I Left Home Without It

Cell phones. Ever notice how the entire vocabulary we use for these now indispensable gizmos is evocative of prisons? Am I the only one to have noticed this? First off it’s a cell phone. Some are bigger than others, some smaller. But however many inches it...

One Last Cup of Tea

Those of you who read the Good Housekeeping article last November, know of the special friendship my neighbor Shelby and I share. For 24 years we have been the best kind of neighbors, sharing keys and alarm codes, joy and heartache, endless cups of tea and talk. By...

Happy Baby

This posture is called “happy baby.” If you’ve ever been around infants, you’ll know why. Once these delicious little beings gain some sense of their own bodies, you’ll often find them tummies up, grasping their delicious little feet with...