Meeting Places and Romance
An Apology for Demon Rum
Drink can be a great tool for assessing character. I hope my granddaughters can see that you can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles the way his date drinks — or doesn’t — as much as by how he handles his own drink. more »
Every Little Thing
Women who lost husbands years ago tell me that their memory, in time, becomes only a shadow. They recall them fondly ... maybe too fondly. But that is how it should be — for the living and the dead more »
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Aprons have disappeared, along with the once-ubiquitous cotton housedress. Jeans are now the uniform of the day for everyone, regardless of gender, age or girth — or activity, for that matter — from cleaning out the garage to sipping Cosmos at the Ritz, whatevcr a Cosmo is. Mom would have no idea. more »
Is It Speed-Dating Or Dîner En Blanc
After 20 years of events in Paris and elsewhere, Dîner En Blanc is coming to New York City. One observer (see YouTube clip)muses as to whether it's a speed-dating event. Is it still possible to be on the invite list? more »
