Kitt Shapiro shares about life with her mother Eartha Kitt

August 5, 2013

Kitt Shapiro, Only Child Of Eartha Kitt, Honors Legendary Mother with Simply Eartha Lifestyle Brand

Kitt Shapiro, Only Child Of Eartha Kitt, Honors Legendary Mother With Lifestyle Collection Of Home, Gift Items The amazing press I have received since launching Simply Eartha is a true testament to the way my mother lived her life and the impact she had on this earth. I beam with pride. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/02/kitt-shapiro-eartha-kitt-lifestyle-collection_n_3697969.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment&ir=Entertainment

April 15, 2013

Never miss an opportunity to shut up

celebrity quotes , Eartha Kitt , Wisdom

How true it is. We often miss what’s truly said because we are too busy talking. Or listening. To our music devices, television, computers. Trying to tune out the real world. We talk so much, others don’t listen anymore. I love the sound of silence. My mother (Eartha Kitt) loved the sound of her own […]

April 9, 2013

Colon Cancer Awareness

Cancer Awareness , Care Giver

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March 19, 2013

Life after death of an iconic mother | Eartha Kitt | The Voice

Eartha Kitt , Honoring , Memories , Mothers and daughters , Parenting

Life after death of an iconic mother | The Voice Online

March 13, 2013

Westport Article

Eartha Kitt , Honoring , Organic Lifestyle , Style

Eartha & Kitt The unbreakable bond of mother (Eartha Kitt) and daughter (Kitt Shapiro) lives on in wisdom, wit and love. Westport Magazine March/April 2013 http://earthakitt.com/WestportMagMarch2013/

December 7, 2012

Eartha Kitt – Santa Baby

Christmas , Eartha Kitt

Tis the season for “Santa Baby”. The song. My mother (Eartha Kitt) first recorded that song, written by Joan Javits and Phil Springer, in 1953 with Henri René and his Orchestra. It quickly became a huge hit and she re-recorded it on several more albums. She never grew tired of singing it, and her fans […]

September 8, 2012

Born Again

Eartha Kitt , Family , Honoring , Mothers and daughters

“A person is born twice. First, at birth, and then again, when his mother dies.” I heard Rufus Wainright say that on a recent CBS Sunday Morning show. That statement rang so true for me that I had to pause and write it down. I now re-read it daily as I embark on a new […]

May 13, 2012

Simply Eartha: A Mother’s Love on Mother’s Day

Eartha Kitt , Honoring , Mothers and daughters

Since my mother died, Mother’s Day has been filled with mixed emotions, celebrating my life as a mother, while longing for my own. The greatest gift my mother gave me was knowing that she always loved me. All the more remarkable, because as a child, love was something she never had. Sometimes, I felt that […]

April 7, 2012

Simply Eartha: Don’t Panic. Eartha Kitt’s Words and Wisdom

Honoring , Inspiration , Parenting

As my mother, Eartha Kitt, neared the end of her life, it often amazed me how she would frequently state that she had no regrets. She had lived a truly incredible life, always followed her gut, stayed true to herself and relished every second of the journey. She felt she was complete. Had done what […]

March 23, 2012

Flower Power. A story of parenting Eartha style

Honoring , Mothers and daughters , Parenting , Wisdom

My mother (Eartha Kitt) walked into the room when I was almost done with my task. She quietly came and sat on the floor beside me. Slowly and meticulously, she reached and picked up each and every one of the discarded petals with one hand and laid them down, ever so delicately, in the palm […]