Tag Archives: Imagination

Fear Not

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

When I was a kid, I was scared of just about everything.  When I was at that party a couple of weeks ago someone started talking about the old days in Atlantic City.  When AC was still a nice beach … Continue reading →

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My Ski Adventure Part II

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

So Bill still hadn’t ditched me by lunchtime, and he said that we were going to have to get on the chair lift to meet my family for lunch.  My heart was filled with terror…the legendary chair lift.  We pretended we … Continue reading →

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A Little Story About Jack and Diane

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I will admit that one of my guilty pleasures is eavesdropping in restaurants.  When Dan and I go out to dinner, I have to shush him sometimes to listen in on a neighboring table.  It’s not the nicest thing in … Continue reading →

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Meet Me at the Speakeasy in Gettysburg

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I don’t want to dwell on middle age too much, but I probably will because it’s starting to get really noticeable.  Maybe it’s particularly bad for Baby Boomers, given the fact that we think the world revolves around us.  On … Continue reading →

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

My favorite things include raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens.  Also brown paper packages tied up with string.  All of those things are lovely, but in my opinion Julie Andrews left out … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Duuuude!

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

September 11 has come to signify an unspeakable horror, that’s hard to even think about.  But I am lucky, because it also happens to be my nephew Craig’s birthday, so I always have something pleasant to turn to on 9/11.  … Continue reading →

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Child’s Play

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

My office is filled with toys and candy and magic wands and all kinds of fun stuff.  Over the years I have found that when people come bursting into my office, typically with problems they created that I need to … Continue reading →

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Bottoms Up!

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

I am, without a doubt, the clumsiest person in the world.  Many of you have witnessed some of my more magical moments; there have been so many it’s hard to keep track. But there are several that are particularly memorable.  … Continue reading →

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Sleeping With One Eye Open

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

So the squirrel deck is awesome and everything, and the little baby raccoons are precious, but sometimes I just wonder.  They just seem a little too smart…like smarter than the cats for sure (although with that as the measure the … Continue reading →

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The Great Acorn Shortage of 2008

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Jill Foer Hirsch

By now it is clear that my husband and I are animal lovers, so naturally when the fall of 2008 rolled in with a serious acorn blight of some kind, our thoughts turned immediately to the hungry squirrels. Our house … Continue reading →

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