Editor’s letter
by“You can’t always get what you want,” The Rolling Stones sang. “But sometimes, you get what you need.”
May 2020
A diamond, not in the rough
byMarc Hruschka, the recently appointed president and CEO of Graff North America, helps people celebrate the moments of their lives.
Eye on the rose
byTo smooth and brighten the eyes, Sisley-Paris has added Black Rose Eye Contour Fluid to its Black Rose Collection. Active botanicals include aqueous black…
Tea and scent-sibility
byDoes any tea company do packaging quite the way Tea Forté does? The Massachusetts-based company’s Fleur collection once again evokes the scents of the…
Helping hands
byWorking on our homes and gardens can be tough on the hands, not to mention drying with all that hand-washing we’re doing nowadays. Zincuta…
For your botanical library
byWhether you have a green thumb — or like us are just all thumbs — you’ll be enlightened and entertained by these three offerings…
Misadventures of a plant parent
byBeing a plant parent means learning to forgive others and yourself.
This ‘Poppy’ is also a flop
byAn international tale rich with intrigue based on a story by the creator of James Bond, shot in exotic locations and featuring an impressive lineup of international film stars: What could go wrong? For the 1966 U.N. film “The Poppy is Also a Flower,” plenty.
Capturing the land to save it
byWe’re stealing from our grandchildren by not living a sustainable life, says photographer and activist J Henry Fair.
The mystique of the rose
byThe most popular of flowers, the rose nonetheless retains its mystery.
Steeped in tea
byAfter a career in real estate, Ellen Easton, who was raised in Westchester County, “decided to follow my heart” and become a writer. At the time, she was advised to write about something she knew well, something she was passionate about. That something was tea.
A bouquet of nature-inspired art
byA print tour of recent and upcoming exhibits on art to inspire, comfort, distract and, perhaps, even invest in.
Whiskey women
byYou can no longer put New York’s bourbon drinkers in a little box, or even a big one, says Jeremy Wayne – if you ever could.
Here’s Lucie
bySinger-actress Lucie Arnaz – daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz (“I Love Lucy”) – looks back on a career in TV and cabaret and on Broadway.
V is for victory – and vegetables
byVegetable gardens – called “victory gardens” in World Wars I and II – are trending as people seek to stave off food insecurity in the time of the coronavirus.
A prophet for our times
byThe complex, controversial Italian film director Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-75) – who lived through some of the most troubled moments in Italian and world history – speaks to our own time, in his criticism of both the right and the left and his warnings about the evils of consumerism, the pitfalls of globalism and the manipulation of new media, which in his day was television.
Retirees in bloom
by‘Retirement’ isn’t really an option for perfect retirees, Mark and Jody Rollins.
Sophisticated ease in Greenwich
byA Dutch Colonial new build on Indian Harbor Road gets a sophisticated upgrade.
Allergies or cold?
byAllergy season hit just as the coronavirus was scheduled to peak in the New York metropolitan area. While this article is about the difference between allergies and the common cold, you should know the symptoms of the coronavirus. The most common are fever, fatigue, dry cough and difficulty breathing. If you are short of breath, call your doctor immediately
How to motivate yourself – and others
byNow is not the time to get lazy and down,” WAG fitness guru and motivational speaker Giovanni Roselli writes. “Now is the time to set yourself up to be better than before.”