Getting there was anything but simple. With the N train in Astoria closed for track repairs, reaching the Wellington Court Project was anything but easy. It started with a one mile walk to get to the N train which took us only another mile where we caught the Tram to Roosevelt island. On Roosevelt Island... Continue Reading →
Disclaimer: This is the blog that almost wasn’t. It was written satirically, tongue in cheek. This was my first Shakespeare play. I was totally enthralled with the performances and the production. When I sat down at my keyboard to write this, my mind drifted back to many years ago when I heard a comedy routine... Continue Reading →
It is days like this that keep me falling in love with New York again and again. The sun woke me this morning, sending rays bouncing through the apartment. Annoyed at the interruption, I rose to close the blinds when I discovered the beautiful sun rays painting the New Jersey coast of the Hudson River. ... Continue Reading →
Celebrating Dragons and Dogs
Nothing in New York City is accomplished without much debate. Whether it is rent control, garbage pickup, halting the subways to perform maintenance or changing the skyline, New Yorkers have a lot to say on the subject. Lately I have been interested in the discussion on “skinnies”, or more properly, Super Slenders. It isn’t that... Continue Reading →
What will this year bring? What do I hope for? Affect the things I can, accept those I cannot. I live life by this acronym: TOPCAFE. T: Thanks and gratitude. Give thanks to God everyday for the blessings around me. People in my life, opportunities I am given, the ability to find goodness when the... Continue Reading →
We were walking down 50th Street toward 8th Avenue. The darkness and the cold made the tree lined street seem later that it was. Ahead, a small crowd was gathering on the sidewalk outside a storefront. My first thought was that it was another Toto Ramen café with hungry New Yorkers waiting their turn to... Continue Reading →
Everybody knows the life of a photographer. Exotic locales… half-dressed celebrities lined up waiting to have their picture taken for a magazine cover…. sipping on wine coolers…. nipping on cheese…. waiting for the light to get right…. paychecks the size of a pirate’s treasure…. Don’t believe me? Just ask any photographer you know! They’ll tell... Continue Reading →
It was starting late, by Texas standards. Curtain up at 10 pm. My first thought was that I hope I don’t nod off. JAM got tickets, and we were off! Radio City Music Hall, a famous building in a city full of famous buildings. The show? The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular! We didn’t know what to... Continue Reading →
The chance encounter came during a recent visit to Governors island (Some Days Nov 1, 2017). We were hiking down from a tall hill overlooking the Hudson Bay when a fellow hiker met us on a narrow path. I alerted her to a group of caterpillars on the path ahead. She stopped. Her name was... Continue Reading →
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Tip and JAM in Wonderland 