Mom and I went leaf peeping in the Berkshires and Vermont. Wasn't much to peep at. There were some colors, but they were muted. No vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows to be seen. It was still fun to do some exploring. We saw a nice collection of master paintings at the Clark Institute. We... Continue Reading →
It's fall...I've accepted that it's fall, albeit a few weeks late. This weekend, I brought out my sweaters and baked pumpkin muffins. I've been baking these muffins for about 20 years. I received a muffin recipe book when I was a teen—maybe for my birthday,... Continue Reading →
I was in the same room as Molly Ringwald the other day. I was in the same room as the darling of John Hughes's films. Films that I've watched countless times. Films that I own on videotape but haven't gotten rid of. So Molly just publisher her debut novel and came to my neighborhood... Continue Reading →
I subsist on beanie weenies* so I can go out and do things like watch Hugh Laurie play the blues and watch Saul Williams talk. If you know who Hugh Laurie is, you may be thinking, what? He's an actor. He's Gregory House. He's Bertie Wooster. Yes, he is those characters. But he is also... Continue Reading →
SWF ISO a straight version of David Sedaris crossed with a straight version of Michael Stipe crossed with Kermit the Frog. Is this why I am still single? I saw David Sedaris speak last weekend. Here is one of the stories he read. The stories he writes are clever in their own right,... Continue Reading →
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