Juvenescence
I have a 12 year old and the beginnings of her embarrassment as a direct result of me just being me has begun. My cold winter days are warmed with…
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October 1, 2024
The Quiet Car
Breaking out of New York City into the bucolic Hudson Valley on Amtrak’s Empire Service train is a tradition my daughter and I have enjoyed since she was three. Riding…
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September 30, 2024
Iris Apfel
Jersey City is the last place you would expect to meet Iris Apfel. In 2004, I encountered Iris while attending an opening for a friend’s art studio... in Jersey City…
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March 7, 2024
The Russians
In 2009, I moved from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Greenwich Village and faced the impossible task of finding an affordable art studio in one of New York’s…
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January 3, 2023
I Met Andy Warhol
Thanks to my mother's ability to literally speak to anyone👩👧, I met Andy Warhol. 👨🎨 We were on my first trip to New York City ✈️ in 1986 with my…
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December 31, 2022
Oh My Lord
I am happy to present my Ten Lords a Leaping ornament, or as I am secretly calling it... “Oh My Lord!” This year’s ornament is inspired by the dance icon…
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November 28, 2022
Cleaning Like A Mother
My Saturday mornings are about cleaning up. Ok. I just lied. TO YOUR FACE. Every day is about cleaning up in motherhood. However, on Saturdays I take it a bit…
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August 14, 2022
Peach Ice Cream
Headed into the pinnacle summer weekend with wobbly legs and uneasy feels about the nation. I don't have a profound solution for a way forward other than protest and vote.…
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June 30, 2022
The French Connection
How did a family from Fayetteville, Georgia become un petit peu Français? It all started in 1974 when my dad left his job at Eastern Airlines in Charlotte, N.C. to…
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May 12, 2022