Following my Mother's Recipe
Proving to two of my granddaughters that I could bake Bubbe’s cake from scratch Published in ChicagoNow, January 3, 2018 Recently, I...
Jan 3, 2018
When Did Halloween Become Such a Huge Deal?
Halloween 1979 – a simpler era Published in ChicagoNow, October 31, 2017 When did Halloween evolve into such a huge deal? I have a hard...
Oct 31, 2017
Visiting Detroit: You Can Never Go Home Again
A Google Earth view of how the street I lived on as a child looks today Published in ChicagoNow, August 25, 2017 Well, that’s not totally...
Aug 25, 2017
The Last Doll
Published in ChicagoNow, September 8, 2017 You either love dolls or hate them. I am definitely in the doll-lovers camp. My mother adored...
Jul 8, 2017
Loss and Sorrow: Remembering my Cousin on her Birthday
Growing up like sisters Published in ChicagoNow, June 20, 2017 When my late mother entered her eighties, she often told me about which...
Jun 20, 2017
1967: Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of Graduating College
Published in ChicagoNow, June 7, 2017 1967. Quite a year to be launched from college into the world. The music was awesome but the...
Jun 7, 2017
The Unconditional Love of a Mother
Published in ChicagoNow, May 12, 2017 I had saved a message from my late mother on my phone. It breaks my heart that, somehow in...
May 12, 2017
Happy Siblings Day
Published in ChicagoNow, April 10, 2017 Today is my brother’s birthday, so I was searching old family photos for one of his baby pictures...
Apr 10, 2017
When your Child Turns Forty
Wish I looked like this now! Published in ChicagoNow, February 9, 2017 I remember turning forty so clearly. Back in 1985, when you were...
Feb 9, 2017
Aunt Bea’s Chocolate Cake and Other Sacred Recipes
Aunt Bea’s Chocolate Cake Published in ChicagoNow, January 3, 2017 I’m not sure anyone will want my recipe cards. My children tell me...
Jan 3, 2017