I’m not one to follow trends. Part of this is laziness. I can’t be bothered to find the places where those who decide and dictate trends write about them. The other part is a fierce independence. I like what I like. I don’t want to be told to like something just because everyone else does […]

As a child, I didn’t know the meaning of the word “bored.” I thank the 80s and a wicked good imagination for this. Alone much of the time (I was a latchkey kid who surprised my parents a decade after they were told they’d never get pregnant and had adopted twice) my nose was always […]

Feel free to jump right down to my holiday pairing suggestions! There’s just something electric about this time of year. The anticipation is everywhere. Of a new year, new resolutions, new goals and dreams. I don’t like it. I’m serious. Don’t get me wrong: I’m a holiday JUNKIE. But I hate the way we rush […]

Today’s going to be a study in the beauty of contrast. The clocks have changed and it’s dark by six here in Southern Vermont, yet the weather has been delightfully warm. I’m holding onto it at long as I can—snow is in the forecast for later this week—and one way I’m doing that is by […]