To The Manner Born

I've lost my wife. No, not in the mall. She's locked in her office with her new best friend, the Oprah Winfrey Network, promising/...

You may recall Mrs. T was, at best, a reluctant traveler to Spamalot, her mood not helped by having scratched her eye Saturday afternoon. ...

Lauren Graham of Gillmore Girls fame Nigella Lawson Saatchi of Kitchen fame Just wondering. Toad

Sauce Magazine is a local monthly dedicated to food lore and related stuff. Their web site is my go to when searching for a restaurant, an...

He's led the parade at the beat of his own drum for almost 45 years. Married to Iman almost 20. Devilishly handsome. Turns 64 today. H...

Ok, so this isn't exactly gospel truth, but it is a great story. Enjoy it anyway. Toad title unknown) from Blog of a Bookslut by Jess...

Seems like yesterday, doesn't it? Photo liberated from Paris Hotel Boutique Journal In the mean time, news from Sri Lanka Toad

Pinky swear. Honest to god, swear. It's a girl thing. Along with the gift of land my daughter and her husband gave Mrs. T and I ticket...

Shopping in my closet has been working out well, until I consider my options for dress pants. I've got play clothes, I've work clot...

I like turtlenecks. Especially black ones, so when Number 1 son asked what I wanted for Christmas I said a black turtleneck. Unless you are...

Our B&BLD [bed&breakfast,lunch and dinner] has shut for the season, now the house feels disturbingly empty. Even the dogs notice. ...

NMP too hard to consider? Try this simpler variation on a theme. In our home we call it Rule Number 1. Rule Number 1 states: "you ar...

This is another annual tradition in these parts. I'm going to keep posting it, until more begin doing it. 100,00 wishes to you for a ha...

In my part of Scotland, the New Year celebration is known as Hogmany. It's imperative to wear a mask. My dour Scots neighbors are afraid...

While you have been seasonally greeting, I've remained vigilant, preparing you for the day ahead. Today we give thanks to the US Armed ...

I missed this when it was released several years ago, but a recent New Yorker profile of author Rory Stewart led me to seek out The Places I...

So Christmas is over, you still have a few coins jingling in your jeans and you're wondering where can I unload this cash before I wake ...

On this date 1065, King Edward the Confessor dedicated what is now known as The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster . A week later...

I needed somewhere to enjoy my balmoral in comfort so while you wasted your day wondering how to get out of town before the storm, I was inv...