Before we begin…please take a moment to list all the things you did already this morning that required some technical assistance. For instance, did you turn on a water faucet to brush your teeth?  Flush a toilet to…well…just nod your head.  Did you turn on a light? Brew some coffee?  Re-set your AC for today’s heatwave?   This Labor Day weekend, …

I love writing this newsletter each week, but sometimes it can take me hours, fingers poised over the keyboard, to hit on a new topic of conversation…and sometimes inspiration is no further than the vendor across the aisle.  In this case, Conshohocken Brewery.  Beer!  Brilliant! It suddenly struck me that I was woefully ignorant on everything about the brew except …

What, given 21st-century technology, is the shortest distance between two points?  Go ahead, take a guess…I’ll wait. Time’s up.  Correct response:  the distance between your right and left ears. Because nothing can transport you over the miles and years like your memories. We’ve all been here…and suddenly there.  And wherever “there” is, most times it makes us smile.  The best …

Greetings from Ocean City MD, where I’m busy conducting extensive research on local wildlife…more commonly known as a destination wedding.   Traditions sure have changed since I was a blushing bride.  The demure hearts and flowers have left the building, and the birds and the bees have other things to do. Today fancy dresses paired with flip-flops are de rigueur.   I …

Home from the hills.  Getting away is nice, but it’s also nice to get back…to know where we keep the coffee and how to use the coffee maker, falling into a familiar bed… home sweet home.                                                                                                                                  And I’m looking forward to seeing you right where I left you…so I’ll be counting noses this Saturday at the Lansdowne Farmers Market.  …