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Hi Friends.

It’s a sad day when coming up with five good things is impossible. I know I have an optimistic nature, and I admit buying a bunch of fresh basil put me in a better mood, until I looked at my phone to read the latest dire predictions in the COVID world. You could say, “don’t look at the news. Severely restrict your news intake.” Emotionally I could agree with you, but realistically I cannot. I am a communicator. I need to know what’s happening. And I can’t and won’t be an ostrich for the next 18 months. As a mother and a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a partner, a mother-in-law, and a friend, I have too many responsibilities to hide this one out. We’ve had friends and loved ones who have already been hospitalized and released, sick as dogs at home, and this is only the beginning.

As we know we’ll be hunkering down for much longer than was originally foretold, I wanted to present this interview with fashion mentor, teacher, and writer Tim Gunn.

You probably know Tim Gunn from his tenure on “Project Runway,” the 16 seasons-long fashion design competition show, winning an Emmy award and the admiration of myriad fans in the process. This month, Tim and his co-hosting and co-producing partner Heidi Klum are at the center of a new competition, that makes Project Runway look like small potatoes. The show is called “Making The Cut”, and this time the contestants are already professional designers, who travel around the world on assignments. The final prize is $1 million dollars. The show is available on Amazon Prime, where you can also buy the winning designs each week. The show is great fun and a great diversion now that you are, I hope, staying home.

Tim and I taped this podcast in late January, when we did not have a pandemic hanging over us like a permanent dark cloud. In retrospect, those were easy, happier days. Even so, Tim Gunn was tender and affecting, and let me just say, tears were shed. I am proud to share this interview with you all.

In the meantime. Stay home. It’s not hard to do.