
Handmade Ceramic Buttons circa 1930
June 4 | 2022
A duckling, a bunny, a lady bug—tiny emblems of summer. Although near …
June 4 | 2022
A duckling, a bunny, a lady bug—tiny emblems of summer. Although near antiques, this trio of buttons, possibly from… more ›
May 4 | 2022
When Sholom Wargon, creator of Immigrant Story, approached me about contributing a family narrative, I was delighted. Immigrant Story is a laudable… more ›
April 8 | 2022
“At first Man drank milk from the bottle. … He shared cat food and dog food of all varieties—canned,… more ›
March 16 | 2022
My mother never told me anything about her maternal grandfather, except that in old age he toppled from a… more ›
February 1 | 2022
Here’s how to do winter . . . My father (upper right & grinning) with friends and most likely… more ›
January 11 | 2022
As we grapple with this latest wave of Covid, I console myself with the thought that one day, with… more ›
December 6 | 2021
I was privileged recently to introduce my memoir to a virtual audience at Atwater Library in Montreal. The oldest… more ›
November 24 | 2021
I’m absolutely thrilled to share the news that last night my memoir, The Smallest Objective, won a 2021 Vine… more ›
November 12 | 2021
I’m delighted to have the opportunity to chat about motherhood with other Vine Awards finalists in what promises to… more ›
October 29 | 2021
When I was a girl in Montreal, my mother presented me with the children’s book Grandmother came from Dworitz: A… more ›