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Anne Roche

Anne Roche

Lots and Lots of Bread

Lots and Lots of Bread

British Airways canceled my flight home the night before I was supposed to leave London. The airline had been a pain in the ass from the minute I booked the ticket and this latest development added to my overall foreboding about the travel part of my otherwise stellar visit to

Life Raft

Life Raft

I wrote this years before the pandemic. It still holds true for me although I recognize there are exceptions. I don't always have an easy time relying on myself - unexpected transitions throw me - but simple doesn't mean easy. People seem to be always reaching

Yes Please, More Please, Now Please, You Please.

Yes Please, More Please, Now Please, You Please.

I was on a call recently with a business community I belong to and we were talking about how we serve our clients. It quickly became clear that the more we honed in on who we wanted to work with - and who we didn’t, the easier the work

White Hot Center

White Hot Center

I’m a Bravo fan. I find the shows fascinating from a psychological standpoint. Honestly, I could write a dissertation on every franchise. What’s currently preoccupying me in the Bravoverse - and this will come as no surprise to Bravo fans - is #Scandavol. Scandavol is the tag name

Going Back to Spring Forward

Going Back to Spring Forward

I recently spent the weekend in Chicago visiting a dear college friend. We headed back to Beloit College and spent a beautiful spring day walking around the gorgeous campus. I haven't been back since I graduated 31 years ago. Not out of protest - more out of indifference.

So Many Mothers

So Many Mothers

I’ve been lucky to have many mothers in my life. I'm not a huge fan of constructs - Mother's Day for instance. How about we celebrate those we call Mother every day? Having said that, I can't help but think of the women

Pegnataro's

Pegnataro's

A dessert love story. Although I wasn’t totally aware at the time, I didn’t get a lot of one-on-one time with my father as a child. He worked a lot. And I was one of five kids. My mother was great at making his presence felt even when