Innovation
Chasing Beauty
I just finished reading Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Natalie Dykstra. Here’s the short version—wow! Here’s the slightly longer version: Beautiful prose. Rich with insights. Wonderful storytelling. Not necessarily in that order I did not go into Chasing Beauty cold. Natalie and I became deadline buddies and fast friends in the…
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Lillian Moller Gilbreth Designed My Kitchen
Those of you who know me in real life know that I am what the late great Peg Bracken[1] dubbed a “good cook who likes to.” Over the years, I’ve cooked in many different kitchens, each of which had its own problems. When My Own True Love and I moved into our current house, I…
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From the Archives: The Riddle of the Lalbyrinth
I have three-quarters of a new blog post written about a fascinating woman you probably don’t know a lot about. I also have a nasty cold and my head is so full of “stuff” that I’m struggling to write. So instead, I’m sharing this post from 2013, in which I reviewed a book I really…
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