V Is for Vee Vee

I'm winding up the A–Z bar list. I had brunch at Vee Vee the other day, and it was fantastic!                   I opted for a grapefruit mimosa instead of a beer at 11:00 am. The veggie frittata and homemade biscuit were scrumptious.          ... Continue Reading →

Ayer Mansion and Gallery 360

Phew! I just hopped off the hamster wheel that is my life to do a quick check-in. Last weekend, I visited the Ayer Mansion. Its claim to fame is that it's the sole surviving residence that was originally designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.                 Yes, famed stained glass... Continue Reading →

Money Can’t Buy Happiness

That's my takeaway from F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night (#28 on Modern Library's Top 100 Novels List) and Wuthering Heights (#73 on AFI's Top 100 Movies List). Tender Is the Night focuses on a husband and wife who seems like a dazzling duo at the outset. They're wealthy, flit between European countries, and... Continue Reading →

T – 58 Days

I'm closing the book on another decade in fewer than two months!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! I'm taking solace in my new Peeps socks.             I have 20 things left to do on my list and am trying to talk myself into staying calm. I'm planning to finish Tender Is the Night... Continue Reading →

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