Our Potato-Salad Recipe Swap

by margaret on July 2, 2009

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Y ES, WE TSP SISTERS ARE MAKING POTATO SALAD in all its versions, to kick off another sisterly recipe swap this holiday weekend. You could just get a needed laugh from the dancing potato-salad triplets above, circa 1944, or actually go grab and share recipes. Sister Marion’s got the one that sealed her marriage; our Sister Paige offers hers, and vintage goodies from her wild recipe-box collection. Click those two links to enjoy. Happy 4th!

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Our Littlest Sister Turns 5!

by margaret on July 2, 2009

capucine-at-5O UR FAVORITE PETITE FRENCHIE, Capucine, who’s like a baby sister to all of us at TSP, turned 5 last week, and her mama made a tribute video for her. Help Anastasia wish Capucine a Bon Anniversaire!

Sheilaa Hite’s July Horoscopes

by Anastasia on June 30, 2009

By Sheilaa Hite
sheilaahite3-278x420SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVIN’ IS EASY” and, “When a bee lies sleeping in the palm of your hand” are lines from two of my favorite songs.  Both lines speak of an idyllic time when all the forces of nature relax and live together in harmony.  By simply allowing yourself to be in sync with life, rather than trying to control it, you’ll automatically flow with the current—and then, effortlessly—you’ll find yourself in perfect alignment with Universal harmony. [click to continue…]

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A Sister Bond Is Made

by Anastasia on June 30, 2009

3631299166_3bf0829828CONGRATULATIONS TO Leta (of dooce.com fame), on her new role as big sister from all of us at TSP! We’ve been speculating about this sisterhood like the rest of the world, and welcome Leta and Marlo to the ranks of sisterhood with blessings. The image above was posted on Flickr by the proud father, and shot (get this) by his sister, the perfect person to capture the moment of the siblings’ connection.

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Writing Something? Marion’s Tips

by margaret on June 29, 2009

smallyellowpad-1ARE YOU WRITING SOMETHING? Don’t be shy; everybody is writing something about their lives these days (isn’t that what blogging is?). Though school’s out for the summer where our sister Marion teaches memoir writing, she’s offering up some tactics here to help us sisters get it all down. The first installment is an exercise about finding the story among all those details. You can read it here.

Happy Birthday, Gilda Radner

by Anastasia on June 28, 2009

By Paige Smith Orloff

Photo by Ann Clifford/LIFE Images

Photo by Ann Clifford/LIFE Images

TODAY’S THE DAY to wish a fond “Happy Birthday” to one of my favorite actresses and comediennes, the breathtakingly funny Gilda Radner, who made her mark on Saturday Night Live with characters like the brassy newscaster Rosanne Rosannadanna and the goofy, geeky fiancée of Bill Murray, Emily Litela. Gilda’s timing and fearlessness were unparalleled, but her funny was also full of wisdom. [click to continue…]

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Our Sister’s 10 Summer Goals

by margaret on June 26, 2009

summer-collageSISTER PAIGE MADE HERSELF YET ANOTHER TO-DO LIST, but this list involves fireflies and running in the rain and maybe, just maybe, a grown-up sleepaway with her husband. Read her 10 summer goals, and share yours.

Sister Flick: ‘My Sister’s Keeper’

by margaret on June 26, 2009

YouTube Preview Image THE MOVIE ADAPTATION of Jodi Picoult’s best-selling novel, My Sister’s Keeper, opens today. We at TSP haven’t seen it yet, but it seems like a natural addition to our list of ultimate sister flicks. [click to continue…]

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Out of Loss, a Poem Rises

by Anastasia on June 25, 2009

silence-c-bonnie-mclaughlinWE’VE TRAVERSED A LONG list of subjects and stories on how to live with a sister (and as a sister), but one of the most poignant topics that keeps emerging from the narrative of TSP is how do live when a sister is lost. A reader and member of our growing TSP family, Gabi Coatsworth, shared a poem with us in a comment, a poem about struggling to reconcile the death of her sister. We’d like to share it with you: [click to continue…]

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In My DVD Player: ‘Brick Lane’

by margaret on June 24, 2009

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I DON’T KNOW WHAT BROUGHT ME TO RENT Brick Lane, the story of Nazneen, a Bangladeshi girl separated from her sister and sent to London to face an arranged marriage with a man twice her age, and to face years of longing for her sibling. I cannot recommend it more highly, but to be clear, it was not some sad tale of loss and more loss, but full of surprises. Like these: [click to continue…]

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Sisterhood Looks Good On You

by margaret on June 24, 2009

By Paige Smith Orloff

Lindsay Keating-Moore's Feminist Montage Dress

Lindsay Keating-Moore's Feminist Montage Dress

P UTTING TOGETHER LAST week’s musing on the Brontë sisters, I stumbled upon the work of Minneapolis artist Lindsay Keating-Moore, who hand-cuts stencil portraits of famous feminists and uses the stencils to decorate recycled T-shirts and dresses, even buttons. The portraits are strong and gorgeous, the clothing fantastic, and the footprint enviable: about as green as you can get. Have a look, in a slideshow: [click to continue…]

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Unable to Help Ourselves…

by margaret on June 23, 2009

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U NABLE TO HELP OURSELVES OR SHOW RESTRAINT (you know how *weak* and *silly* women are, don’t you?) the sisters of TSP acted impulsively to show you this video, which about sums up the gender gap and all other aspects of sexual discrimination. Phew! Thank you, almightly BBC (and specifically the program That Mitchell and Webb Look); you have the gift to make even the thorniest topics sound hilarious. You, BBC, are *ace* and have our endless love.

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Thoughts of June Carter Cash

by margaret on June 23, 2009

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T HE MIDDLE GIRL OF MOTHER MAYBELLE’S THREE DAUGHTERS, Valerie June Carter, was born on this day in June 1929. June’s duet of “Pine Tree” with her third husband, Johnny Cash, is our oldest TSP sister Margaret’s favorite of Johnny and June’s work together, from the 1973 album “Johnny Cash and His Woman.” We’re marking June Carter Cash’s birthday by sharing that song, a tale of jealousy, and of trust (the lyrics follow): [click to continue…]

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