What Is Beauty? It’s Seeing the World for the First Time — At Abbott’s Lagoon
The exuberant summer foliage we witnessed at Abbott’s Lagoon the other day felt like a gift . . . from somewhere. A tossed bouquet. Read more.
Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.
The Fourth of July — With Liberty and Justice for All
Some think flying the American flag is a right-wing thing to do. For me, the flag is a symbol of good old “liberty and justice for all.” Read more.
Widowed: Shouldn’t I Be Over It by Now?
After more than two years of being widowed, shouldn’t I be over it by now? I’m not. The universe has tilted and it has yet to right itself. Read more.
Father’s Day vs. Mother’s Day — And Today’s Liberated Dads
Father’s Day vs. Mother’s Day? With today’s young men doing more and more of the parenting, why not celebrate fathers as heartily as we do mothers? Read more.
Tint My Eyebrows? It’s an Existential Question
It’s an existential question I’ve been asking myself lately: do I go gentle into that good night — or do I tint my eyebrows? Read more.
Those Wild and Wooly Pandemic Hairdos — Tales From the Covid Shut-Down
I thought the flawless, pre-covid Nancy Reagan coiffure would fade away, and the wild and wooly pandemic hairdos would prevail. Wrong! Read more.