What I’m reading
I’ve decided to try to keep a list of all my finished–ah, there’s the rub–reading for 2005. Of course, it’s mid-February, and I’m only now getting started, so it’s not going to be a complete list. But I’m going to…
Weird, wacky, wonderful
Roger and I went to see an exhibit of Tim Hawkinson’s work (among a half dozen or so other events!) at the Whitney this weekend. I went around saying the guy was mad as a hatter, a genius, one of…
The Gates
Christo’s new art installation in Central Park, The Gates, is magnificent. I went to see it on a bright, sunny, very windy day. Here’s a bit of what it looks like. Enjoy!
Mississippi Weekend, or, Aunt Carol’s Resume
About 20 of the McLellans got together last weekend in Durant, Mississippi–from whence we all came, more or less. We wanted to get together with our aunts and uncles and such cousins and others as could come, just for a…
The rich are different–very different–from you and me
I’ve just finished the autobiography of Diana Cooper, born in 1892 into a fabulously wealthy English family. Her father was a duke, and she grew up in the most extraordinary circumstances. Here are just a few tidbits from the Manners…
Road trip!
Today I’m flying to Nashville to join some cousins for a road trip down to Mississippi to see our McLellan aunts and uncles for the weekend. I decided, not for the first time, that life is short and no one…
Of creativity and Indian food
Last week I decided I was going to go on a mainly vegetarian diet, and mainly Indian dishes. Don’t ask what made me think this was a good idea–it had something to do with increasing my intake of vegetables and…
At last, the blog comes to life!
Finally, it’s official: www.faithmclellan.com is alive and well. I’ve conquered technical troubles galore, thanks to the spectacular help facilities of www.typepad.com. I highly recommend this blogging service, especially for those of you who want to give full vent to all…
Brooklyn: You name it, we got it
The title is one of our local slogans, thought up by, I think, our borough president, Marty Markowitz. And it’s a good one, because in Brooklyn we do have everything you can think of, and a lot of stuff you…
Too, too much of the modern world
In the category of “things I don’t understand at all,” this from today’s New York Times: February 3, 2005 When the Sous-Chef Is an Inkjet By DAVID BERNSTEIN CHICAGO HOMARO CANTU’S maki look a lot like the sushi rolls served…