Sophie has been trying out a new word. And no, it’s not scatalogical in nature. It’s “precious”.

If  you want to see really good pictures and full details about the latest irresistible retail arrival in town, read my friend and colleague Robrt Pela’s piece about Beatrice Moore and her new store, Kooky Krafts, in the latest New Times. I’ve lusted after Moore’s work ever since I paid a visit to her studio […]

This just in, from a friend who put “holy mary mother of god” in the subject line of her email about Levi Johnston’s tell-all coming out in the October Vanity Fair. It is pretty juicy, according to an LA Times blog. I have my own thoughts about Sarah Palin, which I expressed last year (was […]

“Mommy, I clean up Rosy poo!” I opened an eye and observed my younger daughter, standing about an inch from my face, as excited as Christmas morning. “Let me see your hands,” I said, sitting up in bed. Instantly awake. “All clean! I use a baggy! I put it in the recycling!” I wanted to […]