A balmy, moonlit evening in Key West. George and I are enjoying a pasta dinner on the balcony overlooking the ocean. Ella Fitzgerald is singing in the background.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 28 April 2023 source ↗
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What does happiness look like for you when life is going well?Originally asked
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View all 158 →My kids are in the house. I’ve been gardening in my vegetable garden. I have absolutely zero obligations or calls to return. Now I’m fixing dinner with music playing and having a glass of wine.
Just a lazy day roaming New York with my daughters—La Esquina for lunch and Mister Softee for dessert.
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Reading. And, in particular, reading on the deck of the cabin while my children play in the river below.
I’m walking down the street angrily muttering to myself and then I run into a neighbor or former coworker and they catch me in this moment of private-public expression. It’s nice to be seen sometimes.
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View profile →My phobias. I’m down to two, so I take that as a positive sign.
I love that my true friends don’t think of me as that Judy, but as the Judy they’ve known for years, a woman, like them. And I love their senses of humor.
That we’re going down the tubes as a country (make that the whole world).
Really? Okay, if I have enough time I might go to Switzerland and drink the drink. I believe in euthanasia. What we do for our beloved pets, we should be able to do for our beloved humans or ourselves.
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