Hi Jule, I recently had a guy become distant on me. We had only been dating for a short period of time. Full disclosure: we never had the “exclusive” talk so I continued to see other people. Shortly after we…
Growing up, Shabbat dinner was something that my mother tried hard to make a priority every Friday night. She wisely knew that as we grew older our Friday nights spent as a family would dwindle. And while growing up in…
Hi Bee! My daughter is planning on attending sleep away camp this summer (G-d willing) for a few weeks and I am a total mess about it! How did you handle the first time your boys went away? Is it wrong that…
June Nasso was my mother’s best friend and confidant. She was also our Jamaican live-in housekeeper with a strong accent, a penchant for cursing, and a red snapper recipe out of her home town in Jamaica to die for. On many…
Dear Bee, Thank you for being a true light during these difficult Covid-19 times. I get so much joy living vicariously through your beautiful kitchen, delicious meals and your precious family. I’m only a teeny bit mad that you’re not…
When I was 10 years old my parents took to me to Disney World for my birthday. On one way too hot afternoon to be in the park, my mother took me for lunch alone in our hotel while my…
Hi Bee, Here we are in Corona, and I’m cleaning now more than ever. The problem is, I’ve (very luckily) never had to do my own good deep cleaning… until now. So, tell me everything you know! What’s best to…
It’s 1965 and my grandmother Reine Silon after 20 years of marriage to my handsome, but austere, Grandfather Bob Berkowitz decides she wants out. Even though she has never earned a living outside of being a homemaker and he owns…
July 1995… I wish I could say that I have spent significant time in Greece island hopping and exploring, but truth be told, my one and only trip there was limited to Corfu. A tumble down steep stone stairs with…
Jule, Recently I had a very difficult situation with a dear friend. It involved our daughters. We had always said that no matter what drama the girls encountered, we wouldn’t let it affect our friendship. Our girls were friends but…