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Since my husband’s departure for a job on the opposite coast, I’ve mostly embraced our bi-coastal lifestyle even though it means having to do chores

The first thing I did before my husband left for California was go down to the basement and bring up the white wine from the downstairs

When my son came home a couple of weekends ago, he brought champagne to celebrate my husband’s new job. “Here’s to Mr. Curve Ball!” he said as we

Recently I was listening to a Fresh Air interview with actress Rachel Bloom, best known as the co-creator of the TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. When

As I write this, Prince Edward Island is still in recovery mode after Hurricane Fiona washed out roads and bridges, collapsed barns and houses,

Things move slowly on an island. By the time we actually stepped inside the house we'd bought sight unseen on Prince Edward Island (See Part I here),

I never meant to buy a second home. I certainly never intended to buy one on an island a full 11-hour drive away from my house in Massachusetts. By

I recently cleaned out the basket where I toss magazines I don't have time to read. Naturally, in the process of valiantly trying to cull through old

Recently, I stayed in an Airbnb where someone had tied the top tissues of all of the Kleenex boxes into bows. My first instinct was to laugh because