Across the Nation

Across the Nation• October 18, 2010

Washington Social Diary – Katherine And David Bradley: A Cut Above

When I look back over the archives of three years of writing the Washington Social Diary there are two names that stand out: Katherine Brittain Bradley and David G. Bradley. Not only have I written a lot...

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Washington Social Diary’s countryside getaway – Blackberry Farm: Sleep Away Camp for Rich People

Across the Nation• April 6, 2010.

Oh, to be a lottery winner, Goldman-Sachs executive or newly rich! I would peel off a wad of fresh green and jet back to the even greener hills of Tennessee and the pastoral fields at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains. I would be pampered, but with a veneer of roughing it: good food, […]... READ MORE

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Washington Social Diary: The White Out

Across the Nation• February 11, 2010.

The Washington blizzard of last weekend was dense and intense, and even beautiful, but the white out of the last 24 hours was brutal and a challenge even for those skilled in winter weather extremes. This was not a storm made of only fat flakes falling heavily from the sky. It had the heavy snowfall […]... READ MORE

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Washington Social Diary – GEORGETOWN’S HOLIDAY SPIRIT

Across the Nation• December 24, 2009.

Georgetown is Washington’s most talked about neighborhood for many reasons. Its historic past, the beautiful 18th and 19th century homes, a buzz factor as the city’s social hub, and the fact it is the capital’s most walkable neighborhood. The residents embrace the spirit of all the holidays, but especially the Christmas season when, regardles... READ MORE

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Washington Social Diary: Dinner With Mrs. Post In Absentia

Across the Nation• October 19, 2009.

The news was surprising, but at a formal dinner at Hillwood Museum the other night the guests were told it was the first such event there since Marjorie Merriweather Post died in 1973 and bequeathed the estate to the public as a museum. That’s the reason the organizers of the dinner, her grand-daughter, Ellen MacNeille Charles, and John Pete... READ MORE

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Washington Social Diary Remembering Old Iron Pants

Across the Nation• July 27, 2009.

It was 1970. I was a rogue teenager working a “cub” job in the Washington Bureau of United Press International. I preferred to work in a newsroom to being in school. Journalism was all I wanted to do or be. One evening, home from work, I dug into the new issue of Look Magazine. I bought it […]... READ MORE

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