She was trying so hard to entertain him with her singing and ukulele playing.
I couldn’t make him smile either.
But we had fun.
PS I asked the caregiver for permission to take pictures of these adorable kids.
Brooklyn kids
Category Archives: NYC
My NYC To Do List – #14: See Orphans on Broadway
I don’t love musicals, but do enjoy dramas.
Note: dramas, not drama.
I wanted to see Orphans even before NYMag pointed out Tom Sturridge’s “Tony-Worthy Dimples.”
Via Broadway World
You believe me, right?
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Living in NYC: Walk-up Buildings
I often wonder if non-New Yorkers know how many of our buildings don’t have elevators. Once in a while, you’ll even find a seventh floor walk-up!
I noticed the buildings pictured recently on my way home from work and thought “Not all walk-ups are created equal.”
I’m grateful for my elevator. Some of these walk-ups aren’t even cheaper.
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My NYC To Do List – Item #13: take a cheese class
I love cheese. Wouldn’t it be fun to know more about it? I think so.
In my opinion, the funkier the cheese, the better. I’m not sure there’s a cheese I wouldn’t try.
Via Murray’s
Here in the New York metropolitan area, there are cheese making classes. But I think I just want to eat it!
These are a few of the options I’m considering:
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Mmm…Pizza
I had dinner at Lucali the other night. It’s a special little restaurant in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn.
Lucali serves pizza and calzones. That’s it. Take your pick.
Lucali is BYOB and cash only. Fortunately a member of our party brought a really enjoyable homemade red wine.
For dessert, we had calzones filled with sweet ricotta, drizzled with nutella and dotted with sea salt.
Miami folks, Lucali recently opened a location there too.
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Living in NYC: Has it been Disneyfied?
There will always be complaints about New York City: that it’s too gritty, that is too cleaned up, something.
People who live in new condos on the Bowery – previously home to CBGB – complain about noise from area clubs.
Via therealdeal.com
Recently Martin Scorsese lamented that the neighborhood of his youth has been taken over by Whole Foods, towering skyscrapers, expensive hotels and the like.
On the other hand, consider this gem of a video shared by BensonhurstBean and Curbed showing what it was like to ride the subway in 1987.
Thanks to BensonhurstBean and Curbed for sharing the subway video.
I agree with Scorsese that homogeneity is lamentable, but really – is he going to move back to a studio in his old building on Elizabeth Street anytime soon?
Via urbanedgeny.com
I don’t think so.
Change is painful, but inevitable.
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Candace came to visit
Having house guests in cities like New York can be challenging. I don’t have a guest room, and on weekends, I’m the laziest person alive.
But there are some friends I’m always happy to have visit. Candace is one of them. We had a lovely catch-up weekend and celebrated her acceptance to graduate school.
We ate bacon doughnuts – and lots of other things – at Traif.
This is the bio of a real doctor in NYC
Presented without comment:
Eden Gabrielle Fromberg, DO, is an osteopathic physician, Board Certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology (1999) and Board Certified in Holistic Medicine (2003). Dr. Fromberg has an extensive and diverse background in yoga and women’s healing arts, and is a highly regarded consultant in natural childbirth and holistic women’s health & fertility. Born by natural childbirth in Brooklyn, New York, she was fully breastfed, weaned onto a naturopathic diet, and raised as a third generation vegetarian.
Courtesy of Dr. Fromberg’s web site
Would you? Could you?
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Living in NYC: Our Dirty Laundry
Remember when I told you that I miss my garbage disposal most? I miss my washer/dryer too.
In New York, it’s a tremendous luxury to have a washer/dryer in your apartment. Even paying $1 million to buy an apartment doesn’t mean you’ll have that amenity. In fact, the building might not even have a laundry room!
Here’s one example: Continue reading
Things I love about NYC: Ricky’s
When I lived in DC, I forgot about Ricky’s.
Via plaztikmag.com
My bad. Ricky’s is awesome.
Sock buns for everyone
Curling irons
A whole section for flat irons
All manners of body tape and things to cover nipples
So much shapewear, not just Spanx
Every shade of hair dye
Picture a supermarket but filled only with beauty items. I inevitably go there for one thing and leave with, like, seven.
This time I stood in confused awe by the styling wands. Ricky’s had such a range of options that I realized I needed to do some research before committing.
Paralysis by analysis.
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