Stretching Christmas (and the Tree) for All It’s Worth
We didn’t just like Christmas in our house—we stretched it like taffy. The tree went up as early as socially acceptable (basically right after the last bite of Thanksgiving pie) and came down sometime around January 10th.
Blueberry Pie and the Art of Growing Up
So this Thanksgiving, as we all gather in Groton and pass dishes down long tables filled with familiar faces, I’ll be reaching for a slice of blueberry pie—not just because I want dessert, but because it’s a reminder.
The Man Cold Is Real—And I’ve Just Survived It
So yes, women’s immune systems may be better at handling colds—but it’s not just about toughness. It’s about biology doing what biology does: being unfair in weirdly specific ways