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Apr.29.2013 - 4:21 pm
  It's that time of year again when all my good neighbors are out in their gardens, making our neighborhood a lovely, colorful, vibrant place to live. And then there's...
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Feb.20.2013 - 5:46 am
Hilary Mantel, beloved author of the Man-Booker-prize-winning books, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, is currently on the hot seat, despised for dissing the lovely Kate...
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Feb.20.2013 - 5:43 am
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Jan.30.2013 - 7:50 am
ONE: Precocious children are the currency of tiger mothers. Being the best isn't good enough. The child of a tiger must be the best first. Read Dickens by three! Play Bach by...
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Comments from Diana

Feb.22.2013 - 6:39 am
In response to: Hilary Mantel on Kate Middleton and Romance Novels: "We are all Barbara Cartland Now."
Katherine, I always wonder that--do people know that their words will be controversial? Do they criticize for fame,...
Jun.18.2012 - 4:49 pm
In response to: Snakes on a Plane
...so nice to know people are reading/appreciating.... :-)
Jun.14.2012 - 4:04 am
In response to: Snakes on a Plane
That's so interesting, because I would think it's the other way around--that we feel more compassion for children than...
Jun.13.2012 - 6:59 am
In response to: Snakes on a Plane
...you know, it was funny because I wanted to help him but I didn't want to be intrusive. It's so hard to strike a...
Jun.13.2012 - 6:57 am
In response to: Snakes on a Plane
Thanks. I hope I helped, but I really didn't want to make the story about me. I wanted it to be about how easy it is to...

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