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It boggles my mind that my husband Peter died over four years ago.  On one hand it seems like it happened just yesterday.  On the other hand, it seems like it was a lifetime ago.  [...]

Laurie Burrows Grad, 75, sits down to a roasted chicken dinner in her Los Angeles home. A cookbook author, she included nine recipes with advice on cooking for one in the book she wrote after her [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yo3v3h2g0Y sung by the fabulous Eartha Kitt  Since I moved into my new condo, I have been roaming around the house quite contentedly.  But the other [...]

“When you can’t look on the bright side, I will sit with you in the dark.” Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland After my husband died four years ago, I realized that my ringtone from Spamalot, [...]

“At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening.” – Heather Hepler  When grief hits, all control flies out the window.  When my [...]

My husband Peter died four years ago. How can that be?  Four years and counting; treading steadily through the muck of grief.  Even though it seems like a long slog, when I look back at [...]

Here is my link to my podcast with my friend Lisa Birnbach [...]

Here is a link to my recent Live LA Radio Podcast with the fabulous Jamie Bronstein Olson. https://www.latalkradio.com/sites/default/files/Videos/Lovetalk-071519_0.mp4   Please feel free to [...]

“Patience is a virtue” is a saying that doesn’t gibe with our society that demands instant gratification.  Today we expect our packages to be delivered the same day; we insist that our Postmates [...]

“Time does not bring relief; you all have lied.” Edna St. Vincent Millay  I will never get over my grief. When my husband Peter and I used to take long car trips with my son, Nick would always [...]