Frozen Cookies

12/23/14

I walk into a Manhattan penthouse, arriving just as a Christmas luncheon begins. There are enormous windows, and I can see it is an extremely grey and cloudy day. I don't seem to know the host and I don't know quite why I'm here. I find my way to a dining table and I sit and chat with singer Phoebe Snow. After a few minutes another guest arrives--a woman dressed in a sparkly blue gown. It's Princess Elsa from Frozen,  only it's actually character actress Mary Wickes (White Christmas, Sister Act). She explains that it's not just a costume, that she actually is an older and wiser Elsa. She joins Pheobe and I at the table where we proceed to eat cookies.