I admit that I have been craving fall lately. You see, I hail from Pennsylvania, went to college in New York and lived for several years in Washington, D.C. So, throughout all of October and November, I was eager to head home for Thanksgiving and bundle...

There comes a time when the torch gets passed, and the new generation cooks the Thanksgiving turkey.  Mine was yesterday, when we all traveled a hundred miles to my oldest daughter's apartment where she and her new husband hosted their first married...

Thinking ahead to Thanksgiving and Christmas, I realized that I have never really shot much video of family holiday gatherings, with the exception of my nephew's baptism at Thanksgiving 3 years ago. I've not really thought about why this is, but perhaps...

When I worked for an ad agency years ago, I would meander up the street to Beefy King. Beefy King is a fast food restaurant in Orlando that's been a big hit with locals since 1968. They make real roast beef, too, not the pieces & parts stuff of...

OK, here we go. I have so many friends who blog. I have never gotten around to it. Who cares what I think? But Katy has inspired me to try. I'm taking advantage of Thanksgiving tomorrow to say how thankful I am for so much in my life. At the risk...

A few days before Thanksgiving, my husband Bob went to an out-of-town grocery store to buy a fresh turkey.  While he was gone, I rearranged things in the refrigerator to make room for the turkey he’d soon be bringing home.  As the...

This is the time of year when many of us take a few moments to slow down and give thanks for what we have. It's something that personally, I wish I did more often. I don't think it should take a date on a calendar to force me to take stock of my life,...

How To Stuff A Turkey..   We have all had those days, when someone was in town, or decided to ‘pop over for dinner’.  We have all celebrated holidays with family and friends and celebrated being together over a Turkey...

I know you’ve already seen and heard commercials for Christmas, and it’s not even Thanksgiving!  Please explain this to me.  Please tell me that we are not so crass as to spew out ‘White Christmas’ over the grocery store...

It's hard to think that a year ago my mother was waiting to have her right lung removed. We found out in July of '06 that she had a tumor the size of a small orange growing in her lung. Mark and I had been to a Red Sox/D-Rays game the night before and...

This past week, four of my family members arrived into town to be with Pierre and I for this Thanksgiving! I'm so happy. I just love to see them all and catch up...at least more than we can do on our very short weekly phone calls. The hustle and bustle...

Growing Bolder Note: This a fabulous 2007 wrap-up written by Roger McGuinn's wife Camilla. As always, it's a fascinating tale that starts in the present and occasionally "timeshifts" to add context to the present. October 10, 2007: Roger was...

In our last chat we discussed a variety of issues related to disease disposition.  While the environment plays a big role and one that we will want to dwell on at some length we have to recognize up front our own internal risk.  Where does...

I'm not sure where the thought came from - probably an episode of Oprah. I found myself wondering if the Middleton’s have enough family holiday traditions. Like any good dad, I want my children to cherish the memories of this wonderful time of...