On 7 July, I learned my job as director of communications had been excised as of that day. I had an inverse reaction to this sudden surgery, not unlike what so often happens in a shiva house, the bereaved comforting those who come to offer comfort.

Making cheese - and jobs - in the City of Baltimore. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. Awaiting my first class at the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese. At the University of Vermont, I solemnly, silently swore to my late sister Sharon. How hilarious that a year after writing about forming Cheese Happens LLC in Let Freedom Ring.

Food in the City of Baltimore. Amazed at finding little of true nutritional value, I suggested to the owner he might add bananas and oranges to his offerings.

Entertaining, crafting, homekeeping and living in Baltimore City and Rehoboth Beach. Hosted by lifestyle guru Donna Beth Joy Shapiro. May I take her picture? Do you dress in black and grey or black and white to match your dog? Slits and once a hijab.

Smalltimores are fun, lightweight, handcrafted, affordable, one-of-a-kind earrings, necklaces, cuff links, pins, and key rings featuring visually compelling images recycled from magazines and other paper items. Apart from custom work, images are used as found - never resized, manipulated, or copied. You Can Go Home Again. The only thing I could count on was macrame, knitting, sewing, terrarium-making, and any other art craft I could get my hands on. Mourning for that job and Sharon.