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Give thanks and pass the pumpkin bread

Our family will pause during Thanksgiving dinner and each of us will take a moment to mention what we’re most thankful for in the past year.  Other than that, I have to confess our holiday is all about food. The eating begins the moment I arrive at my sister’s house.  I put down my suitcase and head for […]

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How do you like them apples?

When we moved into our house about four years ago, we inherited a great apple tree in the backyard.  I have a black thumb, and the apples on this tree are the ONLY evidence of plant life that managed to   successfully survive under my care.   The tree had another bumper crop this year.  And since my sister Carla always makes […]

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The Sexiest Man Alive

Hey, these things matter.  Once I heard the news was out, I didn’t even wait till my issue arrived–I went right to the People magazine website.  Inquiring minds want to know, and all that. This year the magazine took a bold step beyond favorite sons Brad Pitt and George Clooney (who I’d be happy to […]

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Bi-coastal Tradition

As if this month wasn’t already perfect (Obama!!) it also includes my favorite time of the year.  Thanksgiving has it all–no pressure to buy gifts, and it’s all about food and family.  It’s also the big tradition on my side of the family–the only time my sister, brother and our families all get together as a group.  Like other […]

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Fate and the Fontainebleau

The Fontainebleau Hotel is the place to be in Miami Beach.   The glamour and glitz are still over the top–even in the midst of an economic meltdown. Renovating the resort cost a billion dollars and featured Heidi Klum modeling lingerie for Victoria’s Secret.  Somewhere Ben Novak is smiling.  The Fontainebleau is back. In its heyday, it wasn’t just […]

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An Accidental Artist

Even though I have a studio and I make mosaics and people buy them, I have to confess that I’m kind of embarrassed to describe myself as an artist.  I feel like someone’s going to come and arrest me for impersonating an artist.  Because I was always artistically challenged. My mother never kept a single […]

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