I completely forgot to blog about this! It is so quintessential summer, I have to tell you about this now। Where we live there is an annual community party, and this year, I was one of the organizers. We came…

Well, I'm back from the summer and trying to wrap my head around a regular schedule. And you know what? I'm thrilled! I got back to work immediately and it feels so good, like scratching a hard-to-reach itch. I get…

My husband grew up on the shoreline in Ct., and recently we were lucky to be invited by some friends to a farm dinner. These dinners take place every two weeks during the summer, presented by a fabulous restaurant called…

I PROMISE you’ll love this recipe I made up। I was trying to recreate the fabulous and irresistible cold sesame noodles I loved when I lived in NYC. You make them and let me know if I succeeded, okay? …

I have a very thick case of Beach Brain, aka Summer Head, aka I Had a Tough Year And Am Just Vegging - take your pick. The sad part is - get out your hankies - we have a little…

If you're a teacher or librarian and want to get your kids writing, I hope using the techniques in this video will help! And if YOU need help expanding on this idea, please email me and I'll do my best।…

If you want the REAL skinny on what it's like to be an author, watch this 3 minute movie...it's a real dream, or is it?http://feeds.feedburner.com/BrainBurps

I just got back from a few days on Cape Cod, and feel satisfied that I've eaten enough clams to last all summer. Or at least until next weekend. Even better than the topnecks I slurped down today on our…

I'm totally exhausted from the busy day I had, but still buzzed from our trip to MoCCA, the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. This weekend was the annual exhibitor show. Here is how they describe it on their site:…