List making is not only my best organizational tool but it is also oddly the activity that calms my stress. It is as if once I’ve written it down, in some order and with clear intent, I’ve taken the most important step towards completion and “checking it off”. I literally use a program that lets me check something off the list because of that feel …
I am a person who loves her routines, especially my Saturday morning routine. My husband works on Saturdays so I have the time to myself. Almost every Saturday morning, I exercise, do my office billing, write my blog, and then do my errands. That is pretty much the way my day goes most Saturdays. This past Saturday morning, a surprise birthday …
Some may have noted someone MIA....again... at the Gotham Happy Hour. Sometimes the logistics work not at all. The intention remains. Parental duties intervened. Our son yesterday moved into home number 10 yesterday morning; his parents helped him and his fiance finish their “exit” from downtown Brooklyn across Adams Street from where his uncle wor …
Leaves, flowers, bushes, you know...all the stuff that grows in the spring. George Orwell said it well...“The point is that the pleasures of spring are available to everybody, and cost nothing.” I'm partaking. Recently, a landscaping crew left a big mess in my yard when they replaced a retaining wall that was destroyed this past winter from a h …
We’re Home! Home to the real World! Home to Family! Home to our day to day responsibilities (and to commuting)! Home to Spring (in time to plant our garden)! Home to new experiences! You can always come home again! There’s no place like Home Sweet Home!
Last Saturday night, at around 9:15, I walked outside to check the night air. I looked up and saw a group of six or seven orange objects moving across the sky from the southwest to the northeast. They glowed and appeared to be ablaze.As the first group slowly disappeared, a second group of two or three appeared and followed. And finally a last lone …
My friend uses the word "treats" to describe anything from cookies, ice cream, taffy, biscuits and even to coffee. She sent me a picture of her outing last week and said, "Niles and I even stopped for "treats"". When I looked at the picture, my mouth started watering and I imagined them sitting on a park bench with the soft warm sun shining on thei …
Thanks to David Abeshouse and Paul Napolitano, Gotham’s own sommeliers, I know that I have officially expanded my wine pallet. I have blogged along the way about my attraction to sweet, bubbly, cold white wine. That said, in recent years I have been trying to expand my wine horizons. For those of us who were able to join David and Paul this …
As we continue in this pandemic one observation has become readily apparent, video conferencing, and for me video court appearances are here to stay. So, my question is, is it getting any easier for you? For me that answer is complicated. I had two opposite experiences in the same week. Early in the week there was a scheduled video court …
About six weeks ago I was contemplating getting a haircut. I got three since the pandemic shut down barber shops and they re-opened. But then I got a call – it was March 11-- from my barber, Frank. Pre-pandemic, actually well before it, Frank had sold his store but chose to stay around. He did not feel comfortable coming back when the shop re-ope …
As I write this the second "bunch" of astronauts are preparing to embark the SpaceX capsule called Dragon that brought them to the International Space Station. There are now 4 countries represented in the ISS and lots of science experiments yet to be performed. I'm watching it live on my iPhone as I walk around the house, prepare my moring cup of …
Last Saturday I went sailing with my friends David Berger and Guy deBoer (pictured). If the name Guy deBoer is unfamiliar to you, mark it well as he will be world famous at the end of next year when he (and his boat Spirit) will be the first American solo sailor to win the around the World Golden Globe Race which starts in France. David and I ar …
It seems like a blog that must be written at least once a year. Baseball caps.I put on my Mets hat and walked out the door of our small hotel in Alexandria, Virginia. As I embarked on our morning walk, I wondered whether my hat would garner attention or comment in the land of the Mets National League rivals - the Nationals. I wasn’t even a block in …
Recently, I had the opportunity to enjoy lunch with two Irishmen at a lovely outdoor cafe in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. When the hostess asked if we wanted shade or sun for our outdoor dining experience, it was thrice clear, that shade should've been the obvious choice. However, we chose the sun. Fair skinned and all. As luck would have it, one in th …
If you could travel anywhere, where would it be – as a pandemic wanes? I am so convinced that pent up travel demand is about to burst. Everywhere I turn, someone is talking about planning a trip, or if that is premature, the trip they would like to plan. Personally, I am not quite ready. I’m still adjusting to whatever changes may come from …
