My late wife was barely 5 feet high and didn’t weigh a diddle. Yet she could elbow her way through almost any encounter, even marriage.
Month: July 2021
Goose Bumps
Like a lot of the Irish, I wake each morning with a broken heart, and in the course of the day try everything to mend it: oysters, potato skins, dad jokes, puns.
Weddings, Weddings Everywhere
Here come the handsome groom and the Florida-bred bride. There might’ve been gold dust in her makeup. Had to be platinum in her hair.
The Summer of Patios
This has turned into a summer of the patio, a renaissance faire of gin and finger foods and homemade bean pie.
Tastes Like the Sea
This is how we ended up eating live sea urchin, in the place they call “The Bu.”
Jammy Bows
I’ve always told my son: “Love is like Salisbury steak. You don’t see it much anymore. But you know it’s still out there somewhere.”
Funny Stuff
Like watermelon, "The Princess Bride" is almost uniformly delicious.
Kids Are Everything
Why would a young couple pay a million bucks for an overcooked starter home in the Valley?