By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.It is early September and all across the land can be heard the sounds of great rejoicing.The first day of school has arrived and everyone has somewhere to be that’s not home.For oh, so many years, I joined in the celebration, marked by a week of frenetic activity leading up to the event and culminating in that frantic, [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below: I’m a believer in goal setting. It keeps me focused and on track. I’m a list maker and a planner and have been since I was young. But here’s one goal I never thought would make my list: I want to be like my mother. All apologies to my mom, but no girl says that they [...]
You may recognize the actor Cheyenne Jackson from his roles on TV, especially 30 Rock. The guy has a pretty decent voice--a bit like Michael Buble. Enjoy!--Mary Fran
Goodbye, summer; thanks for the memories!Hope your summer was wonderful!--Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran BontempoOh, how tempting.As a writer who starts out every project staring at a blank page, waiting for inspiration to strike and feeling the terror when it doesn't, I've thought about how wonderful it would be to have the next great American novel drop into my lap out of thin air.How wonderful to just have a finished, brilliant work appear, and be able to put my name on it, reaping all [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo I grew up with Italian grandparents from South Philadelphia. We lived the whole South Philly Italian experience including gravy, Sunday pasta dinners at 3 PM and everything, of course, home made. And I loved it all--except the gnocchi.Gnocchi (pronounced "nyucky" in the Americanized version of the word), are generally little football-shaped ovals of dough, made with either potato or ricotta cheese. And most of the time, they taste like little ovals [...]
Distance--A beautiful new song by Christina Perri featuring Jason Mraz. Enjoy!--Mary Fran
