Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. When I first read about it, my imagination started running wild. I pictured long boats covered with a giant dragon costumes with huge dragon heads blowing smoke and fire out of some hideous face. I saw a long waving spiked tail splashing in the water. That’s what I saw. The... Continue Reading →
Fleet Week
We were sitting at our table after breakfast when Jerry looked out the window. She jumped up, all excited going, “Look, look, a battleship!” I jumped up, went to the window and sure enough, there in the middle of the Hudson was an enormous Navy ship pulling into the piers. Soon followed by a flotilla... Continue Reading →
Celebrating Hell…Hell’s Kitchen that is.
One of the benefits of living in our neighborhood is, well…. it is Hell’s Kitchen! Once named Hell’s Kitchen because of its gritty and violent history, today the area is better known as the foster home for culinary diversity. The neighborhood west of 8th Avenue between 34th and 57th is home to many small, privately... Continue Reading →