Sun of a Gone

Where's the sun? Certainly July won't stint on sultry summer weather. Or will it? This tanning parlor's window display tempted me to get my quota of sunshine by artificial means. But I confess to wondering what "it" refers to, if not one's own pale self!

Just Beachy

I am back from a holiday weekend trip to a secret beach resort on the Chesapeake Bay, where I enjoyed perfect weather for back to back summery surprise 40th, 86th and 96th birthday celebrations for the Firecracker Girls, with nears and dears from far and wide. A lovely roadside snack of native crabcakes en route to Manhattan, arriving just in time to hear fireworks boom on the Hudson.

Sea of Buttons

Uncharacteristically quiet because I've been sewing like mad. I embark on a trip this weekend with a stop in NYC on the way to a secret destination.

Some Like It Hot, or What Price Enlightenment?

By popular demand, we offer another episode in our unfortunate signage series. This time we depart from our dental theme to explore the world of tanning, or possibly yoga. The "privates" at issue could have something to do with an individual booth de soleil, or perhaps a custom-tailored contemplative experience.

Any Excuse to Crunk

The sun has come out after literally an entire month of rain and even though it's the 27th of June, it feels like the first weekend of summer, so I can't help sharing some crunky moves with the public in Central Park.

2:30 or Hurtin' for Certain

What is it about dentists and signs? They seem to go out of their way to find strange neighbors that create unfortunate compositions of signage. My tooth hurtee just thinking about it. Here's the second in a series of toothsome juxtapositions.

Who's That Graty?

Being a small business ourselves, we're firmly on the side of the little guy. We noticed with dismay that pitchman Vince's TV infomercial for Slap Chop gave the more modest Graty a lowly, second banana status. Now Graty's not one to brag, but it's well known that this little cheese grater acquits itself nicely in the kitchen. Yet it's virtually upstaged by its more flamboyant partner. So we recently sidestepped the showboaty Slap Chop and went right for poor, downtrodden Graty when it was offered on eBay. Score one for the little guy!