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Sharon Lorenzo writes about Nantucket Island’s cultural organizations. Entrance to Nantucket Harbor In this time of confinement, many people find great joy in appreciating the gifts of artists and collectors who generously decide to share their treasures with the public….
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Balls, buddies and beverages in your back yard. In these odd times, we are looking for something more than a BYOB glass a wine at a six-foot remove from friends. If your ‘inner competitor’ is looking for a challenge –…
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Staying in touch when you can’t visit. My mother is 99 years old and going strong. She lives in a retirement community in Maryland. Maryland took early precautions when COVID-19 descended and visitors were prohibited at the end of the…
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Great Baby Clothes Online. Our daughter gave birth to twins yesterday in San Francisco – and I am NOT THERE. I am having fun shopping ‘virtually’ for the twins, a boy and a girl. There are new, small, wonderful designers…
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Be Prepared. When the pandemic hit, we suddenly went into quarantine. I discovered that my pantry did not contain what it should, and I was limited in what I could make for dinner until I could get some groceries. My…
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Taming handbag chaos. Apparently, I am fascinated with the contents of people’s everyday bags. I wrote an earlier article about a website called EDC (Every Day Carry) which examined what essentials people thought important enough to have with them at…
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Food for the brain. As a chronic multi-tasker, I have bonded with podcasts. I can listen while I’m driving, taking a walk, cooking, traveling, even watching a child’s athletic event (don’t tell the child). Podcasts generally fall into one or…
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Diet revolution – or at least a chance to cook only two meals a day? Doctors say that Intermittent Fasting (IF) has improved patients’ health – their cholesterol, blood pressure, glucose levels, insulin sensitivity, energy and mental focus – now…
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Provenance, testing and connoisseurship. As a professor of art, law and cultural heritage policy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, I teach a seminar each year on how legal precepts have intertwined with the art market in our preceding…
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