(Huffington Post 2/7/2013)
As we get closer to the Academy Awards, I, like millions, am cramming to see every movie so that I can vote astutely and impress my husband on Oscar night.
"Les Misérables" was first flick on my must-see list.
I took my seat in the theater, looking forward...
(Huffington Post 6/9/2013)
Who's marrying whom, where and when is big news in June as couples across the country give the nuptial nod and promise, "I do." While "Pachelbel's Canon" racks up royalties, loving pairs walk down the aisle and pledge their allegiance to be faithful in good times and in bad, in...
(book 10/1/2010)
Colorful historic remembrances of life in Pound Ridge, New York from the rural 1920s to the swinging 1970s. Now in its second printing, the book features photographs by Fran Collin and graphic design by Gina Federico.
(Huffington Post 11/26/2013)
It's almost turkey time. Conversations abound with how many guests are you having for dinner? What sides are you serving, and are you brining/marinating/smoking/deep-frying/steaming/grilling/rotisserie-spinning your turkey?
(Huffington Post 5/12/2013)
For millions of undergrad and graduate students across the country, their day has come. Graduation weekend, with all the pomp and circumstance, has concluded. This blogger, too, felt great pride as she watched her daughter, wearing a black gown and mortarboard, stroll into a stadium of thousands...
(Huffington Post 5/10/2013)
Several years ago, I got caught up in a trend and threw a "Paint Your Own Pottery" party for one of my children. As the group dove into their creations, I decided to join in. I grabbed a clay plate, layered on some paint with brushes and sponges, and in...
(Huffington Post 4/9/2013)
At a recent luncheon, an interior designer sitting next to me mentioned that she likes working late at night.
"Clients think I'm crazy if I send a proposal or contract at two o'clock in the morning," she said.
I had met a kindred spirit. I, too, have been admonished...
(Huffington Post 2/7/2013)
Who better to spend the weekend with than my 82-year-old mother and hip sister? We had initial plans to sleep at my mom's, go out for lunch, go out for dinner and after breakfast in the morning, leave for New York City and go to an art museum.
This is...
(Huffington Post 12/27/2012)
It was 12:30 on Friday night when the telephone rang. Panic jolted my heart as I picked up the phone. Who calls this late?
"Hi, Mom," my college-age daughter said.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
Laughter ensued. (On her end of the line. Not mine.)
"Everything is...
(Huffington Post 9/1/2013)
It was bad enough emptying the drawers of his antique bureau when he went off to college. In a fog of reminiscence I bagged his old Cub Scout necktie; a clip-on bow tie; a handful of yellow BBs for his air gun; several single socks; a beanie from Africa; never-used...
(Huffington Post 1/17/2013)
Just when you thought we had some down time between New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day, here's something worth putting on your Google calendar: on Monday, January 21, it's Squirrel Appreciation Day. I'm thankful for many things and my list runneth over, but I've never thought squirrels could be coun
(Huffington Post 7/19/2013)
More than 20,000 days into my life and I've finally found the word to change the topic of conversation. Anyhoo, the humorous alteration of "anyhow," came to light in 1945-50. The three-syllable informal adverb, which can be uttered sotto voce or stated...
(Huffington Post 8/21/2013)
From an aerial view, swimming pools are turquoise jewels amidst neighborhood landscapes. And whether the pools are in-ground, above-ground, on the roof, in the basement or at the country club, these welcoming aquatic basins have been attracting swimmers for thousands of years.
