Having a female lawyer can provide a level of personal comfort for some clients. Similar to seeking a female doctor, prospective clients routinely consider gender when seeking a lawyer’s legal advice and advocacy. I am female and I am a lawyer, and oftentimes, clients say to me “I called you because I need to speak to a female about what has happened to me: only a woman will … [Read more...] about Legal News You Can Use: I Am Me — The Feminine Side of Lawyering
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Gardening with ‘The English Lady’: Tips for July, a Month That Offers ‘A Blind Date With Summer’
"July is a blind date with summer," says Hal Borland. Such a wonderful description of a beautiful month, so let's take a walk in the garden! WATERING Watering is so important during the heat of summer. If you planted trees or shrubs this spring, particularly evergreens, these plants require extra moisture to establish a strong root system. We have had an abundant … [Read more...] about Gardening with ‘The English Lady’: Tips for July, a Month That Offers ‘A Blind Date With Summer’
A la Carte: Luscious Lamb Never Disappoints
This was a rather lovely week -- I actually spent an hour on a beach chair on the patio, reading and watching the birds on my feeders. I thought I had seen a Baltimore oriole, so I went to Johnson’s Hardware and bought a curlicue feeder that I could thread oranges, since I knew orioles like oranges. At the same time, I filled the hummingbird feeder. Mostly I saw a lot of … [Read more...] about A la Carte: Luscious Lamb Never Disappoints
A View from My Porch: Great Leaders and Great Speeches, Part 3: The Cold War
Editor's Note: This the third part of Thomas Gotowka's series titled "Great Leaders and Great Speeches.' The previous two parts can be found at these links: A View from My Porch: Great Leaders and Great Speeches, Part 1 A View from My Porch: Great Leaders and Great Speeches, Part 2 Part 2 concluded with President Truman’s decision to use the atom bomb to bring the war with … [Read more...] about A View from My Porch: Great Leaders and Great Speeches, Part 3: The Cold War
A la Carte: Not Your Normal Nachos … a Dipping Party with a Difference
Last week, on Facebook, a friend sent me a terrific party idea that had me dreaming how much fun it would be. In a dining room (my friend says it is not her dining room table), someone plastic-wrapped an entire top of a dining room table, then dumped many big packages of tortilla chips around all the edges of the table. In the center, there were big bowls of chopped … [Read more...] about A la Carte: Not Your Normal Nachos … a Dipping Party with a Difference
Legal News You Can Use: Filing a Motion for Contempt: What Do You Need to Know?
When Connecticut Family Courts hand down a final order, that order becomes law. If you do not agree with the ruling, you cannot choose to ignore it. Instead, you must go through the courts to request a change. Your ex must do the same. Failure to abide by court orders may result in a contempt of court motion. There are several reasons why parents file contempt of … [Read more...] about Legal News You Can Use: Filing a Motion for Contempt: What Do You Need to Know?
Reading Uncertainly? ‘Code Red’ by E.J. Dionne
Would you be eager to read a book that is sub-titled “How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country? If you lean to the right, probably no; to the left, sure. But as I am a determined independent, I paused. Dionne is a well-known commentator on evening news programs, a columnist for the Washington Post, and on the faculty of both Georgetown and Harvard … [Read more...] about Reading Uncertainly? ‘Code Red’ by E.J. Dionne
A la Carte: Forget the Calories and Savor Every Bite of a Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich!
Well, summer is here, but it doesn’t seem as if the music is “Under the Boardwalk” or “Polka Dot Bimini.” At Eastern Point Beach, where I live in the City of Groton, weekends will only be open to City residents. There will be no day passes to the glorious beach and Town of Groton, Noank, half of Mystic and Groton Long Point will have to sun bathe and play with their … [Read more...] about A la Carte: Forget the Calories and Savor Every Bite of a Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwich!
A Bumper Edition of A la Carte: Pad Thai & Scampi (with ‘Metro Bis’ & ‘Trader Joe’s’ Connections Respectively)
Editor's Note: We apologize but somehow we missed the first of these contributions from Lee White. It should have been published a week ago (June 17), but -- in the simplest of terms -- it wasn't. However, we can't (nor do we want to) just skip it because Lee's recipes are too good to miss and also the story in her preamble is in two-parts, so you need to read last weeks before … [Read more...] about A Bumper Edition of A la Carte: Pad Thai & Scampi (with ‘Metro Bis’ & ‘Trader Joe’s’ Connections Respectively)
Legal News You Can Use: What to Do, What to Avoid When Creating a Co-parenting Plan
When a couple with minor children gets divorced, they face areas of adversity that childless divorcees or those with children, who are of legal age, will never know. Co-parenting may become the new reality for parents after divorce. The couples that make it work are willing to make some minor concessions, create a plan that works for the children, and stick to … [Read more...] about Legal News You Can Use: What to Do, What to Avoid When Creating a Co-parenting Plan
Gardening With ‘The English Lady’: Tips for June “When the World Smells of Roses”
“Ne'er cast a clout 'til May is out,” is an old English saying that means do not put away your long johns until May is over -- well, we certainly have had a few very cool nights recently, which is just wonderful, allowing one to sleep with the windows open. I cannot remember the last time we had a real spring like the one we are experiencing this year, with plenty of rain. … [Read more...] about Gardening With ‘The English Lady’: Tips for June “When the World Smells of Roses”
Reading Uncertainly? ‘The File’ by Timothy Garton Ash -“A Chilling Portrait of Treachery and Compromise” (LeCarré)
Another sleeper! A neighbor and compulsive reader -- as I am too -- gave me this paperback with her encouragement. As I started to read, I was somewhat dubious. After all, what is there to interest me in reading about a young Oxford grad student going to Berlin in 1978, and then on to Humboldt University in East Berlin in 1980 to continue his work. But ... it seems this … [Read more...] about Reading Uncertainly? ‘The File’ by Timothy Garton Ash -“A Chilling Portrait of Treachery and Compromise” (LeCarré)
Talking Transportation: Is Commuting Dead?
These columns run in some publications under the title "Getting There." Am I going to have to change that name to “NOT Getting There”? That’s what Governor Lamont says. Post-COVID he predicts the end of daily commuting as we know it. Lamont told Bloomberg that his New York business buddies tell him they’re saving so much money by having people work from their homes they may … [Read more...] about Talking Transportation: Is Commuting Dead?
A la Carte: A Princess Calls it ‘Filthy, Sexy Mush’ … So Much More Exotic Than ‘Zucchini Pasta Sauce’!
Oh, my, it was a long-overdue restaurant week and perhaps it will never be a forever restaurant week. But those restaurants lucky enough to have an outdoor space may now see our faces, and we theirs. Yes, it is still distancing and wearing masks and will be so until there is a vaccine that works and is available for everyone. But last week was wonderful. Last Wednesday I met … [Read more...] about A la Carte: A Princess Calls it ‘Filthy, Sexy Mush’ … So Much More Exotic Than ‘Zucchini Pasta Sauce’!
Legal News You Can Use: US Senate, House of Representatives Pass Modifications to PPP
Congress has enacted legislation that modifies a number of provisions in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that was implemented as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act and its response to COVID-19. The new legislation gives business owners more time and more flexibility in using loan proceeds received through the PPP, and modifies … [Read more...] about Legal News You Can Use: US Senate, House of Representatives Pass Modifications to PPP