At the age of 16, my parents decided to give me a clothing allowance, the objective of which was to teach me how to handle money. The only items from which I was exempt from financial responsibility were my winter coat and my bras. The reason for this, the obvious cost of a winter coat skewing the budget and for me, lushly endowed the need to purchase rather well built and costly foundations. My mother’s … Read More
Among my favorite clothes are things that are just plain comfortable, my J. Crew sweats, my B.C. fleece hoody, and my 7 year old paddock boots, for example. They are cozy, the first items I “go to” when I want to relax. Long plane trips, 12 hour days devoted to my keyboard, or just managing an onslaught of family errands, I refuse to sacrifice physical solace. For many other women, this state of being would … Read More
The Queen Bee is a marvel of nature. Flying 600 feet into the air she performs a marriage dance that initiates the fertilization process of the entire hive. Dedicating her whole life to the birth of her colony, she singularly produces thousands of honeybees, who in turn, devote their lives to sustaining ours. The hive is a sacred monastery, where mostly females reside with the sole purpose of taking care of each other and … Read More
It’s Halloween weekend and I am on Block Island where I have managed to escape for a couple of days of R & R. It’s isolated up here, windy, cold and rejuvenating with the shroud of ocean air and autumn light that anoints this tiny jewel floating 12 miles off the coast of Rhode Island. I have been here many times, on retreats with my friends, summering with my family, finding a moment of peace … Read More
The New York skyline is an exquisite work of art, a sculpted landscape of concrete and glass that seems to defy gravity with skyscrapers whose facades soar skyward in a diaspora of architectural grace. The details on these surfaces reflect the evolution of our national ethos and distinguish the differences that inform the New York character. There is a vitality and sensuality in these structures that define a cultural diversity that cannot be duplicated in … Read More
Yesterday was a pretty hectic day. I was up and out by 7 AM for an appointment and back at my desk by 9. Then, quite unexpectedly, I was training into Manhattan by 5 PM to meet my nephew for dinner and a show. After the performance, a private backstage tour capped the day. Exhilarated and exhausted, we arrived back in Westchester after midnight. I am happy that the week-end is a casual affair. I … Read More
“Is the key to love in passion, knowledge, affection?
All three-along with moonlight, roses, groceries,
givings and forgivings, gettings and forgettings”….
Carl Sandburg’s poetic expression of the essence of real love is epitomized in his 1963 verse, HONEY AND SALT. This poem, written late in his life is a tender ode describing a true friendship between a man and a woman. It is my favorite poem because, for me, it defines my marriage. The … Read More