Category Archives: Fun
Jazz and Colours
There was a stereophonic level of cool in Central Park on Saturday with the annual Jazz and Colors Festival. 30 jazz bands in 30 different parts of the Park simultaneously playing the same set. Can you imagine?! I thought if … Continue reading
Halloween and the whey forward
After discovering new favorites to indulge in over Halloween – raspberry & licorice skulls being at the top of this list, and crispy bacon chocolate being a bit further down, it was time to even up the scales with some … Continue reading
Happy Halloween!
Just another day in New York City….
Peeking at Poughkeepsie
Over three years ago I read a heartwarming story in the Times about the restoration of a massive footbridge that brought new energy to a recession clouded community upstate. The bridge crossed the Hudson at Poughkeepsie, about an hour and … Continue reading
A dog’s life
Halloween has gone to the dogs this year amid much jocularity. At the annual Tompkins Square Park canine costume competition, lions were the trending look, with the dog-as-cat scenario a popular crossbreed choice. Dog-as-lunch was also on the menu, one as … Continue reading
On the street with Bill Cunningham
I’m hip! I’m groovy! I have made it in New York City!! There I was early on Saturday morning, sauntering through the pumpkin filled Farmer’s Markets with my bike, the front box spilling over with groceries and spiked with ears … Continue reading
Fete Paradiso
It somehow seems fitting that the Frenchman who made his fortune by creating an enameled iron cooking pot in the shape of a cow, would not only have an amazing collection of vintage carousels, but that he should bring them … Continue reading
Square dancing off Broadway
Until relatively recently the first week of September always meant Fashion Week in Bryant Park. But now that the high heeled fashionistas have been relegated to the Lincoln Center uptown, the Park can be given over to more jocular boot … Continue reading
Clubbing with Qantas
It was just like being at Wimbledon – cucumber sandwiches, champagne, and pictures of Andy Murray on every publication in sight. His triumph was not unlike my own, although mine was not 77 years in the making and I wasn’t … Continue reading
BBQ Block Party
The 11th annual Barbecue Block Party brought pit masters from all over the country this weekend to Madison Park. Huge trailers pulled in from Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, the Carolinas and Tennessee, bringing enough smokers and supplies to feed the 200 … Continue reading
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