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Laura A Merlo's avatar

The dental hardware is truly yours. Lucille Ball used to quote herself as always answering “Yes” when someone asked whether that red hair was “hers.” Then she’d confide, “I paid for it. Doesn’t that make it mine?”

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Leah Garchik's avatar

Oh I always look to Ball as an icon of ethics! Your painting of the pink ladies is fabulous

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Thomas Matson's avatar

Your post is priceless. Love the comment about the teeth. Oh and the Hermes scarf!!!!

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Leah Garchik's avatar

Oh, I am a big Goodwill aficionado!

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Robin White's avatar

That's a truly great post, Leah. A few lies just drag along behind you your whole life, don't they? Kind of like gum stuck to your shoe. The Oval Office dude... I don't know. Whoa.

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Leah Garchik's avatar

I can still picture the garbage can!

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Lucy Gray's avatar

You know all the best places to shop particularly for clothes. I’d love to read a post by you about shopping for clothes!! Meanwhile, this one was delightful. I am not lying. Really. No, I mean it. Honestly.

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Leah Garchik's avatar

We'll go shopping soon!

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Fran Johns's avatar

Oh, THAT'S why I couldn't find the garden shoes I sought at the Fillmore Goodwill. They were at Haight Street. Discerning shopping gets more and more difficult. 😞

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Leah Garchik's avatar

They are even too big on me. They would ENGULF your dainty tootsies

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Mike Wittels's avatar

I always feel better after reading what you've written. Thanks!

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Leah Garchik's avatar

What a wonderful comment. Now I feel better, too

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cbrees's avatar

greenburg doesn’t lie.

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Leah Garchik's avatar

Well, his "model dog" imitation is a total piece of performance art

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Margo Freistadt's avatar

I laughed out loud. “Always finish your banana!” Words to live by. ❤️❤️❤️

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Leah Garchik's avatar

Yeah, that scolding probably is responsible for adding many pounds over the years

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Sandra Phillips's avatar

I am so glad to be able to read your delightful posts again— and now in English, not Italian!! Hooray!! Xxx Sandy

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Leah Garchik's avatar

Thanks, Sandy!

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heidi vanbenthuysen's avatar

Pleased at punch to read this cheerful bite (sorry) of vestpocket philosophy. Rock on, Ms. Garchik!

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Leah Garchik's avatar

Thank you!

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Carol pogash's avatar

Love it, dear Leah.

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Leah Garchik's avatar

Xx

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Perry-Lynn Moffitt's avatar

Delightful piece, as always, but I wanted to know what lie did you tell? That these were your honest-to-god teeth? Or that you had perfect dentures? And did that satisfy the old bohemian, so that she had no more questions or comments she could muster?

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Leah Garchik's avatar

Well, there are a few implants. So nodding YES, which is what I did, makes me a liar. Except, of course, if you think of the implants as now all MINE. That's what I try to do most of the time. x

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Susan Parker's avatar

Fabulous storytelling!!!

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Craig Jones's avatar

Wonderful "antique roadshow". thanks!

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Perot Conservative's avatar

A green thumb? BTW, the Autopen Presidency lied for four years. Well, the economy is humming, too bad the MIC wants to keep this ghastly war going. Cheers.

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