Author: <span>Beth Hendrickson</span>

“Yinz goin’ Dahn-tahn, n’at?”  Sounds like a foreign language, but it’s not.  It’s Pittsburgh.  Home of the Steeler Nation, more mullets per capita than any city, and an astounding array…

Thoughts and Musings

Little Friend smiled sweetly at the stewardess who brought over a pair of plastic wings.  “Say thank you, “ I prompted.  Little Friend signed “thank you,” looking like she was…

Wanderings and Travel

The Need for the Perfect Soap For the first couple of months of Little Friend’s life, I found myself giving in frequently to the uncontrollable urge to bury my nose…

Kids and Treasures

Now here’s a problem I want in my life:  Four pints of raspberries.  Warm to the touch from the sun they drank through the spiky umbilical cords of their mother…

Thoughts and Musings

Can I beg you to close your eyes and give Udipi Cafe a try? I say close your eyes, but not because I have kids’ party games of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey on…

Wanderings and Travel

I love things that make my life easier. Wet hair pulled back in a pony tail.  Paper plates in a pinch.  The lady who offers to return my shopping cart…

Kids and Treasures