Kerry Peresta
Empty-Nest Queen Misplaces Crown
In the wake of my daughter’s six-week visit – which included a 14-month old, an eight-year old and a German Shepherd, I am left with...
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Kerry Peresta
- May 14, 2012
- 4 min
The Chainsaw Conspiracy
A chainsaw in my husband’s hands turns him into a swaggering, spitting, beady-eyed wilderness-subduer. Unfortunately, he recently located...
Kerry Peresta
- May 3, 2012
- 5 min
Leaving, Cleaving and the Twilight Zone
Bonnie is my oldest daughter. She turns 29 this week. She and her husband have been stationed in Sicily the last two and a half years....
Kerry Peresta
- Apr 24, 2012
- 3 min
The Blessing of Adult Children
I have fond memories of child-rearing. At least I think I do. I had four children in seven years. What was I thinking? My kids were...
Kerry Peresta
- Apr 15, 2012
- 4 min
And Then the Dogwood Bloomed
I realized in short order that the monster vines were pretty much connected and that I needed to find the roots. This took a bit of...
Kerry Peresta
- Apr 6, 2012
- 2 min
If I Were a Cat
If I were a cat, I’d lay slim and long in the sun all day. I would be a medium longhair. Less furballs; but still soft and fluffy. My...
Kerry Peresta
- Mar 14, 2012
- 5 min
How to Develop Patience at Warp Speed
Without it, people are unable to deal appropriately with stress, anger, heartbreak…and lots of other emotional dilemmas; for instance,...
Kerry Peresta
- Mar 8, 2012
- 2 min
Spring Forward, Clean Backward
Spring cleaning is a ritual I have never embraced. At any given time, I own maybe four cleaning products. Ajax, Fantastick, Windex and...
Kerry Peresta
- Mar 4, 2012
- 5 min
The Original Posers
I have always thought “pose” a nice word; firm, artistic, even stately. For instance, one poses for a photograph. One poses to model...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 28, 2012
- 3 min
Giving Oscar the heave-ho
The past few Academy Awards have left me with little more than a few dry heaves, but Billy Crystal restored much-needed balance to the...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 24, 2012
- 3 min
New Sport Growing by Leaps and Bounds
I have recently happened on the zany new trend of “Hotel Bed Jumping” and am certainly intrigued by this phenomenon. First of all, lest...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 23, 2012
- 3 min
Walkie-Talkies Go For The Gold
A woman’s mouth can move faster than any other part of her body. I discovered this last Saturday when I was invited to speed-walk with a...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 22, 2012
- 2 min
A Cheap 9×12 Rug
Rolled-up ones, piled-up flat ones, hanging ones that looked like huge, un-billowy flags, and plastic-encased ones. The plastic-encased...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 20, 2012
- 3 min
Swan Song Ruffles Feathers
My sweet daughter in the "bachelorette party saddle" at a restaurant What has a plunging neckline, shoulder-dangling earrings, skin-tight...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 20, 2012
- 4 min
Love in the Time of Thick-Waistedness
The thickening part started in my late 40’s, but being an avid gym rat and a semi-health food person, I discarded the notion of...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 16, 2012
- 3 min
Food Fight Adds Spice to Marriage
. I am possibly the world’s most reluctant cook. When 5 o’clock rolls around, my husband bursts through the door with an appetite the...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 15, 2012
- 3 min
Woodstock Generation on Cutting Edge
Key words that set my pulse racing are erase, disappear, soften, lift, tighten, smooth, restore, minimize, sculpt, refresh and that...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 15, 2012
- 3 min
Facebook Hazardous to Parent’s Health
Out of sight, out of mind and all that. Plus, I thought they might possibly become more self-sustaining, wise and educated — perhaps even...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 14, 2012
- 3 min
Purple Laptop Good for the Soul
I am pondering this as I sit at my new, tiny laptop, which I adore, because it fits in my purse, I can take it anywhere, and it requires...
Kerry Peresta
- Feb 13, 2012
- 2 min
Empty Nesting is for the Birds
I can only speak to this epiphany as a woman, of course. To all outward appearances, my husband doesn’t spend much time exploring his...
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