To ring in the new year, I read a new biography of Leslie Cheung, the Hong Kong-based superstar who starred in some of my favorite movies, such as Farewell, My Concubine (dir. Chen Kaige), A Better Tomorrow (dir. John Woo), and Days of Being Wild (dir. Wong … [Read more...]
New website for the new year!
I've heard that websites have a shelf-life of 2-3 years, so it was high time I revamp mine!My fabulous web designer Christine suggested some cool changes for this site. First, the new design is contemporary yet allows me to showcase a gallery of photos from the time when my … [Read more...]
Amy Rogers Nazarov
I'm so excited to feature this new part of my revamped website—a place to showcase other authors! I’m thrilled to spotlight Amy Rogers Nazarov, a Washington, DC based writer who is working on a book about post-adoption depression and raising her adorable son, Jake. She has … [Read more...]
Bringing dessert to the in-laws
Christmas is not usually a stressful time for me because I'm Jewish and have just gotten over hosting 25-35 people at Thanksgiving. But this year was different.My mother-in-law allowed me to bring dessert. Homemade dessert. As in my mother's cheesecake recipe (which I've made … [Read more...]
Holiday traditions at the Pen
For the last 7-8 years around the holidays, I've been taking my little kids to the Peninsula Chicago for lunch with my husband's two sisters. This year we spiced things up and met for breakfast. One sister-in-law just had a baby, so she didn't join us. But my mother-in-law … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 114
- 115
- 116
- 117
- 118
- …
- 245
- Next Page »