Remembering Harry
I think of my brother Harry almost every day. Along with my mother, he is my inspiration for living con brio. An …
Ropes Revisited
On September 2 during our family trip to New York City, many of us saw Orly Genger’s massive sculpture “Red, Yellow and …
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Loves Impressionism is a terrific show I saw yesterday at the sprawling art museum on Boston’s Fenway. The Museum had invited the …
Rice Orchestra on Tour
The Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra of Rice University performed at Meyerhoff Hall in Baltimore last Saturday evening, February 15. My friend Carol …
Remembering Sylvia
Today and each Valentine’s, I think of my dear friend Sylvia Driscoll, who died on Valentine’s Day 1990. She and I were …
Happiness
One doesn’t have to be unhappy to explore and appreciate Gretchen Rubin’s remarkable book, The Happiness Project. Even a happy person like me …
Coral Gables
My son David and his family live in the beautiful city of Coral Gables, Florida, which I am enjoying exploring during frequent …
Chicago Legal Thriller
Elizabeth Cain Diskin’s novel, The Green Line, is a gripping, absorbing thriller that takes readers from lofty law offices in downtown Chicago …
Palm Beach Adventures
Palm Beach is just twenty minutes from our home in Boynton Beach, Florida. Last week I visited three special places there: the Flagler …