Top Drawer

DRAWER PEOPLE — “The best (most capable) people available; of high social standing. The top drawer of a dresser usually contains one’s jewelry and other valuable things, and herein probably lies the origin of this 20th-century phrase. Rose Macaulay wrote, … Read the rest

Learning the Red Sox Alphabet

Fenway Park. Springtime. Yankees are in town. It’s officially Kids Opening Day at Fenway, “America’s Most Beloved Ballpark”, as the Jumbotron reminds you, just in case you’d forgotten.

I am in the company of two eight year olds wearing jerseys … Read the rest