by eliz on January 26, 2009
Putumayo Kids CDs. We listen to a lot of kids’ music, so I’m always on the lookout for new stuff. No one’s going to learn a new language listening to these, but since kids’ taste in music isn’t programmed yet, why not expose them to as many new things as possible? The Putumayo catalog is large [...]
by eliz on January 25, 2009
Watching the SAG Awards and hearing the presenters, nominees and winners wax on about their craft and what an honor it is to be part of such an esteemed community put me in mind of the similarities between being a chef and being an actor. (The sort of actor who can still go to the [...]
by eliz on January 25, 2009
Three years ago today I found out I this is my daughter.
I’ll never recover from the shock of the phone call and subsequent e-mail. I don’t know how many minutes I stared at that picture. (Well, yes, I do, actually. As many minutes as are in eight weeks because that’s how long it was until someone [...]