Category: The Friends

Don’t Just Say Yes — Get Your Calendar Out

“We have to get together for coffee soon.” “Let’s totally have drinks!” “I would love to go for lunch—I never see you!” “It’s been way too long, I miss your face. Plans?” These are actual things I have said, on more than one occasion, to more than one person. And…

Auld Lang Syne

It took us a really long time — and the help of several of our friends and family — to realize that last year we weren’t in Milwaukee for the Jewish New Year holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Last year, the holidays were super early (thanks lunar calendar) and fell just…

THE COTTAGE—Redux

Remember when I first moved to Canada and I was confused about loonies and milk bags and THE COTTAGE? “What is this THE COTTAGE place? Is it like Disneyland? Is it a resort? A hotel? Is it where Snow White lives? Is it like The Dells in Wisconsin? Why does…