love, black diamonds and icing – a sports commentary
Some women are gifted athletes, dedicated fitness enthusiasts or true-blue “sports moms”. I am not one of them and hand-over-heart,… read more
exceptions are the rule: my top 10 list on how NOT to look like hell
We’ve all seen the ubiquitous rules on style that just about every fashion magazine publishes at least once a year… read more
coat check confessions
Preamble Yesterday evening Simon and I were out for dinner with our friends, Rob and Tessa. We were in London… read more
child on board: a post-sandy hook reflection
I began drafting an essay on parenting and cynicism several months ago and then just left it for some reason…. read more
wiennese waltz, an opera
Vienna, December 2012 ACT 1 My beautiful (very beautiful) Mexican friend, Valentina, called me a few weeks prior to a… read more
on ironing
Connecticut, 2005 (yes, 2005) Tonight as I was doing the ironing, I was thinking that I might like to… read more