Tag Archives: Family

Go ask your mom.

Posted on May 9, 2020 by

What is Mother’s Day without the brunch? How do we even begin to do this? Of all the family traditions I can think of, torturing your children by making them dress up in the middle of the day and spend … Continue reading →

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Family Album: it was very, very, VERY merry.

Posted on December 28, 2019 by

Not a creature is stirring, because they’ve all gone home, but we had a houseful, and the best Christmas ever. Auntie Gail arrived first, and then Taylor. Ron joined Gail this year and we were all – especially Lily – … Continue reading →

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Family Album: the long road home.

Posted on November 9, 2019 by

It’s been too much fun. Vegas with this crew already seems like a long time ago. Amazing time with them! Then NYC, special as ever. Best, of course, always, is seeing this kiddo. And wow, some other memorable moments, too… … Continue reading →

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Family Album: Sinfully Fun.

Posted on October 19, 2019 by

No one falls for Las Vegas like me. Not even close. I can prove it: one shattered radius, one fractured ulna. And oh, the icing on the cake? Remember how I kept saying my back hurt? Fracture at L-4. I … Continue reading →

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Family Album: We’re in Training.

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

You would think we’d have it figured out by now. Practice makes perfect, right? But even though we’ve raised four kids and we’re on our fourth dog, we are most definitely still learning. About kids. About dogs. And about kids … Continue reading →

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Family Album: SuperCaleighLilyisticEvieVividocious

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

And we thought we were busy in New York! We had to get back to California to greet some very important guests. Tina brought the girls up to meet Lily – good thing, since that little puppy is well on … Continue reading →

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Family Album: Christmas 2018

Posted on December 29, 2018 by

We’ll get back to the Danube next week, but for now, still basking in what might have been our best Christmas ever. The house and our hearts all bursting at the seams. So great to have all the siblings together: … Continue reading →

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Chloe.

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

Yes, she was the family dog. Chloe’s family just happened to include anyone she ever met. Of course, she was loyal first and foremost to her clan. But she loved and was loved by so many others. Friends, friends of … Continue reading →

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Plans, Interrupted.

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

Abbreviated time in the city. Pressing concerns here. There, Central Park Here, trees in the orchard laden with plums There, a brilliant and memorable Summer and Smoke with Marin Ireland and Nathan Darrow Here, a different kind of show There, a … Continue reading →

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And Santa Monica, briefly.

Posted on May 5, 2018 by

If you have enough kids and grandkids, you can be gone almost every weekend. This time it was Santa Monica. James turned ten! He was king for the weekend. But never forget that the CE remains emperor! James and I … Continue reading →

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