If you haven’t read this wonderful novel yet, do. click to buy I picked it up because I liked the title and vaguely remembered some review, and I was completely, joyously surprised: It’s one of the best novels I’ve read in a long, long time. I haven’t read anything else by Jane Gardam. I actually
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Two of my favorite things: design AND dogs. When we were in Key West a few years ago, we saw some cards, which I fell in love with. I googled the maker, Barkology, because I wanted more, and I found a whole empire of smart, funny, beautifully designed caninobilia (I know that’s not a word.)
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EVERYDAY… GO TO THE WRITERS ALMANAC… EVERYDAY!!! (CLICK HERE) EVERDAY!!! And during April, Poetry Month, go to FSG Poetry (click here)for RING TONES of your favorite poets! James Schuyler speaking in your purse! There is a God.
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I PAID MY TAXES TODAY, AND YOU PROBABLY DID, TOO…SO, ALLOW ME TO RECOMMEND Gekkeikan Black & Gold Sake. I AM NORMALLY NOT A BIG SAKE FAN, BUT AFTER THIS SMOOTH, DELICATE NECTAR WAS SERVED TO US BY WONDERFUL SOON-TO-BE COUSIN-IN-LAW NOAH A FEW MONTHS AGO, IT HAS BEEN ON MY MIND. AND YOU CAN
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These are made by Ann Wood, better known for her soul cheering birds, like this one named Abra: She makes them from scraps of vintage fabric she’s collected, and they sell out so fast that she now offers a bird a day and tells you a day ahead when it will be available. I love
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An important discovery on my new favorite blog, ndozo’s It Doesn’t Suck, You Just Don’t Like It(click here): “Some friends and I went on a hike today in Devil’s Den, a nature preserve managed by the Nature Conservancy. It was so pretty but we didn’t see many critters. We did spot this spider, and we
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Diagramming sentences…a beautiful, beautiful thing. I thought I knew how until I read this wonderful little book. Florey diagrams a Henry James sentence! It’s exquisite. The sentence below, needless to say, is not it…
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And speaking of dogs, which one does tend to do, this beautiful collie is Laurie, my very first dog. The beautiful woman is Randi Kroger, our Norwegian au pair who lived with us with her husband while he was studying engineering. I am on a sled to the right. Here is another collie we had.
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Just by the way, sincesome of you asked, Hector is fine, he’s just not in New York. He is in Malibu surfing today.
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I missed Hector the dog so much today that I took a walk pretending I was walking him…and pretending it was springtime. Here is what I saw: It’s a start!
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