Monthly Archives: November 2017

Grateful x 3

Posted on November 25, 2017 by polloplayer

The best Thanksgivings are plural. We were blessed to enjoy three of them this year, albeit two in absentia. Thanksgiving One: we skedaddled so friends from the East Coast could gather at our place with their far-flung family AND new … Continue reading →

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5 things about da Vinci.

Posted on November 18, 2017 by polloplayer

Leonardo’s in the news. And, as it happens, on my bookshelf. I just finished trudging through Walter Isaacson’s new (Simon & Schuster, October, 2017) biography Leonardo da Vinci and thus am completely qualified to offer my expert opinion on last … Continue reading →

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Sweet Indulgence.

Posted on November 11, 2017 by polloplayer

What could be more self-indulgent than a quick trip to NYC for no real good reason at all?  Sachertorte, that’s what. I mean, when you’re off the rails already, why not? Let me explain. “Um, we were just there,” said … Continue reading →

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Fashion Fauxward: It Bugs.

Posted on November 4, 2017 by polloplayer

It happened again the other day. A giant bug in my salad. He presented quite a tableau, his bulbous carcass and spindly legs splayed across a wedge of tomato.The waitress, properly horrified upon viewing it, immediately comped my lunch and … Continue reading →

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