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The Shipwreck Rose: Don’t Ask Y2K

I’m glad my daughter is finally getting into thrifting.

Apr 14, 2022
Point of View: Chagrining Bequeathal

It is depressing to think that war, nuclear weaponry, and oceans clogged with plastic will be our legacy to coming generations.

Apr 14, 2022
The Shipwreck Rose: In the Dark

It was at Theater 80 that I received my education in Barbara Stanwyck and Greer Garson.

Apr 7, 2022
Point of View: Transcendence in the Everyday

Sag Harbor Village is the big city for me. 

Apr 7, 2022
The Mast-Head: Spring Cleaning

Of late, I have gotten interested in a psychological aspect of cleaning.

Apr 7, 2022
Gristmill: 57 Channels

A cable TV search for something to watch. Something other than ads.

Apr 7, 2022
Point of View: What the Word Saoirse Means

I was delighted to tell Mary the other day what I’d learned, to wit, that the Gaelic word saoirse “means freedom . . . the freedom to be and to express yourself.”

Mar 31, 2022
The Mast-Head: First of the Year

The osprey’s success story.

Mar 31, 2022
Gristmill: Have Songbook, Will Travel

Word from sunny Florida raises hopes for a revived piano circuit.

Mar 31, 2022
The Shipwreck Rose: Mariupol, 1922

Recollections of an ancestor's relief work in Mariupol, Ukraine, a century ago.

Mar 31, 2022
Gristmill: Thank You for Having Me

When expressions of thanks are unfailingly met with more thanks . . .

Mar 24, 2022
The Shipwreck Rose: Twinkies and Trix

The world of 1970s snackitude was fully encompassing, a total sensory experience of taste, texture, aroma, sound, and vision.

Mar 24, 2022