This year, I read far less than I hoped, finishing thirty-nine books for the year. While my goal for 2018 was to read one book a week, it’s been an unsustainable goal thus far. My second goal for the year was to read more writers of color and engage with books that required me to think rather than escape. I’ve…
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When I was a little girl, I spent most of my childhood hidden away in the pages of a book or wandering in the woods listening to the birds and trees whisper stories. I was drawn to beauty and mystery in equal parts. I liked to think I was unique, set apart somehow by the things I loved, my senses…
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“Each age has its own aesthetic needs…” I nodded when the audio guide made this observation on our weekend tour of the Frick collection. While I have no idea what needs this modern age requires, I nodded because I know that my own aesthetic need for beauty is as constant as a pulse, as life-giving as a heartbeat. My husband…
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After calling my name multiple times to no response, my daughter found me sitting on the edge of my bed, eyes trained on my computer screen. She started to speak and stopped abruptly when her eyes fell on my nightstand. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her nudge my hand cream and a book aside and lift…
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A vintner. An artist. A collector. A patron of the arts. A builder of dreams and legacies. When I met Annibale Parisi at his vineyard, Nostra Vita, situated in the rolling hills of Tuscany, I had no idea one person could contain so many passions and execute them with such unabashed joy and child-like curiosity. Six months prior, after receiving…
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