Below is a collection of my Tilting at Windmills Column from The East Hampton Press and my other articles.

Photo by Irene Kredenets on Unsplash For the first time in 26 years, the Village of East Hampton is without an ice cream shop: Scoop Du...

Photo by a Hockey Puck The hockey pucks sometimes call me “bougie” because we live in a large house in the Hamptons with nice things. A...

Photo by Liz Vo on Unsplash After more than half a century of sleeping on my side, I pinched a nerve in my neck. I had to buy a pillow to...

Reuseable K-Cup Photo by Tracy Grathwohl Happy Earth Day everyone! I hope you’re spending the day enjoying the earth. I celebrate by...

Photo by Miguel A. Amutio on Unsplash We’ve done it! We’ve made it through one year of the covidian lockdown. What should we do to...

Photo by engin akyurton Unsplash. My Calvin Klein, size none-of-your-business, “skinny” jeans were critically injured last week, when a...

Photo by Jan Kahánek on Unsplash Last week, I was at my friend Marie’s house (I changed her name, so I don’t fully embarrass her) and on...

I always get excited when September rolls around. As a kid, going back to school meant new clothes and school supplies. I still remember...

Photo by Tracy Grathwohl Friends of this column might remember that last August, I invented a game, Tracy’s Beach Blanket Bingo™: The...

Photo by tsg pixels on Unsplash I’ve been playing golf for fifteen years and I stink. I’m so bad people make excuses for me. When I fail...

Photo by Tracy Grathwohl Longtime fans will remember that in my first Tilting at Windmills column, I admitted I was hoarding toilet...

Photo by Tracy Grathwohl As a preface, I just want to say how grateful I am. My family is safe. We are all comfortable and fed. I figured...

Photo of the FLP by Tracy Grathwohl At the start of the lockdown, one of our hockey pucks (as I like to refer to our children) moved back...

My to-do list (Photo by Tracy Grathwohl) I know a little something about self-isolating. I work from home and, in order to do my job, I’m...

We were invited to a friend’s sixtieth birthday party and the dress code was a 60s theme. On the electronic invitation the hosts, my...

Photo by Joshua Reddekopp for Unsplash Am I the only person who thinks we’ve had more cloudy or rainy days than sunny ones this winter?...

Photo by Andrea Davis for Unsplash Here we are two weeks into January, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve given up on your New Year’s...

On October 25th, before Halloween, Sirius XM switched its Love station to the Hallmark Channel. The satellite radio company swapped adult...

Every year, a day or two after Thanksgiving, I nearly incinerate my house while making a sweet potato (yam) casserole with marshmallows....

The other day, my father came to me and told me his bathroom sink has been leaking “forever.” Until now, I haven’t mentioned my father in...