In preparation for Mother’s Day, we’re highlighting a few items we think would make wonderful gifts for the mother or mother-type-woman in your life. We wanted to tell you about fashionABLE , a company that sells scarves made by women in Ethiopia who are being given a fresh start and a fair wage. We each have a

As fun as I always think having brunch out will be, I invariably find myself slightly disappointed at the menu. (Albeit not by socially acceptable cocktails at 11 o’clock in the morning!) Perhaps I am dining at the wrong places. Or maybe I always wind up at the veggie place when I’m in the mood for bacon, or

The cherry blossoms and dogwoods are out, the daffodils and crocuses are up, and while it’s not truly warm yet, New Yorkers are dressing like it. I guess there’s a fake it ‘til you make it element at work here, but I’ll keep my spring jacket on until we hit 70, thanks. While this is

A few weeks ago Mom fell and broke her pelvis, so I headed down for a few days to get her and Dad set up for their new life during the twelve-week recovery period. On my flight from New York to Atlanta, I sat by Dwayne, a broadcast engineer, who worked in New Jersey during

On a fateful night back in November, Anthony and I were at a party. And, as one often does at parties, I had a few adult beverages. Maybe it was the wine talking or maybe it was just me, but somewhere between having a lovely conversation with our friends about their upcoming wedding and hugging

I grew up on the Florida panhandle, so I’m picky about my shrimp. I don’t buy tigers. They’re fresh water—usually farm-raised—and lack the briny sweetness of the salt-water varieties. There was a time I had to work hard to find wild Gulf shrimp, but now that Whole Foods is down the street, I have an