October 2015

At the end of the masterful television series “30 Rock,” which I recently enjoyed in binge-fashion, several story lines come together.  Events in actor Tina Fey’s life happened also in… Read More »Matryoshka Dolls

Upside down cake – cake on the bottom; pineapples on top.   Finished off with a flourish of shiny red Maraschino cherries. Roller coasters:  straight up, straight down, loop, loop. Upside… Read More »Upside down cake

Georgia death row inmate Kelly Gissendaner was executed two weeks ago for her role in the killing of her husband.  My friend Anne Elizabeth Swiedler stood vigil outside the state’s… Read More »Death and New Life