Buy this book

I did.

The author, Sarah Levy, is more than ambitious and successful. She's also completely adorable and has a very generous spirit. I met her this afternoon at a local booksigning and she not only autographed a copy for niece, the budding chef, she also gave me her card and so my niece can contact her with questions about life in the culinary biz.

With apologies to A Flock of Seagulls

"And I swam. I swam so far away ..."

I had the entire pool to myself this evening! Most of the healthclub members were watching the Super Bowl. So I got to paddle and stroke lap after lap all by myself. With that song going through my head.

The week in Beatle history

The Lads invaded America 46 years ago this week. While I am older now, and therefore no longer compelled to scream, cry or wet my pants at the sight of him, a day doesn't go by that I don't listen to Paul McCartney's voice. He's eternally my Valentine. (Nancy Shevell, you take good care of him now!)