Suprise Me

World War II murders and casualties overshadowed my childhood. Read More

We would go to Bloomingdale's and Saks and try on all the hats in the hat department until the sales people threw us out. Read More

My whole world lies waiting Read More

"The king is pregnant." C'mon, what's not to love about that sentence? Read More

Looking back at modern dance lessons in Manhattan, and the drive through the Holland Tunnel to get there. Read More

After a couple of incidents this winter, I've concluded that I'd unconsciously adopted the successful survival strategies of the crow. Read More

Until I was a teenager, I thought a “Sampler” was a box of chocolates. Then my grandmother died and many of her items found their way to us in California. Included in this trove was a sampler — a framed textile and another framed object which I will describe below. A “sampler”, loosely defined, is… Read More

I would eagerly marry into the British royal family just so I could wear hats. Read More

  I wish i had had taken better care of this car and kept it to this day. It was worthy. Whenever I see one I harken back to the days of driving far too fast and scaring the snot out of my friends. I usually had Queensryche Operation Mindcrime or Metallica Master of Puppets… Read More

When we work together, there is a greater chance we can solve the problem, from rescuing a tortoise to tackling the huge issues that plague our neighborhoods and our country. Read More