A Beautiful reason to have come home

The first musical I ever saw on Broadway was Grease in 1980. I don’t remember much of the show, but I do recall being mesmerized by the costumes, dancing and singing and, really, isn’t that what a musical is all about? On Sunday afternoon I was in the audience for a production of Beautiful: The … Continue reading A Beautiful reason to have come home

A quick question from Florence – what happened to the penises?

When I travel I keep my itinerary minimal. Maybe it was that couple my then husband and I rendezvoused with in Switzerland, during our extended honeymoon in the mid-90s, that prompted this approach. You see, they* were the type of travelers who had an extended and detailed schedule for each and every day of their … Continue reading A quick question from Florence – what happened to the penises?

Pop (up) Art

I had briefly mentioned that N. and I had spent some recent time in North Adams, MA. I’m back now with all the deets, because you just might want to take some notes and replicate the experience we had. It was really that good. Honestly, though, I can’t remember which event came across my radar … Continue reading Pop (up) Art

Saul better call a lawyer

Now that the awards season is basically over, let’s talk about who got robbed. While I’m happy enough with the results of the Oscars (yeah, Emma Stone!), I’m still shaking my head at the knowledge that Better Call Saul was nominated for 53 Emmy Awards over its six year run and won not a single … Continue reading Saul better call a lawyer

The richness of Poor Things

So? Have you seen it?? Did you read the book which inspired the Yorgos Lanthimos film? Am I late to the game of discussing Poor Things? We saw it yesterday afternoon at the Spectrum. And, it was fantastic. Generally, I like a 90 minute movie. Poor Things clocked in at 2:20 and I loved just … Continue reading The richness of Poor Things

56 Moments

With growing older comes the understanding that life truly is about moments, not years. As I see 57 on the very near horizon, I wanted to take this opportunity to visually revisit some of my favorite moments of the past 12 months, my year of being 56. It was a challenge to gather 56 pictures. … Continue reading 56 Moments