You darling readers have given me some wonderful feedback on this column, and I appreciate it. I especially love when you think I’m funny. Actually, I think my friends are way funnier than me. So I thought I’d share a couple of their stories to prove...

Grief seems to be the topic de jour. It’s everywhere. Anderson Cooper’s new podcast, “All There Is” touches on his grief from the deaths of his father when he was 10, his brother who committed suicide and his famous mother Gloria Vanderbilt who...

When Margaret was little, she had an uncle who always held court at holiday time, receiving endless praise from relatives gathered around the table. He was a major philanthropist to many political, cultural and social causes. Having an audience was one...

After reading the title of this blog post, many of you might be wondering, "How bad could it be?" "To whom might she be referring?" "Did it actually come to fruition?" and "Who scraped Sheri off the floor?" My story begins with the blessing of...

We know you’ve heard us loud and clear talking about the delicate matter of hearing loss. We each have our own way of dealing with this deficit. Most of us are in complete denial. We avoid dealing with it because: We despise the look of hearing...

This blog will be short, simple and delicious in honor of national bagel week. Yes, food is not the be-all-and-end-all in the scheme of world peace, but a great melt-in-your-mouth cheese bagel can do wonders for your mood and others’ outlook as well. So,...

Happy New Year! Because this is my first column of 2023, I probably should be saying something motivational about starting fresh or taking advantage of the clean slate of a new year or making positive changes and resolutions.  It seems like there is...

"FLY!" That's the word that “flew” into my head as my middle child was on the cusp of graduating from preschool. While it may seem to be an insignificant milestone, compared to the many others that we, as parents or guardians will face in the...

We've written about a new year as a time to make obligatory resolutions in a quest to be better people. We know that resolutions can be about almost anything and even now, a few days past Jan. 1, you may already have broken one, two or a few of yours....

As the year ends and some of us make resolutions, looks often come up in what we can change. We suggest a different strategy. Looks have never been topmost, though we like to look good. We have our reasons. Growing up, Margaret's mother preached: "Pretty...

Happy Hanukkah! The candles are lit, the wax is dripping, the latkes are sizzling, and the house will smell like it for a week. Let’s celebrate the miracle of Hanukkah with eight random thoughts, one for each night, from my brain to yours. I don’t...

Editor’s note: Amy Fenster Brown was part of the Light’s 2015 Class of Unsung Heroes because of her outstanding volunteer contributions. Here, she writes about what she knows, though she isn’t one to tout her many achievements. It’s our favorite...