Episode 7: Good China, Petty Betty & Pocketless Pants

An easy, chatty week with plenty of tangents. After some backstage banter and a concert called off by a storm, the conversation turns to friendship in midlife, weekend homemaking (sewing projects, Lillet Blanc and basil experiments) and the case for actually using the good china, plus Michael's elaborate table-setting story. From there it's home-design rabbit holes and why the details get so expensive, then this week's Petty Betty: selling clutter online and the spiritual case for purging. We also cover perimenopause, travel hacks, women's clothes with no pockets, fall-break negotiations and the flood of campaign texts. We wrap up with listener questions: what do you unfairly judge people for (wedding registries, apparently), and if your husband could anonymously submit one complaint about you, what would it be?