Author: Melinda Jacobs

  • I'm Baaaaaaaack…

    Well, I am back from my cruise on the Mexican Riveria with my in-laws, and this vacation made my Top 5 for A LOT of reasons: beautiful weather, zip lining, and not one fight. Ok, well, maybe just ONE… I was a little nervous about going on this trip, because I had already decided —…

  • What's in a Handbag?

    photos by Tom Weiss Well, it’s snowing AGAIN, and I am sure you’ve reached the point where you just want to take a break and be done with winter. I am right there with you. 🙂 So, how about taking a little mini vacation for a few hours and getting together with some good friends…

  • What's in a famous last name?

    A note to all three of you who read my blog, 🙂 I always get a knot in my stomach when I hear people talking about people in the public eye like they know them so well. People love to to tell stories about people who come from families that are in the limelight, but…

  • Times Are Changing

    Well, everybody, there is a lot going on right now. Times are… changing. So, without further ado, here is my blog for the day: I am feeling guilt and sadness as the many writers who have worked so hard are out of their jobs, and yet my gut tells me that Mr. Bartel made a…

  • Being Glamorous — I am over it!

    Ok, while I sit here in my favorite Karen Neuburger house clothes, it dawned on me that there is no time like the present to talk about why I won’t be attending many social functions anymore. As you may know, I recently turned 40, and along with feeling a little bit older, I feel a…

  • Happy Valentine's Day — not just today, but every day!

    I for one think that to have one day to tell the people you care about how much you love them is nothing more than an opportunity for stores to raise the price of flowers and chocolates to make up for the 364 other days when we don’t give our loved ones a special something…