Sunday’s Modern Love article, Once Political, Now Just Practical, by Sara Sarasohn, went beyond the gay marriage debate and dove into the role of a wife (in the context of feminism and gay marriage.) I enjoyed reading her contemporary and personal response to the 1971, Ms. Magazine essay by Judy Syfers, “Why I Want a Wife.”
If you are [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Modern Love in the New York Times: Gay marriage, gender roles and the wife/wives
Posted in In the News, Traditions, relationships, tagged gay marriage, gender, gender roles, judy syfers, Modern love, sara sarasohn, why I want a wife, wife, wives on August 31, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Guest Blogging @ Practicing Writing: Digesting AROHO
Posted in Guest Blogs, Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, tagged a room of her own, aroho, Chloe Miller, chloe yelena miller, Erika Dreifus, ghost ranch, practicing writing, rita dove, writing retreat on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Erika Dreifus, our lovely Practicing Writing Blogger, posted Part II of my experience at the retreat hosted by A Room Of Her Own (AROHO.) I think you’ll enjoy reading some tidbits of wisdom I learned from the workshop leaders, like Rita Dove, and more.
You can read Part I here.
Thanks, Erika!
Intimate Surprises
Posted in Gifts, tagged gift, Gifts, intimate surprise, intimate surprises, jennifer intimate surprise, love, love surprise, relationships, smith college, wedding present on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I read about Intimate Surprises in the Smith College alum magazine. Surprise presents… what a great idea! We all know how life (you know, laundry and the like) can get in the way of the more important things. The things that took priority in the beginning of a relationship and perhaps get forgotten from [...]
Here’s to hoping that a bridal shower isn’t only about tacky games outlining the couple’s make-out history …
Posted in Shower, tagged bridal shower, bridesmaid books, bridesmaid guide, bridesmaids, christa setteducati verem, custom creative boxes, hila ratzabi, ideas for showers, marni protovin gold, planning a shower, robin pritchett, robin sinins, wedding shower, weddings by artists network, yasmin chaudhri on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How many of you have been to a wedding shower where you were asked embarrassing questions about where the couple first made out? Or forced to listen to the bride gloat about “her” china? A girl could go crazy wrapped up in an afternoon of tulle.
You might think I lack all romance. Maybe, but I [...]
Guest Blogging @ Practicing Writing {A Women’s Writing Retreat: One Woman’s Treat and Necessity}
Posted in Guest Blogs, Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, tagged a room of her own, aroho, Chloe Miller, chloe yelena miller, Erika Dreifus, ghost ranch, guest blog, memoir, new mexico, poet, practicing writing, women's writing retreat, workshop, writing retreat, writing workshop on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Erika Dreifus for inviting me to blog a second time for her wonderful Practicing Writing blog. (You might remember my first blog, Writing Your Family History.)
I mentioned to Erika that I would be attending A Room of Her Own’s summer writing retreat on the Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. She asked me [...]
