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    • ART & PERSONAL EXPRESSION
      • Artist Sherrill Roland and his Jumpsuit Project
      • Does poetry offer the best analogy for humanity’s greatest scientific breakthroughs?
      • 5 unforgettable films that transcend their stories: the greatest films according to me
      • Inspired by Math with Bad Drawings: “I’m not going to tell you what to call your cat’s mustache.”
      • Men, consider trying a tunic or dress before you fall for the romper trend
      • Playlist Shuffle Tag prompted by Julie Davide – Book Reviews and Other Musings
      • Sharing much-adapted recipes while giving credit where it is due
      • “Teenagers, Kick Our Butts” is my parenting anthem
    • BOOKS & READING
      • Books that change the contours of my mind
      • Children’s books that made me who I am
      • 5 picture books to read aloud with melodramatic zeal, especially if you love world languages
      • Freedom or equality? Leadership or charlatanism? The True Believer and its relevance today
      • Book review: “From Anna” by Jean Little
      • 13 reasons aren’t necessary to get to why
      • That unforgettable Sci Fi story about a man who rediscovers how to perform calculations by hand
    • FAMILY & FRIENDS
      • Are land line phones as archaic as the nuclear family?
      • Blessings by the minute, from the playground into sleep
      • Childhood sweets: Russian karovka & Greek pasteli induce circular rumination on parental love
      • A cold shoulder was my shorthand for “I hate it when you leave”
      • Hand-embroidered linens: a celebration of the unique gifts of mothers
      • Hand-me-down clothes & the needs of the second son
      • I would move to Mars tomorrow, if I could
      • Multi-generational co-housing: sharing a home with my in-laws
      • My husband buys me flowers, even when he doesn’t: a reflection on generosity within a marriage
      • Rescue! Lost dog finds his way home
      • Sandwich generation: no, it’s not my mother’s or my daughter’s
      • Summer morning snapshot: mother saying goodbye from a fishing cabin
      • 24 hours in twenty years: marriage, discovery, and a matter of time
      • The unexamined wife is not worth living
      • Welcome back to school; I miss you while you’re there!
    • INTELLECTUAL ACTIVISM
      • Being good at math, also female, and why I must talk about that
      • The blessing of complicated politics
      • For the love of living history
      • Health care system makes me sick: negotiating bureaucracy through a haze of pain
      • Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood beauty and… inventor of secret military technology?
      • Home education as a radical act
      • Income tax form complexity as a tool of economic oppression
      • Learning language as a gift to people we may meet
      • Never say never
      • Media glory for villainous cowards who shoot innocent multitudes must stop
      • A Whale of a Tail… Exploding!
      • Windows, culture & great comforts: how do we learn to share what we take for granted?
      • Why I study 6 foreign languages recreationally
      • Your life matters
    • WORDPLAY ~ Exposé
      • Exposé: Footpads in our midst
      • Exposé: Gai King wants ewe
      • Exposé: offendages
      • Exposé: thoughts on the internet
      • Exposé: worst face scenario with an autoimmune condition
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      • HOLIDAYS
        • Thanksgiving
          • Thanksgiving lessons learned: one mom’s (grateful) battle to enjoy labor-intensive holidays
          • Tehillim: Psalm 100 – A Psalm of Thanksgiving
        • Holiday wishes for readers of every stripe: why I may wish you Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and Good Yule, too
        • Hanukkah strategy: 8 nights of family & festivity
          • Hanukkah family fun, night 1: Percussion instruments for drum circle dreams
          • Hanukkah family fun, night 2: Let there be Lego of the Winter Village variety
          • Hanukkah family fun, night 3: Lego Train heading into the Winter Holiday Station!
          • Hanukkah family fun, night 4: Shout to the Lord… with giant stereo speakers
          • Hanukkah family fun, night 5: Game night!
          • Hanukkah family fun, night 6: Volumes for our library
          • Hanukkah family fun, night 7: Making tracks with a small gift that has an outsized impact
          • Hanukkah family fun, night 8: Find the fun & SNAP, the job’s a game
        • Merry Christmas, celebrating friends, and a bright day to all
        • Goodnight 2017; welcome 2018
      • Letting reality be good enough: enjoying travel in spite of chronic pain
      • New symptoms, however trivial, seem an insult with chronic illness
      • Pain makes me less approachable; pain makes you like me less
      • Parking lot rescue: prepared citizens can help themselves and others
      • Suburban food storage: no apocalypse required to stock your own stores
      • What I eat affects how I feel: consider an elimination diet for chronic pain
    • KEEPING THINGS ORGANIZED @HOME
      • Good lunch in a hurry: less waste doesn’t have to take more time
      • Mending: sustainability, minimalism, and one likely repercussion
      • Short, bright tea-time in my room
    • KEEPING THINGS ORGANIZED for TRAVEL
      • Capsule wardrobe for Hilton Head Island, under-seat carry on size
      • Capsule wardrobe for San Francisco in October: nary a neutral in sight
      • Capsule wardrobe for summer outdoor adventures: keep safe; look pulled together
