Pushing on a Rope
Family
Saluting summer with sun, sand and a good laugh
In Seaside Heights, NJ, for a couple of days this week trying to exhale. It’s been good to get away (at least one friend pointed out that if we stayed at home we’d only tend to chores and errands without truly unplugging). So we unplugged, got away, ignored the technology and — gasp — actually … Continue reading
Takin’ it to the beach
I’ve been flipping through my friend Kristen’s Facebook album of photos from her trip to Ghana with the Yale Service Club, trying to imagine the stories she’ll be telling tomorrow morning at Jazzercise. It appears to have been quite an adventure — rustic living, colorful customs, audiences with both the king and a crocodile, lessons … Continue reading
Getting quite an earful
Yesterday marked the end of Catherine’s first stint as a camp counselor in training. She’s had a great time this summer seeing ESF, the camp she loves so much, from the other side of the fence. Plus, she’s gotten some good insights into what it’s like to work with children — which is handy … Continue reading
She will never, not ever, eat a tomato — and my daughter’s other lines in the sand
BLTs for dinner tonight. In this heat, Basil didn’t want to grill and I couldn’t face cooking inside (and well, we are still oven-less). A work-related phone call rendered the bacon a little extra, shall we say … crispy, but no matter. The sandwiches were delicious. Fresh mozzarella and avocado went on mine. Basil took … Continue reading
Be it ever so humble, there is no place … well, you know the rest
How quickly we adapt. I’m back from my work trip out West, 6,000 miles in three days and only a little worse for wear. I don’t understand how people travel constantly for work. It feels as though I’ve been hit by a bus. And though I managed to get through the workday and am still … Continue reading
Mom’s work is truly never done
There’s nothing like a little perspective to reorder one’s priorities, yes? I’m taking a brief business trip tomorrow — I’ll be back by Thursday, but you’d think it was a month. The whole house is in an uproar. The other two people who live here typically ignore my every request, but since yesterday they’ve been … Continue reading
Call off your old, tired ethics
A recent guest on my favorite radio show, A Matter of Balance, hosted by my friend, Kristen Rzasa, dropped a bombshell on me. So of course I must share it with you: You can’t have it all. Yes, you read that right. We women can’t have it all. The guest said that if we want … Continue reading
Hello Muddah Hello Faddah
So, Catherine this week started her first gig as a counselor in training, taking part in a five-week Young Leaders Program run by ESF Summer Camp at its Greenwich Academy outpost. She has been a camper at ESF for many summers, and found it to be a real oasis in her year — fun in … Continue reading
I swear I’ll be there for ya’
I got my love of words honestly, it seems, and passed them down the same way. We surprised my parents yesterday with some nice farm-stand tomatoes and basil (the herb, although Basil the husband came along for the ride, too) with which to make a quick summer pasta dish. (Also in tow was a half-batch of … Continue reading
It came in through the back window
I won’t couch my words: Some days nothing is easy. It was another rope-worthy day. Last day of school and a kid with lots of plans. Work day full of stuff I wasn’t able to finish yesterday. Migraine headache that wouldn’t quit. Laundry and a variety of errands to split with Basil. Class to teach. … Continue reading
Pushing on a Rope 