-
Writing Wednesday: Books for Boys
Okay, this post isn’t really about writing, but about something closely related: reading. Today I read James Patterson‘s article, “How to get your kid to be a fanatic reader.” There’s a section about getting boys to read. I think Patterson has a great point– boys should read what appeals to them. About twelve years ago,…
-
Too Much Fun: Limiting Kid Activities
When school begins, dozens of new activities begin, too. Where summer was lazy and full of endless days, fall is chock full of classes and after-school activities. I decided the kids have to have a limit on their activities. Two each. I’d read that someplace. Kids need to have time to decompress, to have playdates…
-
Food Bits
For as long as I’ve known him, Cadillac has been looking for Double Bock by Sam Adams. “It’s the greatest beer on the planet,” he always says. For one reason or another, we never found it during all these years. Once we were told it was the wrong season; it’s only produced in the fall.…
-
Pregnant on 9/11/01
On 9/11/01, I was asleep when Cadillac ran in and turned on the television in the bedroom. “A plane hit the World Trade Center!” he said. I was groggy and wondered if I was dreaming. We thought it must be a horrible accident, until it became apparent it wasn’t. That morning, we had a mid-wife…
-
Bento for First Day of School
Tomorrow is the first day of school! The backpacks are ready. The kiddos have fresh haircuts. The outfits are picked out and ready to go. I’m probably more excited than they are. Actually, my youngest is really excited, because she loves school and seeing all her friends every day. My son is excited, because he…
-
10 Ingredient Challenge
When my mom’s group gets together without kids for a Mom’s Night In, we usually have a lot of food. And wine. And sometimes we have theme nights and contests. Recently, we had a Top Chef-esque 10-ingredient challenge. You had to use 5 of these 10 ingredients to make a dish: Cheese Chocolate Mango Peach…
-
Adventures by the Book: Japanese Friendship Garden
I did an event at the Japanese Friendship Garden for Adventures by the Book. My book is a natural fit for the garden. I did the Cherry Blossom festival and filmed the video there, so I really know my way around. It’s a beautiful garden. There’s a canyon in the back, below, where there will…
-
Writing Wednesday: Getting Blurbs
I was at a writing event a while ago, and the keynote speaker, a published author, said that the way he gets blurbs is he writes out what he wants the other author to say, and then the other author signs it. He said that’s how everybody gets blurbs. I waved away the flies forming…
-
Book Tour
I had the absolute pleasure this week of going on my very first BOOK TOUR. This was a huge milestone for me, something I have daydreamed about since I was a child. Monday started out very early, when the car picked me up at 6 am. I kissed the kiddos good-bye (Little Girl didn’t even…
MARGARET DILLOWAY 