Feminine Wiles

On this beautiful autumn afternoon, it is 63 degrees in our house. Not in  every  room, of course. That would be crazy. We've had the fi...

I choose to refer to it as an "adventure." True, I turned 50 two weeks ago.  I turned 50, sold my house and put a con...

Exam prep continues apace Chez Wiles. As you might imagine, in such a serious and focused and studious atmosphere, Carter and Darling Daugh...

Although Son and Darling Daughter, at ages 15 and 13, have long outgrown the Harry Potter books (sigh), they both believe our house to be ...

Son and Darling Daughter returned to school a month ago, and I don’t believe I’ve ever blogged so much. In my own little head, of cou...

Oh what a night.* My 30 th high school reunion was this past weekend and I am exhausted.  Exhilarated.  And as event coordinator, exonerat...

We’re the best, ain’t no maybe.  We’re the Class of 1980. My 30 th high school reunion is this weekend. Do you suppose it would be pos...

She’s baaaaacccck! Yep.   After four weeks at her shoreline Shangri-La (Camp Seafarer), Darling Daughter is Chez Wiles.   And hoo boy, ...

My children love the sound of my voice.  They've never said it, but I know.  Five words, in particular, seem to be music to their ears. ...

Uh oh. Didn’t see this one coming. Mailman Mike has delivered a letter from Darling Daughter in which she announced that she hopes to ea...

I’m now 47 and a half. True, I’m still two and a half years away from 50, but I already know lots of people who actually are 50, and I’m n...

At Darling Daughter’s middle school, the year-long academic theme for seventh graders is “heroes.” The students study Greek and Roman mytho...

Mothers’ Day got off to a lovely start for me yesterday. Perfect weather, a few extra winks of sleep, thoughtful gifts, our favorite brunch,...

Spring Break was a fairly new phenomenon to Charleston County Schools in the 70s.  I don’t think our parents knew what to do with the odd we...

I don’t like to be late. I don’t like to be late and I don’t like to be on time. I like to be early. Son and Darling Daughter are well a...