Category Archives: Middle Class

The Spirit Of Bastille Day

As many of you know when I was a little girl I was a little boy. From the tender age of three until about seven, I was known in my family as “Pierre the Artist” who lived in Paris It’s

The Spirit Of Bastille Day

As many of you know when I was a little girl I was a little boy. From the tender age of three until about seven, I was known in my family as “Pierre the Artist” who lived in Paris It’s

How The Near Death Of My Dog Inspires

In an alternative universe, I would be saying kaddish (the ancient mourner’s prayer Jews recited after the loss of a loved one) for my bestest friend Stanley my beautiful Labrador retriever. And a frequent blogger on this site. Instead, I

How The Near Death Of My Dog Inspires

In an alternative universe, I would be saying kaddish (the ancient mourner’s prayer Jews recited after the loss of a loved one) for my bestest friend Stanley my beautiful Labrador retriever. And a frequent blogger on this site. Instead, I

A Sally Edelstein Collage

Hot off the press! For those who know and love my alter ego Pierre, a French artist created by me at 3 years old, he makes a rare video appearance in this short video called “A Sally Edelstein Collage.” It

A Sally Edelstein Collage

Hot off the press! For those who know and love my alter ego Pierre, a French artist created by me at 3 years old, he makes a rare video appearance in this short video called “A Sally Edelstein Collage.” It

Dancing Around Father’s Day

If I am a pro at waltzing through complex relationships, I learned that life skill from my most primal relationship – my father. Like me, the man himself was complicated, a tangled mass of contradictions. For many years Father’s Day

Dancing Around Father’s Day

If I am a pro at waltzing through complex relationships, I learned that life skill from my most primal relationship – my father. Like me, the man himself was complicated, a tangled mass of contradictions. For many years Father’s Day

Tina Turner, Simply The Best

Tina Turner was unstoppable, so her death today feels almost unreal. How can that electricity and magnetism be quieted? A powerhouse in heels, she blew the roof off of Radio City when I saw her in the summer of 1993. 

Tina Turner, Simply The Best

Tina Turner was unstoppable, so her death today feels almost unreal. How can that electricity and magnetism be quieted? A powerhouse in heels, she blew the roof off of Radio City when I saw her in the summer of 1993. 

A Reunion With My High School

I’m going back to school today! A recurring dream I’ve had for decades is that I never actually graduated high school in 1973. The reason – I failed gym. The only way to get my diploma was to do a

A Reunion With My High School

I’m going back to school today! A recurring dream I’ve had for decades is that I never actually graduated high school in 1973. The reason – I failed gym. The only way to get my diploma was to do a

Martha Stewart- Ageless Cover Girl or Timeless Cover Up

First, it was Cheryl Tiegs in the 1970s whose 20-something California girl good looks and smokin’ body I felt I could never live up to. Then it was Christie Brinkley’s perfect 10 bod raising the bar in the eighties. Bikini-clad

Martha Stewart- Ageless Cover Girl or Timeless Cover Up

First, it was Cheryl Tiegs in the 1970s whose 20-something California girl good looks and smokin’ body I felt I could never live up to. Then it was Christie Brinkley’s perfect 10 bod raising the bar in the eighties. Bikini-clad

Make Hallmark Great Again

Mother’s Day is the mother of all greeting card holidays when we all plunk down $6.95 for sentimental inscriptions written by strangers that perfectly capture our loving feelings about Mom to help her celebrate her special day. If this presidential

Make Hallmark Great Again

Mother’s Day is the mother of all greeting card holidays when we all plunk down $6.95 for sentimental inscriptions written by strangers that perfectly capture our loving feelings about Mom to help her celebrate her special day. If this presidential

A Picture-Perfect Mother’s Day

There is not a single snapshot of my mother holding me as a baby. Not in black and white not in color.  The kissing, cooing, and snuggling photos like the mother-daughter photos that fill my social media feed on birthdays

A Picture-Perfect Mother’s Day

There is not a single snapshot of my mother holding me as a baby. Not in black and white not in color.  The kissing, cooing, and snuggling photos like the mother-daughter photos that fill my social media feed on birthdays

There is Nothing Funny About Donald Trump

I will never forget the sound of Americans laughing at a Town Hall in New Hampshire When Trump mocked E. Jean Carroll mercilessly, they laughed. When he called the woman who just won a defamation suit against him a “whack

There is Nothing Funny About Donald Trump

I will never forget the sound of Americans laughing at a Town Hall in New Hampshire When Trump mocked E. Jean Carroll mercilessly, they laughed. When he called the woman who just won a defamation suit against him a “whack