In PACK UP THE MOON, Lauren is a self-described daddy’s girl. When her dad dies during Lauren’s sophomore year of college, she’s...

Aw. Mike is teary-eyed. Good. What beautiful vows! They’re both so eloquent. I’m so happy! Look at them! They love each other so much!...

My daughter, my lovely princess, is getting married on Saturday. I am so happy. They say that time flies by, that it seems like yesterday...

One of the things that might not be immediately obvious about PACK UP THE MOON is that it’s a book about marriage, and how to do it...

Hilary and me I have two sisters: Hilary, who is 15 months younger than I am and was a grade behind me in school. We were treated as...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman in need of a dress for a special occasion must be condemned not to find one. Kid,...

You betcha. Last night, dear readers, McIrish and I endeavored to practice our dancing skills. Let me set the scene for you. I consider...

This should only take a hundred years or so… My friend Joss bought a house last year in the middle of the pandemic. It’s tiny, in an...

First came the dresses. There was a fancy store in our town, and we’d only go there once a year…for Easter. Oh, my goodness! We didn’t...

I took a walk around an old cemetery today. I love cemeteries, though I don’t want to be buried in one. I’m more of a cremation/compost...

This pandemic thing is a year old now, and the end is near (those words finally sound damn cheerful, don’t they?). I know we’ll all have...

Sephora, I miss you! I got dressed today. (Yes, this is blog-worthy). Around noon, after being awake for four-plus hours, I took a shower...

Boho? Or just a deer who uses accessories well? I’m tired of hearing and reading certain words, gang. Plus, I’m a little crotchety today...

Hello again! As you might know, I took my second annual social media break from December 15 till January 7. The Princess and her fiancé...

Dearest Son turned 22, and we watched home movies this morning. I made brunch at his request, and the Princess, her fiancé, and my mom...

I’d like to file a complaint. Hello? I would like to enter the contest for most depressing Thanksgiving, please! Yes, yes, I know that...

This is not what it’s like. People often ask me if I write every day. The answer is no. But I work every day. Every single day. When...

I bought a human head. Okay, okay, I bought a fake human head. But still. My bébés on the first day of school, 2007 I’m going to be doing...

This is the story of a friend who tried to tell me for years that she just didn’t like me very much, and how I ignored her very strong...

Some songs have had all the life squeezed out of them. Let’s face it. Songs that are so familiar they’re just white noise. It doesn’t...