It it truly a “tale of two cities”, as the library card says. On the night of Matt and Teylor’s wedding in North Carolina, I will be in Michigan, being honored at a leadership conference. When Matt + Teylor’s invitation came, it took me a minute to think, “Wait, isn’t there something then?” I didn’t…
My sister Annie’s friend John Sykes is a master with meat. He has his own smoker, evidently. He barbeques beef, ribs, brisket like the Food Network’s Guy Fieri loves. After our Fourth of July celebration at Annie’s yesterday, I remembered I had the perfect card — I bought it with my friend Karen Schmidt at…
It had been a while since I last heard from Cate Ferrall. She’s a busy 2nd grader, and I didn’t want to interfere with her homework. But I was thinking of her even so, and vowed that when school ended and summer began, I’d write her a quick note to say “hi”. She beat me…
Sorry I was away, dear readers. I went to Montreal and Quebec City for our 8th anniversary … and figuring out how to communicate from there was beyond my limited scope. (Even though I kept on turning off “Data roaming”, my international phone bill still clicked higher & higher every time I checked my e-mails…
My former mother-in-law Naomi always remembers my birthday, and this year was no exception. In return, I’m reminding her of one of my favorite pictures ever of the Goldstein boys — where they had been baking (all under the age of nine) and the kitchen cabinets, the floor, and the countertop was head-to-toe coated in…
OK, so maybe I’m easy. Not that way. In my likes. People who know me — have figured out anything that screams “Thank You”, office supplies, Post Office — makes me happy. Karen, my college roommate from UC Santa Cruz days, knows. She’s always on the look-out for engraved cards with typewriters. And since she…
If you ever wonder if Customer Service is dead, consider this. Alexis Bittar — a jewelry boutique on Third Street in Los Angeles — has taught its salespeople to follow up with e-mails and/or written notes of gratitude. My friend Karen Schmidt got this from her salesperson after she bought me a birthday bracelet. She…
Birthday lunch at The Grove with Gloria, Gloria and Donna. Check. Forever 21 afterwards. Check. A beautiful necklace from Gloria Gordon’s own treasure trove. Unbelievable. Please Share
We had lunch this afternoon at Cafe Mozza, a popular pizza/burratta restaurant by chef Nancy Silverton. To keep with the “Nancy” theme, we met two junior high school friends — Nancy Jamison Paul and Gregory McAllester. Nancy’s son Alec is a talented young filmmaker who’s got a few irons in the fire, and we’ve all…
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