Memorial Day has come and gone. Long considered the unofficial start of summer, it is once again acceptable — and fashionista‑sanctioned — to wear white. After months in sweats and cozy sweaters, the mere thought of slipping into breezy, light‑colored linen is enough to make a woman dance like no one’s watching. But in our house, the real source of excitement comes in a different milky hue. While this is the time of year when women might focus on sprucing up our summer wardro

The announcement arrived as they often do these days — via social media. Emmy and Drew are engaged! The groom-to-be had popped the question in an “Instagram-perfect setting,” overlooking rolling hills of vineyards at sunset. “Oohs,” “how sweets,” and “lovelys” quickly filled the comment section on the couple’s feed. The proposal had been anticipated for some time, and family and friends could not wait to celebrate this wonderful occasion. So much to do, so many decisions

The “beep, beep, beep” of an Amazon truck backing up the driveway got hubby’s attention. Popping his head out of the door of his home office he asked, “Did we order something?” “Yes, we sure did. I ordered a wall-size calendar to keep track of our schedule now that we’re retired.” Hubby’s eyes grew wide as he surveyed the calendar’s rather giant size, needed to display my overeager plans for organization. “I ordered the largest one they had. It came with a set of erasa

I thought it would be easy. Like piece-of-cake easy. I’d already done the hard part—picked the topics, wrote the “mostly true” stories with just the right amount of embellishment, and landed a catchy title. If I do say so myself, this book was destined to be a slam-dunk, instant bestseller. But I was getting ahead of myself. Waaaay ahead. Before I could even think about what I’d wear to accept my Pulitzer, I had to actually publish the book. And sell a gazillion copies. W