We arrived here on a Thursday morning.  The weather forecasters were predicting a snow blind blizzard coming in with 10-20 inches on Monday night.  The master storm didn’t happen, but there was 8 inches laid over the City on Tuesday morning.  Heaviest snow we have seen in many, many years.  That was a week ago.... Continue Reading →

Lucky’s Burgers Found a tiny burger place that has established a name for itself here in Manhattan.  Lucky’s Burgers, dressed in loud orange and yellow walls and ceilings, with giant happy faces throughout, seats about 17 on diner counter spinning stools and several small 2 seater tables.  You walk up to a counter to place... Continue Reading →

March 16:  Went to a Broadway musical tonight.  We went to the Broadway Theater. It was built in 1924 and has the old theater swag about it.  Arches, columns and chandeliers.  It was quite a venue. We saw Miss Saigon.  Didn’t know what to expect, but definitely didn’t expect what we got. It was an... Continue Reading →

  Bodega.  The word means cellar or a small warehouse.  They must have begun in the cellars beneath the buildings lining the streets and avenues of New York. Today the word has a different meaning.  It is used to describe the local grocery/deli/hardware/convenience stores that dot the avenues here.  In a town without “real” supermarkets... Continue Reading →

March 9, 2017 This adventure started almost a week ago (March 3) when we closed on the house and left the Metroplex.  We took off on the 3rd and drove to Shreveport, LA.  We then made it to Montgomery AL.  There we spent an extra day with the kids, Cody and Courtney.  We said good-bye... Continue Reading →

Alice, tiring of her sister’s chatter, was getting sleepy.  She didn’t think much of it when a white rabbit appeared in front of her and pulled a watch from his pocket.  He began shouting, “I’m late! I’m late!” then he scurried into a thicket and disappeared down a rabbit hole.  Bored, Alice followed.  She tumbled and... Continue Reading →