I learned something from Joy Behar, when she was on “The View”. She said she always leaves a tip for Housekeeping every day when she stays in a hotel. She reasoned, “If it’s a different maid when I check out, she won’t get any part of it if I do it all the final day.”…
There was a nice feeling in the air when we arrived in Providence this afternoon. Winter’s woes are over. Spring has sprung. Flowering trees, locals fearlessly daring to stroll without coats. The Front Desk folks welcomed me back. I wasn’t here in February — the Rhode Island School of Design Board meeting was in New…
I usually write a note to Daniel, the man who brings in our trash cans every Wednesday. It’s probably not necessary, but it takes me a second — and maybe it’s my imagination, but Daniel always seems to give me a big, cheery wave when I see him… so who’s to say it’s not important?…
An article I sent my daughter … so she has something in the mail… and a little maternal advice about what a termite looks like. Something “with wings” flew into her apartment and I wanted to warn her — it might be these. Please Share
I finally went to work out on Friday morning… not with my regular teacher, but with Holly… who caught me up on a lot of sad news that had happened while I was away. Evidently Courtney, who’s a teacher at the Pilates studio, got very ill. I hastened to write her a note and hope…
My friend Gloria Shepard loves her cats. She makes them special food, takes them to special doctors, gives them special care. They are her ‘babies’, just as much as her two-legged offspring. I loved this card with the crown-wearing kitten, and knew Gloria would love it too. I’m a bit ahead for Mother’s Day but…
I have a trick. My father figured it out — that when we couldn’t get through the labyrintine telephone trees to get a hold of doctors, he’d fax them a note — to get it through to them via ‘the back channels’. I do one better. If I can’t deal with a computer phone…
We gave a party last night. It was for Father Eric, who’s led the Paulist Productions out here in Los Angeles for the last five years. He got a major promotion — going to head up Paulists in New York. We wanted to honor him, and had about 5o people over — along with a…
As I waited for my car to be fixed, I spied an inspirational quote on the glass wall. My photography skills are not at their best in the morning, and I have to admit, they’re not all that good ANY time. But I was so affected by the quote — by Dr. Ferdinand Porsche —…
Pat White and I were Trustees at the Rhode Island School of Design… and during a break in the meetings, she admired my light gray Oxfords (with their yellow soles and laces). It was then she taught me a new word: “Brogues”. She had a pair of blue ones she loved, and the hunt has…
