April 4, 2018
27

Lowbrow.

Book Club
When I was a sophomore in high school, one of my friends was talking about…
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April 2, 2018
26

Who Is That Girl I See?

Musings + Essays
*Yes, I’m quoting Mulan in the title of this post. **You can get that marbleized…
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March 29, 2018
7

Minimagpie’s Favorite Baby Books.

Book Club
My sister is a specialist in early childhood reading, and she generously shared a list…
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March 29, 2018
14

March Book Club: The Address by Fiona Davis.

Book Club
Y’all, I’m going to cede my goal of reading four or five books a month. …
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March 27, 2018
10

Lessons from Lee.

Book Club
Lee Radziwill’s book was bizarre.  Pretty to look at — I especially loved the picture…
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March 24, 2018
10

Weekend Vibes, Edition No. 56: The One about Jackie O. (Again).

Weekend Vibes
My Latest Score: The Petit Bateau Sweater. I had been hemming and hawing over the…
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March 23, 2018
8

Spring Showers Bring April Flowers.

Uncategorized
You know the old saying, “spring showers bring april flowers”?  Might as well look chic…
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March 20, 2018
11

When the Whole Wide World Is Fast Asleep.

Home
I have been sleeping well.  Soundly.  Like a log, some might say — another phrase…
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March 16, 2018
13

Amazon Goddess.

Home
A friend of mine once told me she shared her Amazon Prime account with her…
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March 12, 2018
16

Ladybird, Loss, and the Visitation.

Musings + Essays
Have you seen Lady Bird yet?  Mr. Magpie and I had mixed feelings.  On the…
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February 7, 2018
21

January Book Club.

Book Club
OK, so it’s technically February, but accounting’s never been my strong suit anyhow–today, I’m sharing…
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February 6, 2018
11

Nobody and Somebody.

Musings + Essays
Several years ago, one of Mr. Magpie’s dearest friends, Andrew Harnik (a celebrated political photojournalist…
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