Paper Doll Tales Posts

It’s finally happened.  I am THAT mom.  You know, the one with THAT kid.  The kid who slaps then pushes another sweet baby-cheeked toddler at library storytime.  Did I really…

Kids and Treasures

The perfect guy gift list, according to Phil Dunphy of ABC’s hit comedy Modern Family: “a robot dog, night-vision goggles, speakers that look like rocks, a GPS watch, bug vacuum, or…

Thoughts and Musings

Summer has certainly sat down hard on Pittsburgh.  My local weather forecast, delivered at 7am this morning by an overly chipper forecaster whose pregnant belly blotted out half of the…

Wanderings and Travel

I love the name Matilda.  I love the name Jane.  Slap those two names together on the label of one of the world’s most adorable girl’s clothing lines, and you…

Kids and Treasures

“The clock has struck midnight.” My opening line from my commencement speech delivered one June evening (two? five? nine?) twelve (months?) years ago. (One question–where did the time go?) Commencement…

Thoughts and Musings

My small town of Ben Avon was perfect…almost.  Despite being just miles from downtown Pittsburgh, our little Brigadoon pops up under an umbrella of towering shade trees with sidewalks perfect…

Wanderings and Travel