I meant to do this Summer Reads post yesterday, but time slipped away from me and skedaddled out my front door. Actually, the truth is my husband and I went to see the new Pixar film Up in 3-D. The reason Pixar is king and queen and everything in between is that they’ve always adhered […]
Mother’s Plunge: Retreat and Renewal
Okay, here’s an opportunity for all you exhausted and depleted mothers out there (isn’t that all of us?). I’m disappointed I can’t take advantage of it, but I thought I should tell you about it, in case you can. Karen Maezen Miller is holding a one-day Mother’s Retreat in Sierra Madre, California. Even though she’s […]
Momma Zen
I just ordered this book for my friend Molly. I can’t even tell you how many people I’ve ordered this book for–that’s how much it got to me. Oddly enough, I found it tucked into a Poets & Writers article (which, if you’re a writer, you should be subscribing to) called “Writer as Parent: No […]


