Diary of a Bad Housewife

I just returned from Guadalajara where I participated in the opening of Vexing: Female Voices from East LA, an exhibition tracing the histor...

Dia de los muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated with all the preparation and excitement of Christmas in my house. While not strictly rela...

Fall brings with it license to bake and eat candy and dress up in silly clothes, that must be why it's my favorite time of year. My hous...

I love seeing the change of color that happens in the fall. I'm not talking about the leaves on the trees, I’ll leave that to states wit...

Grieving has gone to the web. Living so far away from so many friends who are in different cities and different time zones, I spent much of ...

Yesterday had such a promising start. My daughter had the day off from school because it was Columbus Day so we went to a movie then hit the...

It's a beautiful day here in northeastern Phoenix. The pre-dawn drizzle brought out a lovely rainbow for my morning walk. I've settl...

My daughter and I couldn't wait to get to the Saturday matinee showing of the new Michael Moore film, Capitalism: A Love Story. I almost...

I recently began reading a book called Kabul Beauty School , written by Deborah Rodriguez. The book tells of her experiences in post-Taliban...

Our family dog, Cinnamon was especially anxious to take her morning walk today. Thinking she really needed to answer nature's call, I tu...