One of the fun facts I learned about Julia Child from the movie Julie and Julia is that her husband outlined her cookware on the pegboard so that a pan would always find its way home. Julia and Dad had that in common: There was no “borrowing a screwdriver” that didn’t find its way home [...]

“Hey kiddo, how are you doing?” “Fine. The floor went hiking today. I’m really sunburned. It was gorgeous.” … “So, anything else going on?” “Oh, yeah. I wanted to get my coat dry cleaned before I ship it home. Is it ok if I use the credit card for that?” … “Any other revelations?” “Well, [...]

Son #2 and DIL signed a few papers today and bought themselves a house. I am one lucky mom. It’s only a couple of miles from me.