“Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”— Henry James There are things about late August and early September that seem to contradict… Read More
“There are two kinds of people in the world: bath people and shower people.”— Yoko Ono We’re in the midst of preparations for — finally! — replacing the little bathroom attached to our bedroom. The… Read More
“We have things that grow outside of the house but I wouldn’t really call it a garden.”— Roz Chast A prime attraction of The New Yorker for almost five decades, the cartoonist Roz Chast draws… Read More
“I’m not somebody who ever has regrets — I’m a great believer in doing things with the best of intentions, and then you learn rather than regret. There are lots of things I’ve learned by… Read More
“No one is promised tomorrow. We cherish real flowers more than fake ones because we know they are fleeting.”—Julie Fratantoni Today’s quote comes from “your friendly neighborhood neuroscientist” and the author of a Substack I… Read More