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Jane Clifford: Moms and dads were couples first

By Jane Clifford at February 1, 2012 | 9:10 pm | 1 Comments

hands touching

ShareEvery year at this time, I think about when my husband and I started dating, fell in love, got married. I’m reminded of it, of course, because that heart-filled holiday this month is the one day (other than our wedding anniversary) to celebrate the relationship we have with our life partner. I ran across a [...]

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Chime In: Date Night

By Jane Clifford at February 1, 2012 | 8:50 pm | 0 Comment

couple kissing

Share Parents, this is where we hope to hear from you. Think of it as a virtual kitchen table and pull up a chair and join the conversation. It’s not easy to find time to “date” your partner. If you do, share how you make it happen. Tweet(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = [...]

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Jane Clifford: Keeping holiday spirit alive

By Jane Clifford at January 1, 2012 | 4:26 pm | 1 Comments

Quote on gratitude

Share Well, it’s over. The most wonderful time of the year. All that shopping, the traffic at the malls, the wrapping, the cooking and baking, the visiting with family and friends … did I mention the traffic at the malls? Except for that last one, I love all that stuff. Partly, it’s because something magical [...]

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Chime In: Say You Will

By Jane Clifford at January 1, 2012 | 3:30 pm | 0 Comment

Trash facts

Share In keeping with the museum’s new exhibition focusing on trash, and making changes in the new year, tell us how how you plan to make a difference! Tweet(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();

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Jane Clifford: The Annual Give and Take

By Jane Clifford at December 1, 2011 | 8:40 am | 1 Comments

toys and stuff

ShareNo matter what your culture or faith, if you live in this country, your children have the “gimees” this month. It’s an infectious disease, really, fostered by television commercials, stores and, sometimes us parents. I “treated” all four of my kids for it. Every year. I’m not a doctor but I certainly played one in [...]

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