Grandpa
Here’s an interesting little series! This is my dad with Enzo (Lucy’s son) and Jared, Enzo’s friend. Dad loves it when the kids come over to visit and he encourages their antics and pranks . . But when you’re 86, after a while, you have to ask little boys to slow down a bit: And […]
Sisters
One of the best times I had on this trip was the evening three of my sisters and I went out for dinner together. Lucy found us a wonderful restaurant in Providence’s Federal Hill and we had an Italian meal and such great conversation and laughs. We talked about books, our kids, our parents, our […]
Beauties at the Beach
I spent one of my last days in the US with Anand and Cathleen in Newport, Rhode Island where we walked several miles along the ocean side and then had a wonderful lunch at a restaurant in the city. And here they are, the loves, against the wide ocean skyscape, beautiful, young and poised for […]
Flexibility
This is Moy Moy Senior, little Moy’s namesake, demonstrating that not everyone ages in the same way in this world. Moy is 45! Is there no justice?
Where Would We Be Without Lucy and Robert?
Lucy lives next door to Mom and Dad. She is my youngest sister and she has the most loving, generous heart of anyone I know. Lucy’s life revolves around meeting the needs of others. What does she not do? She is like one of those women from another era – she cooks fabulous meals, volunteers […]
Everything We Have To Talk About
My mother, my children. It’s an old story, says Sharon Olds, the oldest we have on our planet – the story of replacement. I look into my mother’s eyes on each visit home and I wonder anew at the mysteries of aging and loss, wonder at this brilliant woman who now cannot name her children […]
The Birthday Party
I love this photograph! This was at my 50th birthday party (celebrated a bit late here in the USA). My sister Moy Moy (the leaping blur in the background – she’s around five inches shorter than me in real life, so you get a sense of how high she can jump!) hosted it at her […]
Bedford Babes!
Here are some of the Bedford Babes – a wonderful group of women (and one man) who came together over a common passion for running but who soon discovered they had many other shared passions as well. The beautiful one in the centre (who looks a bit like me!) is my own sister Mary, one […]
Sharon Olds Knows How I Feel About My Daughter
A few years ago, I discovered the poet Sharon Olds. I read a poem called The Race, which is a description of her heart-stoppingly suspenseful dash through an airport to catch a flight (across two terminals in seven minutes) to get to her dying father’s bedside. It is an incredible piece of work and I […]
All Stars!
These two gorgeous boys are my nephews – Owen is the one with braces on his teeth and Enzo is gearing up to pitch. You may recognize them from the August page of this year’s calendar. They are two of the funniest, most energetic boys I know. They live next door to my parents […]