January 2013 Profile: Tina Traster
December 31st, 2012
NAME: Tina Traster AGE: 50 RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married RESIDENCE: Hudson Valley, New York CHILD’S NAME/AGE: Julia, age 10 I am a writer first. Everything I do and love feeds that. Top among my muses and joys are hiking, photography, movies, swimming, the love of my animals, and of course reading. What led you to become a ...
Places I Remember… by Cat Reilly
November 18th, 2012
Waiting in line at a Mexican restaurant this weekend, I saw a sign on the wall for Santa Fe, NM. And suddenly there I was, back in Santa Fe, walking the main square, pausing at the turquoise jewelry, lounging near the O’Keefe museum. Once I bought a pair of red ...
Plays Well With Birdseed! Adventures in Occupational Therapy, by Cat Reilly
November 11th, 2012
So, my son plays well with birdseed. We had our first session of Occupational Therapy this week, and Doodle played well with birdseed. All of the OTs gathered around and admired his pouring back and forth. And…I felt so proud. Whoever imagined I’d be puffing up with pride because my son wasn’t ...
Too Old to Adopt? by Margaret Hart
June 12th, 2012
Recently, I wrote about our desire to grow our family. It was always in our plan, but as we all know, sometimes plans don't work out as you would like. Our seven-year-old son has always wanted a brother or a sister and regularly laments not having one. We constantly find ...
Reflections of a Later Mom by Margaret Hart
May 29th, 2012
Most days I don't think of myself as a "later" mom, just as a mom trying to do her best. But I have to be honest, there are days, and certain occasions, when being a later mom is top of mind. Lately, it seems, I've had more occasions than usual ...
IN SEARCH OF MOM by Robin Gorman Newman
May 11th, 2012
My mother didn't live to see me become a mother, and I wish she had. There’s nothing like the love of a mother (assuming it's a positive relationship). Seth and I were in the park last weekend, and we wound up speaking to an elderly couple playing with their dog. They were ...
A Magical Week by Margaret Hart
April 24th, 2012
My family and I just returned from our spring break vacation in Orlando. It was a high-octane trip built around Disney theme parks, as well as visits to Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and Discovery Cove. It was a whirlwind of activity, and now that we are back home, I ...
The Cinnamon, Pie Crust, “Rolly-Polly” of Life….by Leta Hamilton, MLTS Contributing Blogger
March 25th, 2012
Sitting here in the office, which is the café, I am enjoying a pastry. It is one of those cinnamon filled pie crust pastries that my mom used to make. I loved them then and I love them now. How much of our childhood is brought forth through foods, smells ...
A Later Mom Letting Her Hair Down – by Robin Gorman Newman
March 16th, 2012
They had a multicultural fair at my son’s elementary school, and I volunteered to help out at the French table. It was manned by a gal and her mother who was French. I lived in Nice for a summer during my junior summer at Hofstra University, so I’ve always felt ...
