Life
Perpetual table: embrace the gathering
Recently I heard an interview with Lord John Alderdice who was instrumental in brokering peace in Ireland over…
Life
Changing the world – one Pasty at a time
This summer I have interacted with people from South Africa, Iran, India, China, England, The Netherlands, Taiwan, and…
Life
The storyteller | Patty Luzzi
My mother had five sisters and one brother. Although he was younger by six years, Mom and her…
Life
Learning ‘poise’ at a tender age| Patty Luzzi
We just got home from a two-week trip to California. We managed to make it to two family…
Life
Hungry for loved ones | Patty Luzzi
As children we dreaded a visit from Aunt Izzy. Although she was one of our favorite aunts, she…
Life
If I could see her now | Patty Luzzi
Just for fun I listened to the television program as if my mom had just appeared from 1986.
Opinion
The Gulf: love – and heartbreak | Patty Luzzi
I suspect that most people have a soft spot in their hearts for at least one geographical location.
Life
Music of the world right outside your door | Patty Luzzi
We met some friends at the Seattle waterfront in February for a nice dinner. Afterward Lenny said he…
Opinion
Bells, moose and strawberries | Patty Luzzi
It all began when I found a bell in a souvenir shop when I was a young teen.…
Opinion
Just ask – you may be surprised | Patty Luzzi
I realized that my sister, Jeanette, was feeling a bit invisible. She had been job-hunting since late in…
Opinion
Bridge, life – and memories
I’ve heard it said that you’re not dead until there is no one left who remembers you. Somehow…
Opinion
It makes census to me | Patty Luzzi
When you become a grown-up American, there are certain things you do because you live in this country.The…
Opinion
On the road again | Patty Luzzi
When I began to think about the topic for this column, there was a television commercial in my…
Opinion
The legacy of a sports mom | Patty Luzzi
Recently we were in a car on our way to a restaurant to meet relatives. Our sons, Joe…
News
‘I see you’ sounds lovely indeed | Patty Luzzi
I have had three experiences in the last few weeks that have stayed on my mind as I’ve…
Opinion
Hope for the New Year | Patty Luzzi
Because I am married to an entertainer, we are not always together for the stars-in-your-eyes-kiss, and the clink…
Opinion
My New Year’s task is to help the horders | Patty Luzzi
My husband and I each have three jobs, and December is the busiest time of year for all…
Opinion
The Last Happy Christmas | Patty Luzzi
Hello, everyone! Happy Luzzi here. For those of you just joining Patty (The Mom) on her columnist gig,…
Opinion
The cool, and the un-cool
Hey, you! Yeah, you with the tattoos and the earbuds pumping music into your brain. I have something…
Opinion
Patty Luzzi | The dance of retail
After a bountiful summer of farmer’s markets, and the harvest of backyard produce, Halloween marks the first true…