My NYC Backyard

June 1, 2010

So, we have really sold our apartment! We’re renting a small place in NY and moving most of our lives to Venice, CA! One more month of what has become our New York backyard, Riverside Park. It’s like having a huge, fabulous garden without having to dig or prune. I will miss the swamp full

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Going West!!!

May 24, 2010

(thanks daily dish)

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Cleveland!

May 5, 2010

I was in Cleveland to speak at a lunch held by the Jewish Federation, which was great–they raise an awful lot of money for an awful lot of good causes–and I also drove through Cleveland Heights to visit a friend, which was also great–the houses there are big and brick and beautiful and my friend

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well-mannered dogs

April 22, 2010

(thank you, Susan Ball!)

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blossoms and afghans

April 21, 2010

The Conservancy Garden was very blossomy when we were there, but I hear the wind has blown most of them away. We’re in Venice, CA right now where the blossoms have given way to fat roses, but it’s colder than NYC and also gorgeously windy. And here, as pretty as any blossom that ever blossomed,

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND APP…

April 14, 2010

NOW I DO HAVE GET ONE…

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slow love life

April 11, 2010

Dominique Browning, the world’s most gracious and generous book reviewer, is of course better known for her H&G columns; her book, Around the House and in the Garden, and now her new book, Slow Love Life. But you should also take a look at her new blog, slowlovelife.com: it’s like walking outside and breathing in

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SPRING!

April 6, 2010

…and none too soon.

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Canines and Coffee

April 2, 2010

I love canines and I love coffee and I love this blog, especially this week when Hector is on it! Check it out HERE

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TILLIE

March 17, 2010

In memory of the wonderful, soulful, patient and playful Tillie, here is a picture of her comfortably ensconced in Hector’s bed:

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