Although summer means fun, in the world of Eliscu, it’s never that easy. To prepare for a carefree summer, I take a brief post-birthday jaunt…
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Although summer means fun, in the world of Eliscu, it’s never that easy. To prepare for a carefree summer, I take a brief post-birthday jaunt…
Between the years 1972 and 1987, I gave birth three times, a la natural childbirth. It takes a bit of crazy and a lot of…
Spring: the time of year when you should come to my house and clean. No, really. When you own a farmhouse in the country just…
That moment when you recalculate a chocolate Christmas treat and discover it’s twice the “points” you thought it was…and you’ve already shot your big mouth…
You know you’ve had a good New Year’s Eve if the next morning you are tired and happy and don’t know why you’re limping. You…
I have my neighbor’s house key. She has a copy of mine. A week ago, when I called to tell her my sister was coming…
I do not have a green thumb. But due to circumstances beyond my control, I am left in charge of my plants, gardens, and a…
MOTHER’S DAY ALERT!!!!! MOMS WANT GIFTS!!!!! EVEN IF THEY SAY “Oh, honey, you don’t need to get me anything.” Spring has sprung here in Maine,…
On the road, promoting “Not Even Dark Chocolate Can Fix This Mess,” aka Long-Drive-From-Maine-To-North-Carolina-taken-in-Small-Bits-with-Visits-Coffee-Lunch-Family-Friends-Desserts-and-Now-I-Have-to-Pretend-I’m-Doing-Something-Productive-or-I-Just-Feel-Like-a-Slouch-which-may-be-True-But-Why-Advertise-It. Here are your instructions: 1) feel sorry for me (no particular…
There I was sneaking yet another turkey sandwich when it occurred to me I was being very un-American. I was not shopping! For anyone else…