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The Outlaw Mary Jane
I belong to an exclusive society whose password is “I do.” We call ourselves the outlaws and bow to a fearless and fertile leader who launched this club 57 years ago. Grandma Mary Jane makes selective...
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The Gifts from my Grandmas (a post by Mary Margaret)
Faithful Blog-reader, I’m terribly sorry to have misled you, but my name isn’t really Molly. No, like Molly Pitcher and Molly Lincoln, my real name is Mary. Mary Margaret Biskupic. I’m fortunate enough...
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Happy birthday to the Outlaw Mary Jane and the In-Law Donna
We’ve noticed that the sweetest candy and the shiniest shoes are called Mary Janes. And, though both have been around much longer than our beloved Outlaw Mary Jane, we think the three Mary Janes share...
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Their love is here to stay
Had fate been just a little bit kinder and my father in-law a little less polite, we’d all have been at the race track yesterday. We’d vet horses by name, number and jockey silk, and raise our glasses...
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Last dance with Mary Jane
My mother in-law, Grandma Mary Jane, has always been tall. I like to think it’s because she’s risen to every occasion in her life. Believing reciprocal love a matter of course, Mary Jane has gracefully...
View ArticleMy favorite photo — Grandma Mary Jane
All pictures tell a story. This one tells three. See the devoted Grandma Mary Jane, lover of life, family and Broadway shows. She made her way, as a matter of course, from an assisted living center in...
View ArticleBeautiful things: Another magic mirror
Last week, my sister in-law Nancy gave my son Charlie and his fiancée Tara a beautiful engagement present. As I've written before, Nancy celebrates moments and memories in extraordinarily thoughtful...
View ArticleBest. Mom. Ever.
I gave my son a T-shirt for his birthday because I thought it was cute. He's a 34-year old man who lives and works in New York City so you'd think his options for wearing cute T-shirts might be...
View ArticleHere’s to two thoroughbreds and the lucky family they raised
I spent a beautiful Saturday with my in-laws this week, thanks to the magic of memories and Churchill Downs. Vince and Mary Jane Biskupic loved to spend an afternoon at the racetrack, he for the...
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