Author Archives: Ellen Ross

Au Revoir, Mes Restaurants

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Ellen Ross

I had the pleasure of dining at Booth One the other night. You know, it’s the old Pump Room in the Ambassador East. Now gussied up and brought into the age moderne by the folks at Lettuce Entertain You. It … Continue reading →

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Cutting Corners

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Ellen Ross

…So Dear Readers, I don’t know if you remember that I walk a lot. I mean a lot. Like everywhere. I regularly walk to the Ogilvie Transportation Center- and that’s a good five miles from my house. Anything less than … Continue reading →

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A Star Is….Um…Talented

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Spoiler Alert: If you are not familiar with this movie’s plot, you’d better skip this post. But come on! Maybe you didn’t catch the 1937 Janet Gaynor/Fredric March version. Or maybe you missed the 1954 classic Judy Garland/James Mason edition. … Continue reading →

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My Most Unforgettable Character

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Reader’s Digest used to run a popular series entitled “The Most Unforgettable Character I Ever Met.” For me, it’s no contest. My most “unforgettable character” had to be my mother, Lea Roffe. Hands down. And this past Tuesday, October 16, … Continue reading →

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Hi, Dear Readers, I’m back. And just in time. Yesterday, October 13, was my brother Kenny’s 65th birthday. Now everyone who knows me knows I love my little brother. I look upon him as my first kid- not a sibling at … Continue reading →

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Well, Dear Readers, if you read my last post you now know the news that TBF and I are kaput. Ending things is an emotional business and thus I’m a little at sea. Hard to describe all the emotions I’m going … Continue reading →

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A Hymn To Him

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Ellen Ross

So today, Sunday, September 30, is TBF’s birthday, Dear Readers. I want to wish him many happy returns of the day. As you may know, I think he’s smart, handsome, funny and a great driver. (Very important.) He’s probably very … Continue reading →

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Love Story

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Where do I begin? Do I have to tell you who this is, Dear Readers? She is one of my great girl crushes of ALL time- Ali MacGraw. Back in the 70’s she was the Fashion Girl of the Moment. … Continue reading →

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Smoking Section

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Ellen Ross

WARNING: Before you inhale this post, remember! My mother started smoking, she told me, when she was fourteen. That would have been in 1938. Back in those days, everybody- except my father- did. She smoked as a teenager, she smoked … Continue reading →

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September 20, 1975

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Ellen Ross

Dearly Beloved Readers, the bride in this photograph is my sister-in-law Mary Lu Roffe, née Rubnitz. The groom is my brother Kenneth Simon Roffe. And today is their forty-third wedding anniversary. Just in case you don’t recognize the rest of … Continue reading →

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