We all know, either intuitively or from careful observation, that a great hostess turns a party into a memory. But how – exactly – does she do it? For answers, I sat down with my dear friend and Hostess Extraordinaire, Lauren Bender. Lauren and her husband are extremely generous and gracious hosts. They frequently open
Apparently, this old puritan hymn is a dance tune meant to help young, chaste dancers follow the right steps and keep time with the choreography. How disappointing if that’s true. Even if it is, I choose to hear it instead as a gentle charge to continue following my conscience, finding my True North, remaining on
The first two-thirds of my family’s summer was cannibalized by my 10 year-old son’s baseball tournaments. Â The tournaments started with Thursday night games and ran through the entire weekend, sometimes even continuing through Monday or Tuesday of the following week. In summers past, our weekends were spent at the beach or swimming all day with
