license. How come? You need […]

When we first starting going together, my husband always told me Iwas the most important thing in his life and he couldn’t live withoutme. And blah, blah, blah. How married life changes a relationship. I’mno longer Number 1 on his hit parade. If there was another woman in the picture, I could buy a black […]

Did you ever want to be somebody else for a little while?See what it would be like to be Eleanor Roosevelt or Marilyn Monroe? I’ve always thought about being the world-renowned cabaret chanteuse Edith Piaf and singing torch songs about love, loss, and sorrow. I know I’d have several problems. First of all, I can’t […]

“Don’t pay any attention to me, I’m just a silly old fool,”the 39-year-old professor said as he leaned over and gently kissedhis 19-year-old student while moving his hand down the front ofher white silk blouse. She was glad she’d worn that blouse. She’d been saving it for specialoccasions. When he leaned over again and opened […]