Today, July 18, 2022, is a momentous occasion in my family. Had her heart not failed her in 2000, my mother, Rachel Kirshstein Steinert, would have turned 100 years old today. Several of my friends are lucky enough to have or to have had their mothers live close to or past the century mark. My …
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The Accidental Remodeler
Or Maybe Not an Accident at all … This post has been on my mind since January of this year, when I launched a long-awaited outdoor addition to the house. It involved removal of the back deck, expanding it across the width of the entire back of the house, roofing it, wiring it (recessed lights …
The Accidental Nester
Like most of America, or for that matter, most citizens of the world, we have become accidental “nesters” for the past month and will remain so, most likely for another month. Confined, within certain limits, to our homes, to the grocery store, to the pharmacy. Like many of our peers, the adjustment has not been …
The Accidental Blank 