The Boston Public Library is the most beautiful place... and the quietest. Last month my daughter Nora and I went up to Boston to look at colleges. It was the first of our out-of-town tours and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Being able to enjoy this rite of passage now as a...

Earlier this month, I spent a RAINY DAY IN NYC with my friends Laura and Lydia. We met at the Museum of Modern Art and spent the day walking through the galleries and talking about all the things we did after college and after that. It was a lot to talk about. And we...

Last Thursday I spent the day with the Wyeth family. I have wanted to go to the Brandywine Museum of Art for a long time and last week I took a day off to make the drive down to Chadds Ford, PA. It was a beautiful April afternoon and I found the museum with only a few...

It seems like an entire lifetime has transpired since I last wrote a weekly update. If we're talking the life of an adult cicada. Speaking of cicadas, have you watched Slow Horses? I have and I love it. To catch you up: the Eagles won the Super Bowl. I don't get crazy...

THERE HAS BEEN a lot going on and now I’m having to try to remember two weeks of my life. I got my new desk chair. The Deacon Swivel Office Chair from West Elm. She’s pretty. I got my hair cut. I’ve decided to stop coloring it. So far it doesn’t look bad. There’s not...

I was lying on the floor at the end of yoga this morning when I remembered I didn't post a weekly update on Friday so this is a little late. We are well into January and as far as Januarys go, I think it’s going pretty well. Pennsylvania is the land of snow and ice...

Driving home from school the other day my daughter described life these days as having, "no texture" and I've never heard a better description of January. Hello! Happy Friday. Another week has flown by. Flown by like a flock of geese, making a racket, pointed...

This week, as I drove through town, I passed a church that said, "Only Jesus Saves." Then, right next door, a bank, with no sign. "Really?" I thought. What a missed opportunity. Last Friday, the husband and I went out to dinner at the PA House. It's an amazing little...

Hey what’s up? Okay, here we are. It's a new year. But I’m not going to talk about newness, just what I've been up to. This past week: This past Friday I went to visit my family in DC. (Actually, we got down there Thursday and saw my cousins, spending time in...

I've been wanting to break down all my favorite shows from this year. I really watched a lot of "tv" in 2020, but I'm probably not alone in that. It's funny how you find a show you like and binge it, or sometimes try to make it last and then feel so lost when it's...

The Lost Daughterby Elena Ferrante Recommended by a friend, I wanted to like this story. It's hard to say why I didn't. Perhaps it was too real. And showed the uglier side of human nature. Throughout the telling of one woman's holiday at the beach, conflict develops...

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan I should have liked this book, very Gen Z, music industry based, but had such a hard time keeping track of the characters and who was speaking in each chapter. And I guess I had a hard time really empathizing with the...

Tom Lake Ann Patchett I love Ann Patchett but had a hard time getting into this. In fact, by the time I met with my book club to discuss it, I was only half way through! I finished it two days after that and wondered if it was actually better to read the book after...

The Saints of Swallow Hill Donna Everhart I wanted to like this book, but it had some really unpleasant events. It takes place on a turpentine camp in Georgia during the depression. The story focuses on two white protagonists who endure terrible abuse, while the black...

PiranesiSusanna Clarke This was such an enjoyable read. It was so different from what I usually choose. From the beginning, I was immersed into a world that didn't make sense. I'd loved how the author set the mood and tone of the place. For the rest of the story, I...

It’s been about 6 months since I did a book roundup…I have read some amazing books lately. The Last Thing He Told MeLaura Dave I just finished this one. I sped through it in about 3 days which is crazy. I never read that fast. If you’re looking for a light thriller,...

Some books I've read lately. I've read NINE! books since February. Ah, COVID. These are they. Enjoy.The News of the World by Paulette Jiles This was a really nice read. It's set in Texas, 5 years after the conclusion of the Civil War. It had me looking up words,...

Hi there! It's been a while since I talked about books. Here's a catalog of what I've read over the last year. I like to keep track and also give a bit of a list of suggestions for anyone looking for something new to read.Untamed by Glennon Doyle The most recent book...

Hello! Welcome to July. I'm finally getting around to going through the books I've read since, March? Here they are, newest to oldest. It seems I've read about 2 books per month. That's a lot for me. I'm not saying you should read all of these. If I was going to pick...

Actually, I like reading. But, you know, Netflix. And Instagram. And other mind-numbing activities. Reading seems like it's good for the brain and the soul. So here's what I've read since I last posted about books. To the Land of Long Lost Friends:No. 1 Ladies'...

I wanted to share this recipe with you when my friend Joan sent it to me back in September. It's definitely a summer drink, but I'm thinking lemon and ginger are exactly what I need in the Pennsylvania winter. It can be served hot. I just love this photo. I picture...

I LOVE A SMOOTHIE BOWL. I used to think the whole idea of a smoothie in a bowl was weird and didn't understand it. They seemed so unnecessarily complicated with all the layered fruit and coconut and chia seeds and I wondered why people bothered. Now I'm totally on...

Hello friends, fruit lovers.  When I was a child, the only juice in our house was orange juice. It was made from a can of frozen concentrate, the cheap generic brand. And my dad watered it down. We drank it only at breakfast. Fast forward to today, our grocery list...

I used to joke about people who made their own granola, then I became one of them.SUGAR-FREE GRANOLA RECIPE FROM SARAH WILSON'S I QUIT SUGAR Coco-nutty granola 3 cups coconut flakes 2 cups almonds, cashews, or pecans, chopped roughly 1/2 cup oats 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1...

I interviewed 4 women, at different stages of life, to find out what they do to feel their best. Here are their responses.ZOEY, AGE 15 How do you feel about your body?I think my relationship with my body is constantly changing. Depending on factors such as weather,...

I want to let you know that you're beautiful. Just. the. way. you. are. Is anyone else questioning this fact? Do you look in the mirror and ask, what can I do to be thinner? or just more toned? Or immune to gravity? I do. More than I'd like to admit. I analyze....

I find that the weather can really dictate my mood, and my motivation. If I don't see blue sky or sun for a while, I feel ... not good. So, when that happened recently, I thought, maybe there's something I can do. I sat down and wrote this list:...

Thanks to this post by Lindsay Kubly I have now joined the Adidas track pants fan club (not an official organization). These pants. I have been wishing for them forever. I hesitated to get them because... uh, I thought I'd look ridiculous in them. Like my son's soccer...

Hi there. I have things to share with you! First is this light that I got for ... Christmas? my birthday? ... last year. I had saved the link to one from a company called Alaskan Northern Lights. Their Aurora LightPad Mini is $188. Someone recommended it and now I...

Let's get real. I did not follow through on my goal to get fit in time for summer. I completely abandoned the idea. As soon as I set out to promote the idea of "getting into shape", it felt altogether wrong. I mean, getting and staying healthy isn't wrong. But setting...