I’ll admit, I was super into historical dolls as a kid. I read the American Girl Doll catalog with the attention of a Talmudic scholar, but it was too expensive for my family. My best friend got Samantha’s art kit, which included miniature tubes of oil paint, tiny paintbrushes, and some kind of wooden case. We…

I’d trade wedding cake for a piece of Swiss Gruyere from Neuchâtel anyday. And top it off with some creamy fresh goat cheese and hard Manchego....mmm

Am I the only one who absolutely hates historical dramas with rock/metal soundtracks? I’m looking at you, Harlots. Ugh. It’s trying to hard to appeal to a young audience. Will no one watch a historical drama without a pounding discordant bass? Why not have a little faith in your viewer and create a more…

I dunno...I was in a relationship with an engineering professor and it seemed like half his colleagues had left their spouses for much younger students under their direct supervision. There weren’t a lot of women around his department, so that was an interesting trend. His colleagues were pretty demeaning to women in…

Do you know how I can donate books to prisons? I am clearing my bookshelves of duplicates and novels that I probably won’t reread (but they are still good ones...). I can’t afford to ship. Is there a resource where I can find prison library donation centers in my area?

Her crate might be too big for her. I was told to put up a barrier in the back while she was small so that she had exactly enough room to turn around and lay down, but no more. If there is any extra space at the back, they will pee there. It’s like an ensuite bedroom to them. Dogs usually won’t pee where they…

I did the bell too but she mostly uses it to get me to open the door on command so she can check out the squirrel situation. I swear she thinks I’m her personal doorman.

Best thing I did was teach my puppy to pee on command. You just wait for her to pee outside and then say the command in an excited voice like she just won the lottery and then give her lots of cuddles and a treat. It save a lot of time following her around now too. Now if only I had done as good a training job at…

I’m noise sensitive so I know what you mean. The funny thing was this screening was only moderately loud. But I feel like if it’s so loud you need a refund, you should leave before the movie ends rather than sitting through the credits. Protect your hearing! I don’t go to (rock) concerts for that reason. I know…

I think I’ll start randomly curtseying to my family just so I can envision it....

It sounds like something they talked about in private and he slipped up and said it publicly. He shouldn’t have but it is quite possibly her take on her childhood.

When I saw Star Wars, some women cornered a poor teenaged employee at the exit and demanded a refund because “it was really loud!” It’s Star Wars, lady. You go in expecting a sweeping John William orchestral score and explosions.

The law was changed but it won’t be relevant until George has a kid or dies or abdicates....or maybe humanity goes extinct. Whichever happens first. Hard to predict.

It’s people on the periphery who are obsessed. I met some White Russians in France. They ar descendants of the Russian royal family but have never been to Russia. Their great (or great great) grandparents left before the revolution. They still speak Russian at home and are totally obsessed with hierarchy and…

I think ALL princes live with their relatives, actually. You have to abandon independence and live in a musty, dusty castle where your family and staff are all up in your business 24/7.

I hope the queen gives Harry and Meghan a really nice house somewhere out in the country so they can escape all this nonsense and only run into family at obligatory Christmas and wedding events.

This seems like a good outcome given how few resources are available for mental health in the US, especially for people over 18. Anyone who has had a friend or relative go down the rabbit hole of a psychotic break and tried to get them help will know what I mean. You can be in an active delusional state and still…

Harry has made the most amazing PR turn around that I’ve ever seen. A few years ago he was in the tabloids naked in Las Vegas and dressed as a Nazi for Halloween. Now he is a good buddy of Obama, devoted to charity, and marrying a charming mixed race American commoner who works for the UN. He’s everyone’s favorite…

You could order several from Zappos for her to try on if you want something to wrap. They have free shipping on returns. For bras, you usually have to try on several anyways because they don’t fit the same. I usually order 4-5 and hope 1 will work.

I thought that Margot Robbie was really miscast. Part of the reason Tanya was treated differently from Nancy was that she was not as conventionaly pretty. Margot is too beautiful and she also really can’t pass as a teenager, even with braces and bad hair. She looks like a mid to late 20s woman playing dress up. It…