A belated thanks to my friend Michael Gross, who came up to Briarcliff a couple of Sundays ago. The Garden Club was having its annual Arts Abloom Festival for the benefit of the library, and Michael was the special celebrity guest, reading  from his book Rogues Gallery and signing copies. Michael enjoyed his sojourn into suburbia (he’s a Long Islander himself) and even got his car washed by the our Girls Varsity Softball team (Is every one of them a budding Elena Kagan?)  It was awafully good of him to come. (Thanks to Phyllis Neider for the photo.)