Diary of a Bad Housewife

My husband and I were cleaning out the garage this weekend and came across more boxes of old photos that were just stored in no particular o...

Requests for interviews seem to come in waves. Here's an excerpt from another one I just completed. The interviewer's questions are ...

I frequently get mail from readers of this blog - students, researchers and other interested parties - who ask me questions about the early ...

What a coincidence that someone posted a comment asking about my latest rant. I don’t always have something to rant about, but I actually do...

As you know, I have developed a serious craft addiction over the past year. Because I had no prior experience and no sewing ability when I b...

Christmas has come and gone and it seems like every year, someone in our family gets at least one Goldfish... but I probably need to explain...

Greg and I have been looking for a good place to buy tamales ever since November. At the time, we had gone to California to visit Greg’s fa...

Yes, it’s true...we’ll take advantage of any special occasion and use it as an excuse for a little out of town getaway. We recently celebrat...

Someone asked me for a list of my favorite films from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema (La Epoca de Oro) so I've assembled a small list ...

Happy Thanksgiving. I’m driving back to Phoenix from California, where we spent the holiday with my in-laws. I wanted to share a few thought...