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Summertime Birthdays
When I was a kid, a summer birthday was a bummer. My brother’s birthday is the day before mine. On July 23rd (his B-day) or the 24th (mine) we often shared a cake that was frosted and candled in gender-neutral colors. The guest list was mostly neighbors and cousins...
Swimming With the Moon
The plaster in my backyard pool is peeling in great chunks. The deck is cracked. But until we refurbish the outdated pool, my husband keeps it clean and clear. My personal pool guy! Read Swimming With Strangers in Shanghai. Swimming is my favorite form of...
Sometimes Florida Bugs Me
Floridians boast they live in paradise. You can’t beat the almost year-round summer weather. But bugs also love the heat. We share our spaces, indoors and out, with thousands of insects: book-loving silverfish, blood-thirsty mosquitoes, helicopter-sized...