By: Mary Fran Bontempo I wanted to be a cowgirl.Not just any cowgirl, either. I wanted to be Sally Starr.Any kid who grew up in the Philadelphia, PA area between 1955 and 1971 knew Sally Starr, or, as we knew her, "Our gal, Sal." Actually, we didn't just know her, we loved her. She came into our homes every day, and we loved her.Sally Starr introduced Philly kids to cartoons and the Three [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Apparently, I have commitment issues. Do not tell this to my husband, to whom I have been married for thirty-one and a half years. He might start to worry. Or, he might start to wonder why I didn’t inform of this before now, providing him with a possible out. But it’s not about him, or marriage, [...]
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Posted by Mary Fran Bontempo I'm on the hunt for a new handbag and it's been an arduous search.Here are my daughter Laura's hilarious thoughts on other ways a purse might be useful!Ode to a Handbag If I Could Date a HandbagNo troubles I would haveEverything I’d need would be in that little bagI could open it when I wanted, and spend all of its moneyI’d never have to kiss it or even [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Okay, I agree. It's freaking freezing outside. And the fact that we haven't experienced this kind of cold in Philly for around two years only makes it worse. But after a few days inside, cabin fever makes even the coldest temperatures look preferable than spending yet another day prowling around the house, staring morosely out the window and worse, foraging for anything that's left in the fridge to eat.Which [...]
by Chrysa SmithI was watching the inauguration---lots of interesting pomp and circumstance. And in one image of the 'First Family', it struck me: what's the deal with the girls?Sasha and Malia have now been White House residents for four years. And they've lived the life that goes along with it: Secret service. Closely guarded activities. Uncommon behavior for average girls their age. It all made me wonder.Did the girls like their inauguration outfits? [...]
