Monthly Archives for September 2013


Of Horticulture and Horses

During the 1920s, members of the New York literati would meet for lunch at the Algonquin Hotel.  Known as the “Algonquin Round Table” or “The Vicious Circle,” they were known for their witty banter.  One day, when Dorothy Parker was given the word “horticulture” to use in a sentence, she responded, “You can lead a […]