DIANA REPUBLIC

I feel as if I am tempting fate by even writing this, but I am going to throw caution to the wind and just go there: Christmas is only two days away and I am calm. I know, right? That doesn’t sound like me. I am frankly a little shocked myself. And lest you think [...]

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So last week I declare my gratitude to all (both) of my readers and to my blog itself and then….. crickets. Nothing. So by way of an update: There was talk of Goose’s weight. Someone (Bob) thought that there was too much of it. I maintained that his torso is just larger than his legs [...]

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I began this blog a year ago as a birthday present to myself. It has been the single best gift that I have ever given myself, even better than the Fendi purse that took 10 months to pay off. The interesting part is that I had no idea the rewards this endeavor would bring. And [...]

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When I was about ten years old my family moved from Manhattan to Contoocook, New Hampshire. It was quite a culture shock for us all, but for my mother it was different. When we left our apartment on West 84th street behind, we left behind her friends Macys and Bloomingdales among others. New Hampshire in [...]

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It isn’t easy being me. It may surprise you; I know it surprises me. I struggle with making connections with other people. I can speak to them, I can have a conversation with them, but I have a hard time connecting. It is part shyness and part isolation as a byproduct of my childhood and [...]

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A friend once said that a Chicago summer is as if everyone was given just three months to live. The minute the weather breaks the lakeshore is busy with runners, bikers and roller bladers. The beachfront restaurants are open and the sunscreen is in the air. Women of all ages bust out summer attire that [...]

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This weekend Bob and I attended our first Bar Mitzvah. The ceremony was for our neighbor (and his grandfather) and we were honored to be included. I was excited to learn about the Jewish faith and this rite of passage and completely nervous that I would somehow breach etiquette. I don’t even know what the [...]

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In an effort to memorialize my sweet Larry, I got a tattoo on Monday night. Bob took me directly from the vet to the tattoo parlor (is that what they are called? parlors? or am I just old?). I am the proud wearer of a paw print on my wrist. Just a little something to [...]

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There is something about our new president, Barack Obama. Everyone says so. But everyone’s “something” is different. For some it is his being the first African American president, something many thought they would not live to see. For others it is his extraordinary oratory skills and his ability to inspire people. The man gives me [...]

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