The Pace of Motherhood. Fifty Shades of Boredom
I don’t know if it’s because I skipped two weeks of blogging while my children were on vacation, but I am feeling really slow these days....
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Liza
Feb 96 min read
On Daughters, and Taylor Swift
(Photo Adobe Stock) I thought we would all appreciate a little lightness over here, after some rather gloomy material this past month. My...
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Liza
Jan 317 min read
The Dinner Salvation
I am very sorry to report that despite my best efforts and intentions, January is not through with me yet. I guess today is the 31st, and...
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Liza
Jan 256 min read
The Gianduja Project
I am not sure the January curse has completely run its course in our home yet. There is no denying that we have been experiencing some...
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Liza
Jan 197 min read
The January Revenge
Well, hello, hello, and Happy New Year to all! Here is to hoping that things will get better on the world front, at least. As far as the...
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Liza
Dec 20, 20235 min read
The Market Gifts
We are now on the final stretch before Christmas, and as I anticipated, my cheerful holiday mood did not quite make it past the one-week...
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Liza
Dec 8, 20236 min read
A Winter Treasure Hunt
I was running out of ideas for my upcoming posts, despite the holiday season that should find me building gingerbread houses with a...
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Liza
Dec 1, 20235 min read
It Is Upon Us
And here we go again. Thanksgiving has come and gone, and we are now face-to-face with December, aka the Christmas tunnel for those who...
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Liza
Nov 23, 20234 min read
Thankful, in Paris
Just popping in here to honor the day. You will be glad to know that it is already night time here in France and that I am exhausted...
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Liza
Nov 17, 20238 min read
The Pumpkin Spice Redemption
And just like that, another three weeks went by, and I missed not one, but three Thursday posts. It wasn’t for lack of motivation, at...
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Liza
Oct 18, 20234 min read
The Half Grape
I should have known, as soon as I hit “publish” on my pumpkin soup post last week, that my sweet, sepia-colored picture of Autumn...
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Liza
Oct 13, 20237 min read
The Friday Soup, And the First Pumpkin
Friday is always Soup Day at my house. This is one of the handful of routines I have been able to maintain over the years, since my older...
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Liza
Oct 6, 20237 min read
From Summer to Fall, or Finding Home Again
I would never have imagined writing two consecutive posts about figs. I enjoy figs, don’t get me wrong. But not the way I gobble up plump...
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Liza
Jul 7, 20235 min read
A Different Kind of Fourth
It hit me suddenly yesterday. The whole New York and America thing. It was the last day of school for my boys and as a surprise, their...
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Liza
Jun 29, 202313 min read
On Stuff, and Zucchini
I think the hardest thing for me to deal with as a parent is just STUFF. I mean just THINGS, material physical objects - toys, clothes,...
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Liza
Jun 16, 20235 min read
Aqua Summer
Photo @madeleinediaries Last summer, seemingly overnight, my daughter became a teenager, and I was not prepared. Sure, there had been a...
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Liza
Jun 1, 20237 min read
Food for Thought # 1 - Brave New Women?
Photo @madeleinediaries Today I am beginning what I hope will end up being a consistent series, and a new category on my website - a...
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Liza
Nov 15, 20215 min read
The Delicious Cake
Photo Adobe Stock I haven’t done much cooking lately and haven’t felt much of an urge to cook either. Somehow days and evenings go by and...
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Liza
Oct 29, 20214 min read
Nigella's Monster Cookies
Photo NY Times I don’t know if you have noticed, but I am writing this post a mere three days after my last ridiculously late post about...
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Liza
Jul 20, 20215 min read
The Best Restaurant In New York (And The Best Negroni)
I realize the title of this post sounds a little too assertive and over-confident, but this is something I actually feel pretty confident...
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