Columns & Collected Essays

Last week, an Australian lingerie company emailed me to suggest that I use my platform as a blogger for the Huffington Post to promote...

My friend and I were walking around Pamela Robbins the other day after lunch, wandering aimlessly, touching pretty things, chatting with...

When I was growing up, my parents did a lot of summer entertaining, before they divorced and ruined all the fun.  Our house in Edgemont...

“Brett,” I ask my husband, “What’s the weather like today?”  He has just come in from a brisk run and is panting a bit. “It’s nice,” he...

What I’m about to say may be considered blasphemy, especially coming from a former teacher: I love watching television with my...

Let’s agree to agree: chocolate is delicious, and it’s also good for you.  But, like all great love stories, this one has a twist: in...