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Lost Vegas

Our 10 days in Vegas were not typical. We didn’t get to the poker tables, Sean used an aqualung to swim in a three and half foot swimming pool, and at least 2 days were spent in a window washing … Continue reading

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Getting certified in Miami

It may seem a little crazy to go all the way to Miami to become a certified scuba diver, but at this time of the year it would have been crazy not to. Apart from the temperature dipping to 4*C … Continue reading

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The way home….

For Sean’s birthday on the weekend we celebrated with cocktails in midtown and a superb meal in the Village. Here are two shots, the first looking up when we came out of the Campbell Apartment, the second, trying not to … Continue reading

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Aria

That’s it, I doubt if I can ever cook lamb cutlets again! After going to the Aria Wine Bar in the West Village on Sunday and tasting their charr-grilled succulent chops, served with rosemary, gossamer thin garlic baked potatoes and … Continue reading

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Cocktails from another era

I must have walked past the south east corner of Grand Central Station hundreds of times, always with a rush of people and city noise around me, and completely unaware of another world existing only a few steps away. That … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving

When I first came to live in America, I didn’t get involved with Thanksgiving. It seemed like a tradition of turkeys and pumpkins and craziness that I couldn’t identify with. But things have changed and now I relish this time … Continue reading

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The road to Vegas

‘Going to Vegas’ has long been synonymous with ‘I feel lucky’ and Sean & I were certainly feeling lucky when we flew off to Vegas last week. We had just been awarded a fantastic job shooting photography and film for … Continue reading

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Cafe Sabarsky

Trading favorite eateries with a visitor from Chicago last week, I drew a gasp from the woman when I admitted to not having heard of Cafe Sabarsky on the upper east side. She waxed lyrical about the pastries, about the importance … Continue reading

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Spring forward Fall back

With the changing of the clocks on the weekend, signaling a line in the sand/snow/sunshine for the coming of winter, Central Park was ablaze with colour. In complete contrast, only two weeks ago there was such a violent icy storm … Continue reading

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Doughnut Plant

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