      • Capsule wardrobe: quick, casual August escape
      • Craft a travel capsule wardrobe color coordinated with key accessories
      • Disposable paper coffee cups aren’t good enough for a 4 star hotel like San Francisco’s Westin St. Francis
      • Does every family camping trip end with, “We need a bigger tent?”
      • Go camping with less commitment: 3 steps to get started without spending a fortune
      • Vacations can be the “busy season” at work for Mom
      • The ideal souvenir: evocative, a little frivolous, but not useless
      • Road warrior or mobile mom: on-the-go hydration without burst bottles in a 4 season climate
      • Summer camp capsule wardrobe UNPACKED: What got worn?
      • Summer road trip planned? Schedule a check up for your car now!
      • Need vs. nostalgia: what do I really want to carry?
      • Packing for a train trip
    • LEARNING
      • “Of Human Bondage” and its trove of… parenting wisdom?
      • Play your way to foreign language learning with puzzles and games
      • Poring over pre-algebra textbooks to appease my non-math anxiety
      • Spit it out! Memorizing phrases & the parroting process for improving foreign language fluency
      • 6 more German pop songs for learning Deutsches Vokabular und Grammatik
      • Learning German: foreign language tools for adults
      • 5 German pop songs for learning Deutsches Vokabular. Bonus: Embarrasses the kids!
    • PLAYING
      • I love Lego, and I built a platform on an IKEA base to host a city where I can play with my growing kids
      • Mom is my Dungeon Master: D&D role playing games as family hobby
      • Wooden jigsaw puzzles: what was old is new again
    • TRAVEL DESTINATIONS
      • Fly or drive? Mode of travel and its impact on planet, wallet & joy
      • Road Trip! New England to Minnesota Part I: a minivan, a mom, and four kids.
      • Road Trip! New England to Minnesota Part II: a mom, four kids, 1633 miles, and two hotel rooms.
      • Cruise report: HAL Maasdam from Montreal to Boston with elementary school aged kids
      • Destination: Barcelona, Spain
        • Travel Pairings: Literature & lodging in Catalunya, Spain
        • Barcelona 2017: One week family stay at Hotel Catalonia Ramblas
        • Barcelona 2017: B&B Wine & Cooking in El Pla del Penedès, Spain review
        • Barcelona 2017: From Boston to Spain on SWISS… with a Business Class upgrade win
      • Destination: New Zealand
        • Christchurch Botanical Gardens and Ilex Cafe: a bevy of birds and 1 bad barista
        • Hokitika Gorge and the town of the same name on New Zealand’s West Coast
        • New Zealand Day 0: Hagley Park perambulation & restaurant revelations
        • Roma on Riccarton Luxury Motel in Christchurch, New Zealand: everything you need, with a smile
        • Velvet Burger restaurant, Riccarton, Christchurch, NZ
      • An introvert cruises with Carnival & finds room for everyone’s idea of a good time
      • Take your children to Iceland
      • Waldsee German language camp
        • 3 top tips to consider before attending Waldsee family week at Concordia Language Villages
        • Waldsee family week for parents: what to expect, with pictures!
        • When a parent who doesn’t speak German takes the kids to camp at Waldsee family week
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    • GEAR for CAMPING
      • Camping in comfort when you live with chronic pain: begin with the bed
      • Organizing & Storing Your Camp Kitchen Gear
      • Sleep beneath the stars while frustrating the mosquitos
    • GEAR for TRAVEL
      • Bluetooth keyboard: Logitech K780 liberates a writer on the move
      • Direct comparison of Red Oxx Sky Train and Tom Bihn Aeronaut travel packs to carry on
      • Including a Kindle for ultralight carry on travel: when is the weight justified?
      • Luggage brands & bag styles I’m traveling with regularly in 2017
      • A quest for the ultimate iPad2-compatible bag
      • The rain in the plane falls mainly… in my Tom Bihn Cafe Bag
      • Red Oxx Big Bull Roll-Up carry on bag keeps family travel organized
      • Such a simple solution: easing hip pain during air travel with inflatable seat cushions
      • Travel must have: an LED light
    • HEALTH & WELL-BEING
      • Angelrox clothing offers chronic pain- defying comfort with a touch of glamour, perfect for travel
      • Beastie massage ball as portable preventative, and sometimes cure, for tension headaches and associated maladies
      • Brace yourself! Comparing options by Futuro, Mueller and Wellgate for slim(ish) wrists in need of support
      • Flu
      • Ticks suck. Literally! Take action to prevent tick-borne diseases like Lyme.
    • HOUSEHOLD ITEMS THAT REALLY HELP
      • Lunchbox life saver: Weck glass storage jars paired with Thermos insulated containers
      • Peek inside my lunchbox: reusable solutions for a waste free lunch
    • SERVICES
      • My doctor won’t take my insurance, and I’m thrilled
      • Farmers to You gives my New England family direct access to regionally grown food
      • Tally’s Hookers tow service to the rescue: a review I wish I had no cause to write
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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is the holiday for which I am most grateful!

Well, perhaps second to the weekly respite that is Shabbat…

Thanksgiving lessons learned: one mom’s (grateful) battle to enjoy labor-intensive holidays

Expressing appreciation while we can: exponential blessings

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