Monthly Archives: July 2013

The Motherhood of the Traveling Pants

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Ellen Ross

In January of 1991 I had a big skiing disagreement with a very skinny Aspen tree up on Elk Camp on Snowmass Mountain.  The tree won.  And the ski patrol carted me off in a sled. X rays at Aspen … Continue reading →

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See Michael Reese Run

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Photo by Joe Tighe Hear ye.  Hear ye.  Consider this the royal easel outside of Buckingham Palace:  On Tuesday, July 23, at 4:37 a.m. Her Highness, Ashlee Roffe, was safely delivered of a girl, Delia.  The newest princess weighed seven … Continue reading →

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Smile!

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Ellen Ross

  You may have noticed something new about Letter From Elba today.  Underneath my signature cartoon of Napoleon setting foot on his island of exile, it’s your very own blogger. And if you click on the “about me” button at … Continue reading →

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Out of Michigan

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note:  This post is for my cousin, Raymond Saunders.  Thanks, Ray, for putting it all together. With all due respect to Isaak Dinesen, my paternal great-grandparents had a farm- in Michigan. It was not a coffee plantation in Kenya- … Continue reading →

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Pick-A-Battle

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note:  I am running this post today in honor of Bastille Day.  Sometimes a guy just has to take a stand. My brother Kenny and my sister-in-law Mary Lu were in New York City recently for the Tony Awards. … Continue reading →

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(No) Sex and The City

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Ellen Ross

A couple of times a year my two BFF’s and I get together for a ladies’ lunch.  They’re busy gals with no time to fritter, but they go out of their way to make some face time for the three … Continue reading →

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Ashes to Ashes

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Ellen Ross

A few weeks ago I saw Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf Goodman’s.  It’s a fascinating look at the history and the legend that is the famous New York City luxury store.  The title of the film had come from a French … Continue reading →

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I Love a Parade

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Ellen Ross

This past Memorial Day I became an honorary member of the Chicago W.O.O.G.M.S. for a couple of hours.  (That’s Wellington-Oakdale-Old Glory-Marching-Society for the uninitiated.)  It was spearheaded by Tony Weisman- whose father Al had turned Pied Piper when he inaugurated … Continue reading →

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