Category Archives: miscellany

Magazine Notes

Force fed a steady diet of magazines over the weekend, I am now a fount of information – most of it unneeded. Here are a few of the gems I uncovered: Last week’s New York magazine (the fashion issue, and I received it yesterday) featured food diaries of four people connected to the fashion world. […]

Catching Up ….

I am not the type of person who can just let piles of laundry sit in suitcases until I get around to it. So, I’ve beeen running on adrenaline since we walked into the house last night at 8pm. On the upside? I got to watch Studio 60 during its time slot instead of online. […]

Good day to read ….

Good morning! My task today is to take care of things that are broken. I have to send back my coffee maker for a replacement (Starbucks will be quite familiar with me in the interim), and just finished my Comcast technician call – when you don’t have audio on ESPN classic, it’s a sad day […]

Read, Watch, Listen

Looking for something to do this holiday Monday? Try the following: Do you have about two hours? I suggest you read Calvin Trillin’s lovely book, About Alice. Originally a piece for the New Yorker (in a shorter form), it speaks of Trillin’s love and adoration for his wife, Alice. Loved it. Only have 92 minutes? […]

Nothing to Buy

This could well be the month of frustrated shopping for me. I am all ready for spring, and “new” – don’t try to palm off that clearance item on me, missy! :) and yet, the items that are beckoning to me aren’t really available. Take the adorable mug above, from Emma Bridgewater. I need it! […]