Why Don’t You #22
Monday: Why don’t you dress in unseasonable clothing? It’s negative two degrees out today, but I’m donned in my springtime picnic finery. It’s heavenly, mainly because I’m inside and there’s […]
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Why Don’t You #20
Monday: Why don’t you adopt a new sleeping schedule? Some of the world’s greatest minds went by different circadian rhythms that allowed them to be well-rested and have more time […]
Why Don’t You #19
Monday: Why don’t you get a job in a public school? It’s not always pleasant or fun, but it can be rather delightful at times and you get a ridiculous […]
Why Don’t You #18
Monday: Why don’t you take a design risk and wallpaper a room? I’m thinking of wallpapering the upper parts of my parlor with this gorgeous Art Deco paper I found […]
Why Don’t You? #17
Monday: Why don’t you buy first edition copies of all your favorite books? I recently ordered a first edition of Blackwood Farm and one of the first American printings of […]
Why Don’t You? #16
Monday: Why don’t you pick up a new hobby that’s unlike anything you’ve ever done? Recently, I’ve had the strongest desire to learn how to do parquetry. I have no […]
Why Don’t You? #15
Monday: Why don’t you take voice lessons for singing or an accent? I’ve always wanted to be able to belt out a tune and then turn on a good posh […]
Why Don’t You? #14
Monday: Why don’t you research your genealogical history and pick up a custom of your people? Since I’m marginally Cornish, I’ve taken up tea and devouring pasties. Discover something new […]
Why Don’t You? #13
Monday: Why don’t you try out a new grocery store for your sundry goods? It’s good fun to wonder around the aisles you’re unfamiliar with and trying out all sort […]
Why Don’t You? #12
I once catered a dinner party where a man who had casually known Yves Saint Laurent (right) said that I looked like he did in his youth. I don’t know […]
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