by Mary Carver | Jan 12, 2016 | Home Life
[Side note (yes, before I’m even getting started): Searching for a photo about parties immediately led me to a startling number of pictures from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s recent movie, Sisters. I saw that movie and it was outrageous and hilarious –...
by Mary Carver | Jan 11, 2016 | My Life
Last week a friend vaguely implied that I’ve been a little consumed with this book business. I’m pretty sure her point was that, as much as she loves hearing about my book, she looks forward to the day when I can talk about ANYTHING ELSE UNDER THE SUN....
by Mary Carver | Jan 8, 2016 | Books, Movies & TV, Home Life, Reader Favorites
I called a plumber yesterday. Our shower, kitchen sink and washing machine drain have been backing up. I actually woke up to a wet garage floor where the washing machine (yes, it’s in the garage) had overflowed during the night, presumably while the dishwasher...
by Mary Carver | Jan 5, 2016 | friendship
About a year ago I ran across a great post on Marie’s blog. She wrote about how she’d made a First Trimester Survival Kit for a friend, and I was SO BUMMED. Not because I needed one (nope, not me!), but because I had just visited a pregnant friend and...
by Mary Carver | Jan 5, 2016 | Giving Up on Perfect
Five years ago, my friend and co-author Sara wrote this on her blog: I got a typewriter for my ninth birthday. It was light brown plastic with a dark brown top, and old fashioned keys that had to be pushed down hard to make the metal lever move. There was no whirring,...
