By Amanda Feldman Jay When it comes to wellness, there are few things I am unwilling to try. You name it, I have likely experienced it. Dry brushing, cold showers, salt therapy, acupuncture, CBD supplements…you get my gist. In fact, the more “woo-woo,” the better. But when I heard about hypnosis as a form of [...]
By Deborah Goodrich Royce Author of Finding Mrs. Ford, Ruby Falls and—coming January ‘23—Reef Road These Precious Days, Essays by Ann Patchett These essays touched me deeply. Ann Patchett, in her spare and elegant prose, expresses thoughts that many of us experience but don’t always take the time to put into [...]
For thirty years I worked in the publishing industry in New York City. The most memorable and formative were 14 years working at Vogue, where I had to be on my A game every day. Read More...
Jingle Bells, jingle bells! The holiday celebrations are in full swing at The Peninsula Hotel in New York. With lots going on for adults and children, you will Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas! Read More...
By Patricia Chadwick Thank you, Patricia, author of Little Sister, A Memoir for this terrific list. A gem of a brand new book—The Barbizon, The Hotel That Set Women Free, by Paulina Bren. Quoting from the dust jacket: [It’s] “the first history of New York’s most glamorous women-only residential hotel and [...]
My favorite Christmas movies. All made in the 1940s. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Read More...
In theory, December is the perfect time to reflect and plan for the year ahead. But in reality, for small business owners, it can feel like the busiest time of the year. Read More...
Thank you for these fantastic Holiday book recommendations and welcome to Athena Books at 228 Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich. They will be opening this Friday, December 10th, 9am to 7pm. Read More...
The holiday season can be an exciting time of the year, there’s nothing like the thrill of racing (for some of us, sauntering with a cup of coffee) downstairs to the wonderment of perfectly wrapped presents ready to be ripped open and the mysteries inside unveiled. Read More...
Having gone to boarding school in Virginia at Foxcroft, it is always a thrill for me to go back to my teenage stomping grounds in Washington, DC. Our eleven year old, Alberto and I headed to DC for a squash tournament in October. Read More...
