The Hamptons Post

Happy New Year from the Hamptons!

The blizzard has arrived in the Hampton's and looks like New Years Eve will be a whiteout! 

Goat on a Boat

    We went to a party at Goat on a Boat in Sag Harbor - if you've never been there, you are missing one of the best hot spots in the Hamptons.  By far the cutest childrens parties and puppet shows!!

In addition to Birthday parties they host playgroups and performances every Saturday - check it out, so totally great!!!;)

Out Late with Alan Alda, Phil Donahue & Marlo Thomas in Sag Harbor!

  Last night I left a house full of excited children, unpacked boxes of Christmas decorations, and a newly purchased Tree to walk down to the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor to see a new documentary film titled "Out Late". 

The film was written and produced by Beatrice Alda and Jennifer Brooke, a local couple who charmed the audience during the Q & A session following the screening.  They're fun, witty, smart, classy women who have made a raw, engaging, entertaining movie that follows several people who have all decided late in life (57 yrs. and older) to live openly as gay, lesbian or transgender individuals.  

As I sat and waited for the film to begin, I wondered if I'd made a mistake....although it was fun to sit next to Alan Alda, Arlene Alda, Phil Donahue & Marlo Thomas, I was definitely in the minority since only 2% of the audience was heterosexual.  Ms.Brooke commented that there were only 3-4 people in the entire audience they didn't know personally, I fell into that category!  However, once the film began I relaxed and then I laughed, I cried, and I learned just how far the Country still needs to come in regards to tolerance - I was appalled to see how intolerant the State of Kansas still is in this day and age.  There was a scene of protesters that marched in Town with Hate signs and the images made my skin crawl - I had to remind myself that we were watching a current event, not one filmed 20 years ago!  Unbelievable!  Religion and fear kept many of the stars from coming out earlier and the sadness and regret was captured beautifully in the film.  

The film has been granted distribution rights and "Out Late" will be on tv in the near future - if you stumble across it, watch it....you won't be disappointed!

Bravo Bea and Jennifer!!

Recession Got You Down? Head to the Hamptons!

I grew up in a family of lifeguards - we have salt water running through our veins!!  Whenever something happens, whether it's the croup cough or some mild depression, my family heads to the ocean to breathe in the salt water and "get better"!  No surprise that I ended up living in the Hamptons and no surprise that this family recipe is what I use with my own children.  Whenever someone starts sniffling in this house, off to the beach we go - no matter how cold it is (the colder, the better for destroying those winter germs).  

It's also no surprise that Holidays are kicked off with a long walk on the beach.  This Thanksgiving the entire clan (19 this year) packed into our cars and headed down to the beach in Bridgehampton to jump start our Holiday - we weren't alone! 

 Happy Holiday Season!