Halloween and Thanksgiving have passed. Now it is onto Christmas, Hanukah and New Year’s Eve. Every year, I find it hard to imagine that time truly moves this quickly.
There are presents to buy, trips to schedule and meals to plan. Oy! It can make the cheeriest person feel like the Grinch.
That said, with a little [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Now onto the December holidays…
Posted in Gifts, Holiday, tagged christmas presents, holiday gifts, sew, sewing, shasta grant, the lovely nest on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am thankful for…
Posted in Holiday, relationships, tagged I am thankful for, Thanksgiving on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the new traditions that my husband and I would like to start is to truly remember the things that we are thankful for on Thanksgiving.
Here is a start…
I am thankful for my husband and our love.
I am thankful for my parents.
I am thankful for my family, especially my 101 ½ year old aunt.
I [...]
Black Eyed Susies: The florist who didn’t flinch when we mentioned artichokes, herbs and a red dress
Posted in Art, Flowers, Starting to plan, Style, Weddings By Artists, tagged artichokes, black eyed susies, food in flower arrangements, nj florist, ny florist, Susan Scimeca, susie scimeca, Tony Richards, wedding bouqet, wedding flowers, wedding reception, wedding reception flowers, weddings by artist network on November 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We are still a bit in love with our florist, Susie from Black Eyed Susie’s . When my mom and I first met her in her small storefront located in River Edge, I knew she was for us.
Filled with energy, creativity, good ideas and best of all, a sense of humor, she immediately understood our [...]
Go Ahead. Laugh. I Dare You.
Posted in Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, relationships, tagged bride, funny, gregory corso, Groom, humor, laugh, laughter is the best medicine, marriage, poetry, wedding, wedding vows on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Isn’t there a saying that laughter is the best medicine? In a very unscientific way, I declare it the truth.
Sometimes we take ourselves entirely too seriously. My husband and I laugh often. We can already laugh about the wedding. Like how long it took us to plan the drinks list. We carefully named some drinks [...]
Tonight! Reading at Sweetwaters in A2 on Tuesday, November 17th
Posted in Ann Arbor, In the News, Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, tagged Ann Arbor, Chloe Miller, chloe yelena miller, chris lord, esther hurwitz, Michigan, poetry ann arbor, poetry michigan, poetry reading, reading, sweetwaters, writers reading at sweetwaters on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I will be reading at Sweetwaters as a part of the Writers Reading at Sweetwaters series tonight (Tuesday, November 17th) at 7 pm. The room is a bit small, so please arrive early for a seat. Don’t forget to bring work to share at the open mike.
The reading is hosted by the lovely Chris Lord [...]
First Date Poem… on an Anniversary
Posted in Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, tagged Alli Shaloum, Alli Shaloum-Brydon, anniversary poem, first date poem, intercultural wedding, Interfaith wedding, poetry, writing on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
You might remember Alli Shaloum Brydon from a guest post about an interfaith and intercultural wedding. She recently posted a poem on her blog that she wrote after her first date with her husband. The poem is titled, “Agnostic First Date” and was posted on their one year anniversary. I think you’ll enjoy it as [...]
Donald Hall on Teaching Composition
Posted in Ann Arbor, Personalized Wedding Poems and Writing, tagged donald hall, Michigan, reading, teaching, teaching composition, teaching writing, university of michigan, unpacking the boxes on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am very much looking forward to Donald Hall’s reading at the University of Michigan on Dec. 1st.
I’ve been reading his memoir Unpacking the Boxes and want to share what he wrote about teaching composition at the University of Michigan.
When I took the Michigan job, I made it a condition that I teach no [...]
Naked lemons and recipes
Posted in Cooking, tagged Cooking, epicurious, food, greek food, lemon, lemon dishes, phaidon, recipes, silver spoon, tastebook, vefas kitchen on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No matter how much you love to cook, sometimes you need a little inspiration.
I have a absurdly large collection of peeled lemons in the fridge. I made one recipe that called for a hefty amount of lemon rinds and now that I have recovered feeling in my hand after all that peeling, I need to [...]
