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As 2012 comes to an end, I want to thank all of you who have continued to give me support and encouragement over the past year. Some of you send me private e-mails, some of you post comments on the blog, some “like” me on Facebook, and some of you subscribe but never say a […]
It is a testament to my parents’ confidence in their ability to transmit their values to my sister and me that they were not threatened by Christmas. I was allowed to attend Christmas dinner at the Bartolinis, listen to holiday music on the radio, help my neighbor Rosemary decorate her Christmas tree, and go to […]
There was a mist covering Los Angeles this past weekend, and it does feel like winter. Living in the West, people assume that the seasons just blend together without any noticeable changes but that isn’t so, the changes are just less dramatic. The flower beds are not quite as full, some of the trees lose […]
I often think of my mother, but as Chanukah approaches her memory burns bright. She would stand at the kitchen counter with her box grater, and one by one grate the potatoes on the side with the finest holes. Grated, not shredded. No food processor in sight, just hard work that often resulted in raw […]
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