JAM has been feeling ill the past few weeks. She had come down with bronchitis. It really slowed us down on the things we had planned. She’s much better now and we are getting back to getting around town. Our first journey out was to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens (BBG) in the Prospect Park area. ... Continue Reading →
Picture This
We took a trip to Queens, the Astoria section. It’s the upper northwest part of the borough. This area is world renown for graffiti. JAM has become a really big fan of graffiti and she had to see it. We were so blown away that this is going to be a picture post. Because…. pictures... Continue Reading →
Black Gotham
The history in this town can be overwhelming. We chase it down every chance we get. That is how we met Kamau Ware, Director of the Black Gotham Experience. Kamau is the go-to guy for African American history from early day New Amsterdam and British New York. We met him at his project headquarters in... Continue Reading →
Eyes of the Beholder
Since we got here about 5 months ago, we have only been to a couple of art galleries. So we decided to have a gallery day. We caught the C train to the heart of Chelsea, the part of the City that is rumored to be the art center of NYC. We walked the Highline,... Continue Reading →
Sometimes It Is About Feeling
Shania Twain had all of Rockefeller Plaza feelin’ good as she sang “I Feel Like a Woman” during the Citi Concert Series on Today. This October she will drop her first album in more than 15 years. Shania sang two cuts from her new album, Now, “Swinging with My Eyes Closed,” and “Life is About... Continue Reading →
The Bad Portrait Artist
We were leaving Strawberry Fields, the John Lennon tribute in Central Park. There is a crowd every day, despite the weather, all day long, despite the time. Everyone is having a picture taken sitting next to the Imagine mosaic. There is a crowd around the mosaic waiting their turn for a photo. The area is... Continue Reading →