Category: Hartford Magazine
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So you’re hosting a holiday gathering. Whether you’re a newbie or an experienced pro, having guests requires planning, work and a certain je ne sais quoi if you want the occasion to be a success. After all, gatherings are about more than just serving the right appetizers. They’re opportunities to create meaningful memories with friends…
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Recently I received a notification that my cell phone storage was full and if I hoped to avoid some kind of nuclear catastrophe where I couldn’t play Solitaire or check the forecast on The Weather Channel app, I needed to delete some pictures. Dutifully obliging, I began sorting through 3,000 saved images, only to discover…
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It’s no secret that jobs, raising kids and life in general often prevent us from pursuing artistic and personal interests. But once children are grown and work demands begin to slow, it frees up time to explore those interests or rekindle forgotten passions. And one of the benefits, according to Glastonbury-based psychologist Dr. Eve Marie…
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Life after work isn’t always an easy transition
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My dad likes to recount the time we took a family vacation to Disneyland when my brother was 13, and I was 8. After shelling out a small fortune for unlimited passes (not to mention roundtrip airline tickets to California), my parents dropped us off at the park and returned to our hotel to enjoy…
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Ichabod cast a look behind to see if his pursuer should vanish, according to rule, in a flash of fire and brimstone. Just then he saw the goblin rising in his stirrups, and in the very act of hurling his head at him. — Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” It’s the kind of…
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I’m not really into games. Other than losing at Battleship and attempting a few rounds of Guitar Hero, where I imagine I’m Eddie Van Halen but appear as though I’m experiencing a medical emergency, I largely avoid them. Growing up, my brother and I would pass boring Midwest days by eating my dad’s hidden stash…
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The kids are grown and out of the house. Or, in some cases, they’ve left but returned home for financial or other reasons. Either way, parenting adult children can be tricky business when it comes to striking the balance between being a helpful parent and a so-called “helicopter” parent. “When you have little kids, you…
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Standing along the rim of the Grand Canyon, it’s hard not to wonder what the first explorers of the area thought when they discovered the magnificent natural wonder. Most likely: “Looks like we’ll have to turn around.” But like their modern-day counterparts, they undoubtedly were spellbound by the mesmerizing vistas, which even modern cameras seem…
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As a kid I was fortunate enough to tag along with my grandparents on a number of road trips. From the Rocky Mountains to Yellowstone National Park, I viewed some of the Midwest’s finest attractions from the backseat of their used, blue Cadillac. Shortly after merging onto the interstate, my grandmother would reach into her…
Sarah Lemire 