1) Yesterday, researching my upcoming talk at the Massachusetts Historical Society, I was thrilled to come across not only an invitation to the wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlborough, which I did not expect, but also its accompanying card of admission to the church! (Because they couldn’t just plan to let in anybody, especially considering that rubberneckers were lining Fifth Avenue for 20 blocks . . . )
2) Later that afternoon, entering the supermarket, I got the Full Impact of red and pink flowers and shiny hearts massed at the entrance for Valentine’s Day. My first thought was the words of the late Crystal Allen: “They’re not gonna get me out on that limb again ever!” And then I was really surprised that that was my first reaction.
3) Everything seems to be happening in a compressed time frame today, from many different directions. For a moment it felt like being in the office . . .