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Hi Terence, Thank you for leaving such a sweet comment. Names sure do stick. I really felt awful leaving my Mom there with the one she did not call Marge. Oy! Lasagna. I can still see her. Kind of like your Sarge. Best, Nancy
Dear Mrs. Erenstoft, You are the first person I know to celebrate a 100th birthday. I'd like to mark the occasion by sharing a few thoughts. Until 1991, when I read Molly Katz’s book, JEWISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, I... Continue reading
Posted Oct 5, 2012 at The Best American Poetry
LASAGNA AND MARGE In her 70s, my mother began to call some women “Marge.” The real Marge, a kind, caring neighbor, visited my parents with homemade cookies and condominium gossip. She enjoyed my mother’s company. She and my mother had... Continue reading
Posted Oct 4, 2012 at The Best American Poetry
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GIVE MY REGARDS… It is bad enough they aren’t writing musicals the way they once did. And that we no longer have a Frank Loesser. Or a Rogers and Hart. Or a Rogers and Hammerstein. Or an Adler and Ross.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2012 at The Best American Poetry
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HELLO GIRAFFE This silver-framed picture of my friend, Doreen, is on a shelf next to my desk. The actual picture is four inches by six inches. Doreen was 5’ 10.” In 1965, the day before freshman orientation at Western Reserve... Continue reading
Posted Oct 2, 2012 at The Best American Poetry
I recently tried yoga. Again. Years ago, I took yoga classes. My not-too-flexible body did not bend easily. It was hard to hold each pose. Not the Corpse Pose. That I loved and could hold. I looked forward to yoga... Continue reading
Posted Oct 1, 2012 at The Best American Poetry
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