I guess I shouldn’t say that EVERYBODY’S mother would like Agatha Christie books. Surely there must be literally DOZENS who wouldn’t.
What’s good about Agatha Christie mysteries is that they’re clever and satisfying without (usually) getting too gory or too scary. I myself prefer a good Jeffery Deaver (Twisted is great, or my favorite […]

It was my mother who recently educated me (in an “oh, by the way, just FYI, not because Mother’s Day is coming up or anything” tone of voice) about the difference between “Kona coffee” and “Kona blend coffee.” According to Swistle’s Mother, Kona coffee is rare and wonderful and expensive; Kona blend is mostly […]

Mother’s Day is in just over 2 weeks, and perhaps those of us who are mothers now ourselves should take a moment to contemplate the CRAP we put up with on a daily basis and ask ourselves if a last-second bouquet of supermarket flowers really communicates how much that crap-putting-upping is appreciated. Answer: […]

This is so easy. Take a pre-made graham cracker crust, or I suppose you could make one yourself, MARTHA STEWART. Take three containers of Breyer’s Creme Savers yogurt, in three different flavors (orange is best, so try to get one of those), PLUS one container of Breyer’s Light yogurt in key lime pie […]

I know: you are in NO MOOD to discuss sugarplums when you are blinded by visions of heart-shaped chocolate boxes. But this is a good enough deal that I think it’s worth it to force yourself into the spirit. Buy them now and don’t look at them again for ten months.
The cards […]