The Pink Room

    Unfinished business: The winner of the tester of Cabaret Gres, picked by Enigma´s nimble fingers, is … Eileen! And don´t bother hitting Contact Us, because Patty gets those emails and she´s on her trip. I´ll email you. Congrats!… Continue Reading

Castles and Living with Boys

Isn’t there some sort of law that nobody should have to live in hotel rooms with boys?  I’ve somewhat insulated myself from my sons’ messiness with a big house, confining the limits of leaving socks draped over chairs and boxers… Continue Reading

For Romantic Evenings

  Okay, I´m walking, sort of. I saw the doctor on Thursday. I tore my fascia and maybe broke the tip of my cute little heel spur doing the 30-foot dash barefoot on concrete last week. Foot is taped, no… Continue Reading

Random Sunday: The Porch

Today we´re cleaning off the porch. It seemed like the right time – June the first, and the first real day I´ve felt like it was warm enough to want to go sit out there and read. Any of you… Continue Reading

Friday Guest Post: Ultrared Man

(Ladies and gentlemen– please welcome DUSAN, the author of today’s Friday Guest Post and another bona fide male! Not that Patty and I don’t have ba — well, never mind. Dusan will be hosting today, and enjoy your flight!) Drip,… Continue Reading

Hey, Bonjour!

There is something almost soul stealing about long flights. You start the trip so excited… then the excitement gives way to zombie-like lack of sleep and exhaustion from changing planes, schlepping luggage, never drinking enough fluids, meandering around soulless airports, seeing… Continue Reading

Go Big or Go Home

Pia sent me a bottle of fragrance with a full disclosure at her local Post Office (they know she´s swapping perfume), resulting in a “ground only transportation” label or some such, which to be honest I didn´t even know existed.… Continue Reading