Bonni Brodnick Blog

Scene: Standing in a paint store. (This actually happened.) At the register, a young mom was trying to match a tiny chip, more like a scab, of grey paint that she taped onto her credit card. She got it at her mother-in-law's, but not from her mother-in-law. "She would have killed me if she knew I picked this off her wall." The mom's two daughters, ages about 4 and 6, were wearing gold plastic crowns atop messy heads and veil-y pink princess skirts stuffed under their winter jackets. It had been "Dress Up Day" at nursery school. The 6-year old pulls her mother's coat. "Mommy, I have to go." The mother disregards her daughter and continues talking to the paint store salesman about whether he thought the tiny chip had a grey-mint or more cement-tone. "It would have helped matching it if you had a bigger chip," he says. "I'm just praying it isn't obvious where I chipped it off. It was in the corner," she sa...

By BONNI BRODNICK M embers of the Pound Ridge Police Benevolent Association are usually cool, calm and collected. Want to watch them flip out? Town seniors are cordially invited to a special pancake breakfast on Sunday, March 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Conant Hall. It’s been a few years since the PRPBA has hosted this PB, and they’re looking forward to even better attendance with the new email system that informs seniors about town events. To help out at the flapjack fest, event coordinator and president, Sgt. Mike Armistead will be joined by his wife Michelle, and their two kids, Mike and Jen. Other hotcake flippers will include Sgt. Thomas Mulcahy , his wife Kelly and their sons Jack and Charlie. Chief of Police David Ryan , Police Officer Gary Olivier and Police Department Secretary Caroline Meyer will also be on hand getting all syrup-y. To register for the special breakfast, please call Louise Paolicelli at the Recreation Department (764-8201) or email prseniors@townofpoun...

By BONNI BRODNICK T here are many silent heroes in Pound Ridge. This week, let’s take a peek at the Pound Ridge Fire Department . Did you know that they have a Junior Corps ? The objective is to stimulate interest and train qualified Pound Ridge youngsters for volunteer fire service. The group functions as a support unit to the PRFD both during and after an emergency or disaster with tasks that include establishing a fire line, packing hose, manning a hydrant, recruiting new members of the Junior Corps and taking an active role in Fire Prevention. (Under no circumstances will a Corps member enter a burning building or respond to a Hazardous Materials Call.) Members 15 years of age may not, under any circumstances respond to any alarms. Members 16 years of age may respond to an alarm at any hour of the day, with the exception of school hours. Members who are 17 years of age are considered on probation for the year pursuant to the Department bylaws. The Junior Corps also...

By BONNI BRODNICK S ometimes we all need a little push to put some zhush (pronounced: je +oosh) into our lives. Let Sue De Chiara lead the way. In 2009, this wife/mother/former attorney launched the design blog TheZhush.com to share her passion for interior design, art and fashion. In November 2010, the companion retail site ( www.zhush.com) was launched and now the whole world is ready for primping. The stylish on-line shop brings smart, affordable, fashionable accessories straight from the pages of design blogs and magazines right to your desktop. And if you place an order, right to your doorstep. We asked the maven of fluff-up for her spring prediction and she got right to the skinny: “Embrace the hot florals- and bold colors-look with a stylish scarf or tote.” If jewelry is your thang, Zhush will help you get boho-chic with stylish wrap, bead and upscale-crystal friendship bracelets, including the celebrity fave, Shashi jewelry. Check out the snazzy Jonathan Adler iPhone cover...

By BONNI BRODNICK I t’s all good. Winter is waning. The days are getting longer. Crocii are popping under fields where the snow has cleared, and dreams that really did come true were celebrated with a golden statue named Oscar at last Sunday night’s 83 rd Academy Awards ceremony. Keeping the good vibes alive is Dana McCorvie , founder of www.nobluesnews.org , a non-profit website designed simply to make you smile and offer a mini-mental vacance to focus on something beautiful in the world—be it loving acts of kindness, great art, silly jokes, or inspiring people and places. The site is all about the yin and yang of life, seeing the sunny-side-up, and keeping on the rose-colored glasses through all that is cast our way. Dana (who is married to North Star entrepreneur/restaurateur Phil Maniatty ) was in marketing for 25 years and created new products for some of the largest companies in the world. With this experience, she clearly knows how to give things a positive spin. “ We be...