Category Archives: humor

2012 Christmas edition

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

It seems like less than a year since I wrote my last Christmas letter. Oh wait – it is less than a year. In fact it went out last January, which makes me realize how well-organized I am this year. … Continue reading →

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Beach Madness

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

A year ago my husband Jay and I were going to sell the house on the lake in New Hampshire. It’s really too big for us. Mostly, there are only the two of us there, and the house will actually … Continue reading →

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Snow in Phoenix? Not allowed…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Flying to Phoenix the other day, this notice stopped me dead in my tracks at security. I had to throw away all my snow globes… But I did feel a lot safer, of course…

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The Mane Chance – Part 3

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

You remember the lions, right? Those gigantic marble thingy’s that protect our house in New Hampshire from harm? And who am I to argue with that? After all, nothing dreadful has happened there since we got them. Except. My ever-shopping … Continue reading →

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The Mane Chance – Part 2

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

I know you’ve all been pining for an update about Ernest and Mabel, the two marble lions that my husband Jay bought in a mad moment in Vietnam. (Click here to read that post if you missed it.) When last … Continue reading →

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Time for the Christmas edition of this blog…

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

When I first started writing this “Christmas” letter it started “It’s November, and…. Then it morphed into “It’s December and…” Fact is, you’ve probably noticed that, in fact, “It’s January and…although I’m sitting here looking at a deceptively placid and … Continue reading →

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A Christmas tale

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

I entered this piece in a contest called ‘Tis the Season, and came second. So much fun (and there was a cash prize…). Every word is true, I swear. Hope you like it! And you can read the other winning … Continue reading →

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Happy Buddha Needs Trousers

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

We reached Hoi An in the early evening and checked into our riverside hotel.  But before we reached there, our guide stopped in a courtyard with a large open storefront. “Here we make clothes,” he announced. It goes without saying … Continue reading →

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The Mane Chance

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

And it kept on raining as we drove to Hoi An. Our tour company had suggested we fly there, but I’d heard that the views along the three hour drive were stunning, so we kept our guide and driver, and … Continue reading →

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The Happy Buddha gets wet

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

They never mentioned the rain. That’s to say, I’m sure someone said the monsoon season would be over by now. But… We arrived in Hanoi on Friday and transferred to a flight to Hue, about halfway down the coast of … Continue reading →

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