UK as usual is 5+ years behind the US

A gorgeous white-and-pink orchid plant in gleaming morning sunlight

Okay, I know I've posted way too many photos of my pet orchid, but it's been blooming since JANUARY and OMG WILL YOU LOOK AT THE LIGHT?!?!?

The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 3 Test your Philly history knowledge with our Semiquincentennial Quiz. This month: William Penn and the Quakers!

Test your Philly history knowledge with our Semiquincentennial Quiz. This month: William Penn and the Quakers!

Bright red-and-yellow triumph tulips in bright sunlight

🎵 My yard is on fy-ahhhh …

What are the chances, I wonder, that my daughter and the daughters of two of my bestest friends from high school 50-plus years ago would all have just given birth on three consecutive days?!?

Paul Offit vs. RFK Jr. Is the Battle of Our Times How Philly's leading vaccine doctor became MAHA's public enemy number one

RFK Jr. wants you to hate Paul Offit. All Paul Offit wants to do is save your kids' lives. @phillymag.com's April cover story:

A closeup of an exquisite (if I say so myself) cream and rose hellebore

I'm in love with my hellebore!

Hey, that was a HARD one today!

What is the point of us having "our teams," do you think, if we can't bear to watch them!

Um ...

Budding daffodils about to bloom

I can't watch ....

The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 2 This month: The semi-obscure, somewhat murky, utterly unbidden earliest excursions of Europeans on these, our sacred shores.

The second installment of my Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz is posted. It's got everything you hope you know about the first European, uh, visitors to our shores … www.phillymag.com/news/semiqui...

The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 2 This month: The semi-obscure, somewhat murky, utterly unbidden earliest excursions of Europeans on these, our sacred shores.

Test your knowledge of Philly! This month: The semi-obscure, somewhat murky, utterly unbidden earliest excursions of Europeans on these, our sacred shores.

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.

Our top 5 Most Philly Athletes of All Time is full of heavy-hitters, gamechangers, and plenty of room for debate. So have at it! 

I sat on the porch in the sun this afternoon. Granted, it was only for 20 minutes, and granted, I had a blanket around me. But still! It's coming!!!

A thousand times YES!!! SO MUCH SNOW HERE!!!!

Oh dear. The blizzard has begun just as I took possession of eight boxes of Girl Scout cookies ...

Hi All, here’s the link to join us in a walk to support the homeless citizens living in Pottstown.

cnoy.com/location/pot...

A bouquet of white chrysanthemums

Snowy flowers for a snowy Valentine's Day!

Well, there's a robin out in my garden, so despite all the frozen evidence around us, it must be spring ...

The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz The Lenni Lenape Era

Introducing our monthly Semiquincentennial Quiz. First up, the Lenni Lenape Era.

A Christmas cactus with two -- just two -- bright pink blossoms

Woo-hoo! This year, the Christmas cactus has TWO WHOLE BLOSSOMS! That's twice as many as last year -- progress!

A moth orchid in a window with snow falling outside

Orchids in the snow!

July by @pricklepicklepie.bsky.social ! #naddpod

The Best Part of Aging: Giving Up I’ve stopped wearing makeup. My bra strap is probably showing. I haven’t shaved in ... forever. And I’ve never felt happier.

For @phillymag.com, I wrote about how I became invisible. Surprise! I kind of like it! www.phillymag.com/news/2026/01...

A single flower of a white and deep red moth orchid

Second winter in a row I got this orchid to rebloom! I feel like the freaking Orchid Queen!!! Even if I do know these are the easiest orchids to grow ... 😉

New year's babeyyy

Man, I am SO GLAD my kids aren't professional athletes. Particularly NFL kickers.

Paintings of hammerhead sharks depicted in the "Oki National Products Illustration Notes". From Japan, Edo Period, ca 1735

A pair of happy hammerhead sharks
(ca. 1735 Edo period Japan)