Author Archives: Ellen Ross

Private Driver

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Do you Uber? And don’t you love it? And if you haven’t Ubered lately, why haven’t you? If you think I’m speaking in tongues, it probably means that you aren’t real dependent on taxi cabs- or any other form of … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 8, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: The following post contains absolutely NO redeeming social content of any kind. In fact, it is reportage of an entirely shallow and shameful incident. To that end, all of the names have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent. … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, pop culture | 14 Comments

I never promised you a rose garden

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Ellen Ross

I got these crimson beauties a couple of weeks ago from my buddy, Kevin. Thanks, Big K. You really know how to spoil a girl. And their intoxicating fragrance instantly triggered a memory of my own rose garden. And so… … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Memoir | 6 Comments

Darn it

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Congratulate me, guys. I just got finished darning a sock. It was cashmere and I loved it and I couldn’t bear to throw it out. I felt just like Meg from Little Women. (No, I didn’t have a darning egg … Continue reading →

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Over the river and through the woods

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Ellen Ross

First, dear friends, let me wish you a very happy, healthy Letter From Elba holiday. I hope you’re surrounded by loved ones- and a great turkey. And now a Thanksgiving memory of many years ago… “Over the river and through the … Continue reading →

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Who Loves You?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Do you know that great Four Seasons song “Who Loves you?”? I’ve got it playing on my iPad right now. I’m crazy about this mini-symphony. In four short minutes it limns out my definition of love. At least the way … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Music, pop culture | 5 Comments

For Joe

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Snowmass Mountain opens for skiing and snowboarding season this Saturday. I was checking out my gear (making sure my ski pants still fit) in anticipation of a great season when my son Nick called me. “I just got some terrible … Continue reading →

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The G Spot

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Ellen Ross

I haven’t written a movie review urging you all to see a new flick since Daniel Day-Lewis’s tour de force in Lincoln but I had to hit the computer to tell you about the space walk I just took with Sandra Bullock … Continue reading →

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The Awful Truth

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Letter From Elba Announcement: I hereby now declare the winner of last week’s “Fill in the Blank” Contest to be my friend, Joan, AKA “The Optimizer.” (If you haven’t had the pleasure of her company, please read Sui Generis.) It … Continue reading →

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Fortune’s Cookie

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Do you believe in astrology? Or fortune tellers? Or horoscopes? Or sooth sayers? Or palmists? Or tarot card readers? Or the psychic ability to predict the future? I do. Because I can do it. Yep, I can be pretty spooky … Continue reading →

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