Her husband Harry told me, “There are fans and then there are FANATICS. Suzanne is a FANATIC.” My high school buddy Sue wasn’t always this way, but once she moved to Boston for grad school, she drank the Kool-aid and she’s been a Red Sox fan ever since. We went to a game together this…
My father Gary always says, “Life is about keeping yourself entertained.” He does it by cooking for friends, keeping up with his admirers, and puzzling out the New York Times crosswords. I do it by stocking up with office supplies. My friend Darlene B. knows this about me, and she’s got a highly-attuned sense…
NEW FEATURE ** LIVE VIDEO!! Click on IMG_0337 — A video of me showing you Cate’s “Thank You” puzzle. * I’m working on Cate’s puzzle. I needed a drink halfway through. Went for cranberry juice. Wanted vodka. I’m still not done. Finally at 2 AM I gave up for the night. Please Share
My Mom keeps me in workout clothes. It’s funny, since she never has loved exercising — until recently, when she tentatively shows up at a local gym. She knows that I can and will use anything & everything she gets me, and over the years, she’s always been the one to find me the cutest/sexiest/most…
Melissa C. knows about everything organic, and I look to her for inspiration. She came over to help me with my computer and at the end of our session, gave me a surprise Christmas/Hanukkah gift — Weleda body oils. I put on some lavendar immediately, since I’ve heard that has a calming effect. Maybe if…
My pen pal Cate, age 7, sent me a thank you in the form of a puzzle today. I’ll show it to you after I put it together. Be patient… it may take me a few days! Video of Cate’s puzzle Please Share
Any office supply is my friend. And something that’s floral is even better. Darlene, who knows me very well, hit it out of the park. She found floral file folders. And a combination clipboard that’s floral, of course, and when you open it up — there’s a lined notepad inside. Needless to say I am…
Matt Wunder, the Director of Da Vinci Design school in Hawthorne, is a consummate master of outreach. On the strength of his winning personality, and the excellence of the K-12 students at his school for under-served kids .. he has attracted a community of powerful people in the arts & education to support his campus….
My sister Annie asked what I wanted for Christmas — and for once I had an answer. “Tory Burch perfume,” I said without hesitation. “The new orange one.” I’d gone to her store in Century City and sniffed it a month before after I saw it mentioned in MORE Magazine. Annie got it for me,…
Donna’s a Cancer, which means she understands the importance of making one’s home a safe place to retreat to… which I recognized when her gifts were a personalized coffee mug with my initial “E”, a light beige throw to snuggle under, and a bottle of wine (for Vin). Donna didn’t just give a gift:…
