by Robin | Dec 24, 2008 | Kids, Mom stuff, Personal
It is one of those moments you want to freeze and tuck away in a safe place to revisit when he’s gone. “Mama, will you lay down with me a while?” “No, honey, I’m in the middle of watching a movie, so just a kiss good-night.” ...
by Robin | Dec 9, 2010 | Family, Kids, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Teens & Tweens
Young boys should never be sent to bed… they always wake up a day older. J.M. Barrie in Finding Neverland With fairy steps I stealth into his room and slip under layers of covers to envelop his body. We're spoons. He's a...
by Robin | Sep 5, 2008 | Product Review
It has been a treat sampling products over the past several months for review, and last week I received the funnest package to date: Doesn’t it just make you smile? I open this big ol’ box and a cock-eyed pistachio was grinning at me bigger than...
by Robin | Jun 25, 2018 | Memoir, Mom stuff, Parenting, Personal, Uncategorized
I couldn’t take my eyes off of him. His skin was the color of summer and youth, beautiful and smooth and the stuff of a 1970-something Coppertone ad, minus a black Boykin Spaniel. This wasn’t his first day at the pool. He couldn’t have been...
by Robin | Jan 9, 2013 | Adventures in Germany, Europe, Funny Stuff!
When I visited Venice last summer, one of the most unexpected discoveries was a fair trade shop somewhere off the beaten bath canal, whose name escapes me now (but I probably couldn't say anyway). The shop was overflowing with interesting bags and accessories, but...