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Wanting to Lactate

I went to a jazz concert at Lyndhurst the other night. It's summer. We're picnicking.  I took gummies. Suddenly, I heard this lost little girl (in great pink glasses) screaming, "MOMMY! MOMMMMY!"   I looked over at Andrew and said, "That little girl calling for 'Mommy' makes me want to lactate." The gummies were working.

Bedford/Pound Ridge RECORD-REVIEW: "Pound Ridge history finds a new chapter"

Here I am posing with dear friend Lisl Steiner for Pound Ridge Pride Day. Lisl is featured in my book, Pound Ridge Past, in the chapter "The Horsefly in Pound Ridge." The interview is quite funny. This article, which appeared in the RECORD-REVIEW on December 2, 2011, is written by the lovely Mary Legrand. 

Book: "POUND RIDGE PAST: Remembrances of Our Townsfolk"

 " I n  Po und Ridge Past: Remembrances of Our Townsfolk,  author  Bonni Brodnick  creates a lively, intimate glimpse of Pound Ridge, New York, spanning local wisdom from the 1920s through the 1970s and beyond. I found the stories and photography delightful and inspiring. For, instance, residents George and Arlette Bria describe the "cocktail set" parties during the years when Tallulah Bankhead lived in town (Benny Goodman and Earth Kitt, too).  "One could spout a long list of literary glitterati and theatrical or silver screen performers who have lived in this snug little town. Ms. Brodnick, however, takes us on a tour of the brightest local stars who grew up here, farmed the land, preserved the natural beauty, and weaved the famous baskets.  "Today's Pound Ridgers will appreciate the personal recollections and the love stories of the "homestead" from Malcom Francher, Leonard Scofield, Betsy Boone, Beverly Bender, Lisl Steiner-Monchek, and Dick L...

UNIQUELY LISL: On Age & Beauty

                                                                                                        Photo: Bonni Brodnick "Use this one," said my dear friend Lisl Steiner as we were selecting photos for an article we were working on.  "I look old here. I like it when I look old." Lisl was the only person, let alone woman , I knew who upped her age. When she was 85, Lisl always added two or three years. "I'm 88," said this proud 85-year-old. She passed o n June 7, 2023,  at 95 (in "Lisl Language" we can say she was 98.).  Lisl said she always wanted to die in her favorite hotel in Vienna on her 99th birthday. (Let's give her +3 years and say she wanted to die there...