What Makes Me Laugh

So, I went to see the movie Julie & Julia last Friday night. And I loved it. Mostly because the heroine is a blogger who achieves fame and fortune and it appealed to my fantasies, but also because I love to cook. I also despise the Joy of Cooking (my mother will be shocked and my husband will [...]

         I’ve been working on finishing a book for about eight years now. If that seems like a long time, well, just think how my spouse feels when for eight years in a row, on New Year’s Eve, I say, “This year I’m going to finish my book.” And the funny thing [...]

Here’s the short version: First, read Martha Beck. Next, set a wildly improbable goal. Then, Google “Win a Trip to Australia.”  Enter contest. Win contest. Travel to Australia. Here’s the long version: It started with my niece Hannah, who is studying abroad this year in Australia at the University of Queensland. Before she left last summer, [...]