Apr 4, 2025 | A Day In My Life
When I was living in Paris after my second divorce, I spent my days shopping, lunching, and lounging. Then came March 2020, when I was summoned back to my Hudson Valley hometown because my widowed mother was ill. At the time, I thought it was terrible timing. Stranded...
Apr 3, 2025 | A Day In My Life
Habits are so deeply engrained in my life that I never set an alarm to wake up. Following a morning devotion, tea, and a bagel, I change into sweatpants and a jacket and lace up my sneakers for my daily walk around the neighborhood. I use a pedometer to count my steps...
Apr 2, 2025 | A Day In My Life
The first thing I must impress upon you is that any information I provide is covered by the official secrets act. For that reason, my replies may appear evasive or even contradictory. However, there is a war on. Loose lips sink ships, Careless talk costs lives and all...
Mar 31, 2025 | A Day In My Life
When I hit AC to celebrate turning thirty-five, let’s just say that time travel did not appear on my Birthday Bingo Card. Yet here I am, stuck in 1955, in a Mid-Century version of Atlantic City that is unrecognizable to me. No casinos because gambling is illegal. (But...
Mar 27, 2025 | A Day In My Life
I’m Shelby Phillips, new “temporary manager” of Nina’s Nimble Needle needlepoint shop while my mom Nina is on vacation. As my first official day at the shop, yesterday was blessedly ordinary. Even after I did everything I could think of to get ready for today’s big...
