Several people have asked about the proper way to address envelopes for invitations and announcements. It’s not so much that the style of addressing an envelope has changed, but more that we’ve changed in how we like to be addressed. This sounds like a boring subject, but addressing an envelope is boring. Personally, I like to have fun with it. When my girls were away at school, I used to write the names of odd characters from the Jeeves and […]
It’s never easy to see people living on the street, but with the kind of weather most of the US has been experiencing, it’s impossible not to think of the suffering that the homeless must be enduring this frigid January. Please take a moment today to look through your closet for any old coats, gloves, scarves, and hats you might not need anymore, and drop them off at your local homeless shelter. It’s easy to find a place to drop […]
There are cold weather people and there are hot weather people. I fall firmly into the former category. Give me a frigid day crackling with icy energy any time, over the dripping humidity that is more often my fate in Washington. I got a bracing dose of perfect cold weather on a recent family vacation to Ireland. As the Irish would say, we had a grand time, from exploring Dublin pubs to lazy breakfasts of honey porridge and Irish soda […]
Chocolate Fudge Serves: 24 one-inch pieces Prep time: 45 minutes
I wanted to write about Mamie Eisenhower and her famous “million dollar” fudge. As it turns out, every foodie and their precocious child has written about this fudge, but Mamie Eisenhower deserves a shout-out, because she was an especially good first lady, and a great hostess. She was an enormous asset to Dwight Eisenhower as he rose through the ranks of the military. Their home was thrown open to so many officers over the years that it became known as […]
