Monthly Archives: July 2011

Simple.  The word has taken on a certain cachet in our frenzied new century.  Marketers think so too.   There’s Simple shoes, Simple magazine, realsimple.com, even a simple living network (now defunct) whose motto was “learning to do more with less.”  I’d never thought a whole lot about the word simple, until this summer of simple pleasures. All this “simple” stuff sent me to the dictionary. As an adjective, its meanings are pretty clear. easy to understand, deal with not elaborate or artificial not ornate or luxurious Several weeks ago, while settling in to a vacation on very quiet Shelter Island, I found myself dialing down after the freneticism and myriad distractions of NYC.  I spent countless hours collecting and sorting seashells, horseshoe crab shells and small stones that cover the … Continue reading →