Columns & Collected Essays

My son, Andrew, will be entering Scarsdale Middle School in September, and guess who’s excited about it? Moi! Want to know why?  Because...

I am not a huge fan of cooking.  Or baking.  Or cleaning the dishes.  Or making beds, for that matter.  But, unbelievably, even to...

Originally published in The Scarsdale Inquirer on May 24, 2013 I was home alone, writing in the office over our garage, when I heard a...

The other day, I was waiting in line at a local bakery, just minding my own business, when I overheard a conversation that made me want...

Originally published in The Scarsdale Inquirer on April 12, 2012. “What time is the babysitter coming?”  My seven-year-old daughter, Zoe,...

“Do I need to take two pairs of jeans, or only one?”  I asked my husband, Brett.  I was doing some last-minute packing adjustments to the...