The Grey Suitcase

Mother’s Day 2026, Memory Revisited In my locker in Toronto, tucked away behind boxes, is a small grey suitcase. It belonged to my mother and is all that remains of a life of eighty-nine years. As my brother Craig and I moved her from apartment to assisted living to nursing home, I watched how each … Read more

Mediterranean Longevity: Living Slow in a Fast World

Marilyn reclining on a bed of violets by the sea.

The Mediterranean diet is often held up as the gold standard for longevity—but what people try to replicate is the least important part of it. Yesterday, while searching through my archives for our Mediterranean Longevity board on Pinterest, I found this image from March 18, 2015. Five days from now will mark eleven years since … Read more