Zelda & Scout

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  • Look Up

    Look Up

    “When this old world starts getting me down, and people are just too much for me to face, I climb way up to the top of the stairs, and all my cares just drift right into space…”  — Gerry Goffin and Carole King, “Up on the Roof“ I’ve been spending a lot of time on…

  • Friendsgiving

    Friendsgiving

    Thanksgiving is almost here, which marks the official start of the holiday season. ‘Tis a time of trees and lights, of cookies and latkes, of mulled cider and Santa Claus and 24-7 carols reminding us that this is the most wonderful time of the year. Now I’m a pretty festive person, prone to wearing Santa…

  • Home is Where the Throw Pillows Are

    Home is Where the Throw Pillows Are

    I woke up excited one morning this week. The sky was blue, the leaves were wilting into gold, and for the first time this year, the air had that crisp bite that signaled the beginning of my favorite season.  I love fall. I love the changing leaves and cozy afternoons in coffee shops, the sweaters…

  • Where is Le Métro? (On Moving to New York)

    Where is Le Métro? (On Moving to New York)

    In many ways, I still consider myself a newbie to New York. I had visited the city several times before moving here, sepia-toned weekends full of Central Park rowboats and rooftop prosecco, Broadway shows and hotel room parties and long afternoons at the Strand. So I had a vague sense of what I thought life…

  • Kentucky Seven (My Southern Heritage)

    Kentucky Seven (My Southern Heritage)

    Memphis, TN. 1998. Mom and I have just come back from a trip to Costco and are unloading the back of her fire engine red Suburban or, as my daddy calls it, the tank. Arms full of paper towels and blueberries, she asks me to grab some forgotten item. Laundry detergent, I think. I’m already…