In my memoir, I’ve saId “Never say Never” and now I’ve done it again. In my last chapter I remarked how I hoped this would be the last place I’ve lived in, as I finally felt “home.” And, my husband and I love our home very much. However, our thinking […] Read more »
Stardust Can be Sprinkled on Anyone
I have always been a little bit star-struck, and have in fact, inadvertently, bumped into quite a few of them in my life. John Travolta at the Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel in the ’80’s; Robert Redford at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the ’90’s, Tom Cruise and Glenn Close […] Read more »
Home for the Holidays
It’s holiday time again. Thanksgiving will soon be upon us, with Christmas in another month. Traditionally, or, perhaps I should say, in the past, these two holidays were spent with our immediate families. But times have changed. Families lose some members and add new ones. They move away from the […] Read more »
Ordinary and Interesting
When thinking about writing a memoir, I feel very strongly that every life is interesting and worth recording, as you can see from my blog below. What I’ve been encountering in the media – in so many books, magazines, and the social media of FaceBook, Twitter, and the like – […] Read more »
5 Reasons Why You Should Write a Memoir
5 Reasons Why You Should Write a Memoir Before I give you my 5 reasons why you should write a memoir( and why I wrote one), I’d like to explore briefly just what a memoir is and why it’s become one of the most popular reading genres of our time. […] Read more »
Fading Memory
Conducting workshops to help people write the story of their lives through the places they’ve lived is fascinating. Helping people place their homes in chronological order is like putting together the pieces of a puzzle. But, I’m learning in the process that the fading of memory is a devastating and […] Read more »
Memoirs are a Window
Recently, a man who had read my book, My Address Book: A Way of Remembering, said to me, “When I was reading your book, I felt as though I were a Peeping Tom!” I smiled at him and said not to worry. Inwardly, I was pleased that he expressed that […] Read more »
The House You Grew Up In
Did you grow up in one house or several? Moving for a child can have profound consequences. I grew up in two houses that I can remember. (I was born in a third, but moved when I was three, so have very vague recollections of it.) The first house I […] Read more »
Moving
I’ve always considered moving to be one of life’s most unpleasant tasks. Even when the move is “a move up.” By that I mean, moving for positive reasons, including a beneficial change in one’s life, personal or professional, or financial. I’ve had professional movers who’ve done everything from packing to […] Read more »
A Home is more than a memory
Until the recent economic collapse of 2008, many people looked at their homes as more than mere shelter. They viewed it as an investment, and some even called it their “piggy bank.” Now, many are even questioning the prospect of ownership and thinking about the pros and cons of renting. […] Read more »