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

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Trash Talk

Inside this bag is about 15 pounds of my unwanted used skivvies! I recently had a housewifing triumph. I removed grease stains from Mr....

Food, Glorious Food

Always Tasty! A few weeks ago, I suffered a partial intestinal blockage and my digestive system stopped working. I’ll spare you the gory...

Get Out Of Dodge

It's a bit gray here in the East End and I'm sick of it. Did you know that Mr. Hockey, the hockey pucks, and I lived in London for six...

Some Like It Iced

I like coffee. I like men. I went to Starbucks every single day for more than twenty years. It’s probably closer to thirty. I’m afraid to...

Peony Envy

Every so often, I like to whip out my peony pics. How’s your garden growing? We’ve got a bumper crop of hydrangeas here at Chez Hockey...

Jury Duty Snow Days

I wanted to serve on a jury, but I ended up fixing a lamp. I was summoned to serve as a trial juror for the Suffolk County Courts the...

Better Out Than In

I finally had my colonoscopy and you can read ALL about it here! “Forgive me nurse, for I have sinned. It has been seven years since my...

A New Beginning

My view at a concert. Last month, I went to see the rock group Genesis perform. It was a heady experience. I use the word heady in the...

We Have Lift Off

Targets are not equal. A few weeks ago, I did the craziest thing. Over 12 days, I flew 6375 miles and drove 1912 miles. I flew from New...

The Waiting Game

Will my dryer ever be fixed? The hockey pucks sometimes call me “bougie” because we live in a large house in the Hamptons with nice...

Pillow Talk

Only my pillow will do. 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...

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