There’s a meme out there somewhere, something like: Dating in your 40s… Are we doing this? Because I’ve got shit to do. I find at my age, the worst thing you can do is waste my time and waste my energy. Because yes… I’ve got shit to do! I believe a relationship should be mutually […]
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I have two blogs, the one you are reading now, and one called “My History Fix…the Fun Side of History.” I started with My History Fix over two years ago, in March 2014. It’s about material culture, the stuff of life, the way people lived. I spend a lot of time researching and writing for […]
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Cats…the more, the better! …within reason, of course. I don’t know what I would do without my furry friends, especially during stressful times. When I moved to Boston I brought Merlin and Rosemary Clooney with me. Merlin was 15 years-old, I had him for about eleven years, and he was devoted to me.
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The thing about moving away is this: while you’re still there, everyone says they are going to come out and see you once you settle in. The reality is that visitors are a rare thing. I’m not complaining, I’m just making an observation. People have their own activities and schedules to keep, especially if they […]
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What a strange thing, to write those five words, and for them to have personal meaning. On this third anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, I am moved to document my experience: the point of view of a seemingly unaffected citizen. To say the Boston Marathon is a big deal in this city is quite […]
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One of the many great things about Boston is the never-ending supply of new places to eat! At least it seems that way to me… Allow me to introduce you to two recent discoveries, Brookline’s Clear Flour Bread and Johnny’s Luncheonette in Newton. Okay they aren’t technically in Boston, but these suburbs feel like Boston […]
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I mean it. I really love books. I have books in every room in my apartment… Except the bathroom, it’s too small. When I walk into a bookstore, I inhale the way people do when they walk into a bakery. My heart beats a little faster, I get warm. This is all very normal. It […]
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Family. Friends. Lifelong bonds. Relationships I miss, left behind in Michigan. But there is another group of people I feel a lifelong bond with. I’m not sure how to classify them. They are truly special, but not family, and for the most part not “friends” exactly. Some of them are friends; our rapport has grown […]
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Growing up in Detroit I always believed I was accent-free. I mean, listen to newscasters in just about any American city…they sound pretty much like me. If they are from New York or Atlanta or Boston, they don’t sound like it, they could be from Anywhere. I should be clear, there are some defining notes […]
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They say you need to get rid of the junk, the clutter, in order to make space for something better. Time and again this has proven true in my life. I donated a bag of clothes to charity, and then found the perfect sweater at half price. A relationship that seemed promising ended abruptly (oh […]
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Motor City Expat 