Zsa Zsa had patriotically painted her toes and her fingers for the holiday, and with her brother Roman, sister Madeline, and her mom (my friend Margaret), we all watched the parade at Wilder Ranch yesterday at high noon. The park was outfitted for the year 1910 for “an old-fashioned Fourth of July” celebration, and Suffragettes [...]

I realized this week that my sister Kat’s boyfriend Reid is fearless. Reid climbs in his spare time, so he likes hanging off of cliffs with his fingernails, but now I know he will also brave a foot of snow to pick up his girlfriend’s sister (thank you, Reid) at the airport. Here’s our ride [...]

I make latkes the wrong way, as you’ll see, but latkes always feel right as people crowd into the kitchen and surreptitiously select one from the growing pile, volunteering to grate potatoes for the next batch. This is an excellent reason to keep potatoes on hand and just the thing for happy hours in lazy [...]