I’ve finally purchased some magazines that didn’t have the words “wedding” or “bride” in the title. (What a relief to be out of the wedding planning process.) First was Vanity Fair because someone recommended their profile of Martha Stewart (whose omnimedia empire fascinates me in an almost morbid way; talk about leverage!). Also there was Gourmet‘s 60th anniversary issue, which included old gems from M.F.K. Fischer and Ray Bradbury (no kidding). I also just picked up House & Garden‘s 100th anniversary issue. You may think that I’ve transitioned from wedding planning into marriage and housekeeping, but I actually went from the home arts to wedding planning and back to the home arts. Food and interior design have always been avocations of mine. It is nice to have someone else to feed and decorate around though. The cat really doesn’t care if her salmon scraps are scented with dill or rosemary, and her prerequisites for upholstery are that it be textured to facilitate scratching.