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Dumb and Dumber

Andrea mourns the demise of cursive in public school and the ability of kids to do simple math.

October 31, 2017

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More Girls! Girls! Girls!

Publishers are stuck on one word, though ‘women’ are starting to appear.

October 30, 2017

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My Dinner With . . . Pork Butt

It’s easy to cook, versatile and makes enough for an army (or the freezer).

October 29, 2017

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My Dinner With . . . Butternut Squash

A sweet side dish, a savory pasta combo and a godsend on the day after Thanksgiving.

October 22, 2017

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Murder Comes to the Renwick

These dollhouses are a far cry from fantasy interiors.

October 21, 2017

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The Art of Parenting

Infants and blank pages are filled with potential. The question is how to fulfill the promise.

October 19, 2017

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My Dinner With . . . Pasta Aglio e Olio

Out of ideas? Surely there’s a box of pasta in your cupboard. And olive oil. And garlic?

October 15, 2017

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My Dinner With . . . Mushrooms and Marsala

Side dish? Stew? Garnish? It all works.

October 8, 2017

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Magic Still Happens

It’s a mad, mad, mad world. Still, wonderful, unexpected pleasures occur.

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Looking for Love in the 21st Century

Note to online daters: Try the old-fashioned way of connecting.

October 2, 2017

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My Dinner With . . . Fried Rice

It’s comfort food, and it can be dinner in a few minutes.

October 1, 2017

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Book Giveaway! The Bunny Mellon Biography

BUNNY MELLON was fabulously wealthy and had fabulous style. Jack and Jackie Kennedy thought so, and had her design the White House Rose Garden. Mellon, the widow of Paul Mellon, who helped found the National Gallery of Art, quietly lived out her 103 years in Virginia horse country, with football fields’ worth of gardens—but in […]

September 26, 2017

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Putting a New Stamp on Halloween

A conversation with a postal clerk makes a skeptic reconsider her enthusiasm for All Hallows’ Eve.

September 25, 2017

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My Dinner With . . . Black Beans

Black beans can be fruity or stewy. Most important, they’re probably always in your pantry.

September 24, 2017

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My Dinner With . . . Roasted Broccoli

Cook Stephanie roasts broccoli florets and creates the evening meal. Actually, several.

September 17, 2017

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My Dinner With . . . Cauliflower

Empty nest syndrome invades Cook Stephanie’s kitchen.

September 10, 2017

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Life Before Facebook, Google and Smart Phones

Was life better in the good old days — before social media changed the world?

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My Dinner With . . . Ground Pork

Introducing a new food column, and some cool dinner ideas.

September 3, 2017

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