Ode to My Sister by Margaret Hart


My sister was here recently for her annual summer visit. We don't see each other often because she lives in mid-coast Maine and I live in southern Connecticut. It's a good seven-hour drive or maybe six hours if you drive 85 miles an hour, and don't stop for food, gas ...

Mumbling through the mayhem of motherhood after 40 by Melissa Swedoski


My baby girl turned 1 on Sunday. Um, I didn't give her permission to do that. Although she rarely asks my opinion on anything. She pretty much blinks at me when I tell her what to do. But she's the best cuddlebug ever, so I find it really hard to ...