By Kathy A. Megyeri
Book: “The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly, Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You,” by Margareta Magnusson, 2022
How ironic that on the very day I was packing up old clothes to donate, I also finished Margareta Magnusson’s...
Book: “Making the Best of What’s Left When We’re Too Old to Get the Chairs Reupholstered” by Judith Viorst
“In the meantime… enjoy being not dead.” Joan Retallack
This March, I celebrate Judith Viorst, bestselling author and nonagenarian. In her 50-year...
By Kathy Megyeri
Book: "The 50 Most Romantic Things Ever Done," by Dini Von Mueffling
During this month when we remember the romantic things we’ve done for love throughout our lives, it’s a joy to read these 50 stories of what historical...
By Kathy Megyeri
You have loved him for his roles in “Mary Poppins,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” As he’s about to turn 100 years old, Dick Van Dyke is still dancing...
By Kathy Megyeri
Book: “AD at Home: Architectural Digest” by Amy Astley
This breathtaking coffee table book with a forward by Anna Wintour was amassed by the editor of Architectural Digest, Amy Astley, showcasing the homes of artists, writers, fashion designers,...
By Kathy A. Megyeri
Book: “Radical Sisters: Shirley Temple Black, Rose Kushner, Evelyn Lauder and the Dawn of the Breast Cancer Movement,” by Judith Pearson, Mayo Clinic Press
“The doctor can make the incision, but I’ll make the decision.” -- Shirley Temple...
Book: “The Unexpected Journey, Finding Strength, Hope and Yourself on the Caregiving Path” by Emma Heming Willis
By Kathy A. Megyeri
Emma Heming Willis is a model, wife, mother of two, stepmother of three, founder of a vegan skin care company,...
By Kathy A. Megyeri
Book: “Women in the Kitchen, 12 Essential Writers Who Defined the Way We Eat, from 1661 to Today with More Than 50 Recipes,” by Anne Willan
In 1975, Anne Willan founded La Varenne Cooking School in Paris....
Book review of “Empresses of Seventh Avenue, World War II, New York City and the Birth of American Fashion,” by Nancy MacDonell
Ever since France’s Louis XIV ruled the fashion world, the most Seventh Avenue could do was copy, counterfeit...
Book: “The Little Book of Answers, The How, Where and Why of Stuff You Thought You Knew,” by Doug Lennox
This small but delightful "Little Book of Answers" is especially treasured by trivia buffs and those who want to give...
