Falling

Autumn has it reputation. Despite its fleeting beauty, it is a harbinger of darker times. Leaves die and fall to the ground. Animals hibernate. And in my part of the country, we know that we must brace for months of cold. Thus, as a defense against the gathering melancholia, fall may indeed be the best …

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Southern Charm

It is impossible to visit Savannah, Georgia and not fantasize about living there. My husband and I just spent 4 days enjoying its wonders. It is supremely walkable and the weather is temperate (keeping it real: we have only visited in late winter - one suspects that summer may be a tad warm. ) There …

South End

Remember my brief residency in Cambridge, Ma? Well, I did it one better last weekend. My daughter’s boyfriend was away. So with money in my pocket from my temp job, she and I planned and executed a perfect mother-daughter weekend. I had ordered up the warm and sunny weather in advance so all that remained …

Complex world/simple pleasures

Not that anyone has complained, but I have been feeling guilty about abandoning this blog for over a month. Maybe not enough is going on in my life to write about. Maybe too much is going on to write about. In either case, even though or perhaps because the world seems terrible of late, I …

Collectibles

What do you collect? I didn't really have any childhood obsessions (minus the paper dolls) and as an adult have spent a regrettable amount on shoes and dresses but I would hardly call the rats nest in my closet a “collection.” My true collectible has emerged in later years: condiments. Or more accurately, unusual ingredients. …