In which Madam Mariana fields a question from…a dog! Yes, even dogs have questions about love, about life… Dear Madam Mariana, I am a Scottish Terrier named Bilbo, and… Continue reading Madam Mariana fields a question from…a dog!
Tag: San Francisco
Breaking up with a killer? Here’s how!
Dear Mrs. Know-it-all, aka Madam Mariana: I am the taller, more beautiful sister of the notorious Zara Persil-Pendleton, who is getting all of the attention as usual. As if money-management… Continue reading Breaking up with a killer? Here’s how!
From Italia, con amore
Mia cara Madam Mariana: I am corresponding with someone I may have feelings for. Our letters have to cross the Mediterranean Sea as I live in Ancona, Italy, and my friend is… Continue reading From Italia, con amore
Our San Francisco lusty-widow-turned-journalist is back
[Madam Mariana has received a shocking missive from 1933, and her cloche hat definitely slipped when she read this letter from Lucy!] Dear Madam Mariana: Now it’s really too late.… Continue reading Our San Francisco lusty-widow-turned-journalist is back
Walking the streets of San Francisco
There’s walking the streets and street-walking, right? Last year I took the Dasheill Hammett’s San Francisco walking tour with the magnetic Don Herron. We peeked into John’s Grill (home of… Continue reading Walking the streets of San Francisco