You take any Wednesday and figure out what you are going to do with it. My morning started with going into Tin’s nursery like many Jewish mothers do and presenting Hanukkah to the uninitiated. It’s not about presents, it’s about telling history and remembering. The story of Judah Maccabee and the liberation of Jewish belief. It doesn’t really translate to nursery kids but it is nonetheless the story. I then came home and worked on…
A friend wrote me this morning saying, “Thanks! You throw the best parties!” Now that is what I’d like inscribed on my tombstone. Last night, we reveled in the joy of the Festival of Lights, the 4th night of Hanukkah with loved ones gathered around. The table was spread with some favorites – white fish salad, egg salad with bowfin caviar on top, latkes and apple sauce with sour cream, challah, vegan brownies and kugelhopf…
“Words are more powerful than perhaps anyone suspects, and once deeply engraved in a child’s mind, they are not easily eradicated.” ~ May Sarton
Never look a gift horse in the mouth – because here I was bragging about the weather and now a cold front is fast descending from the north and my head is cold along with the entire rest of me. Shouldn’t have said a word, but there it is and now whatyagonnado? Coats, boots, hat, and gloves.
May wisdom shine through me May love glow within me May strength permeate me That in me may arise A helper of humanity A servant of sacred things Selfless and true ~Rudolph Steiner
I was in Rouse’s and passed an African American woman in the aisle talking on the phone, she said, “Hold up! You look fantastic, fabulous. Wait, can I hug you. Yes, I want to hug you.” So I stopped and she gave me a bear hug and another African American woman was trying to get through and I said, after turning away, “Love fest on Aisle 9.” She said, “Nothing wrong with that.” And so…
Tatjana is in Zagreb under two feet of snow and we’re here on the bayou in our tee shirts. Don’t get me wrong, I love wearing boots and I have coats a plenty but the freedom to move in and out of the house without a drastic weather change is what I love about this area. Snow is nice to see every once in a while – like every ten years – but give me…
We went to the Monkey Room on Saturday to celebrate Violeta’s birthday. Everyone there knew Tin even though he and Violeta don’t go to school together. The reason? Violeta has apprised everyone that Tin is hers for keeps. So when the cake was being cut and Tin took his piece to Violeta, I just had to laugh. Isn’t it so easy to love those who love us?
We’re preparing for a Hanukkah party on Tuesday night, usually we have one on the eighth night. We moved it up because we had renters who wanted the house on the weekend of the 14th and the 8th night falls on the 15th. It turns out after rearranging my life to accommodate the renters – two house cleanings to show it, rescheduling my sacred eighth night, they opted out at the last minute. Ah, the…
You know how it is when you buy a car of a certain color or make and then suddenly start seeing it everywhere when previously you didn’t. Such are many things in life. Once I adopted Tin I started noticing all the handsome young African American boys and youth in our city. So it is also that in preparing to launch Transracial Parenting and reading about race, I’ve noticed how integrated New Orleans is and…