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  It’s time for some interesting articles and videos I’ve come across in my daily travels.     Art:   Exhibit I would like to see: French photographer, JR, brings back ghosts to Ellis island. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/arts/design/jr-brings-ellis-islands-abandoned-hospital-to-life.html?ref=todayspaper  http://www.saveellisisland.org/artist-jrs-ellis-island-southside-project/     Cute:   Adorable video.  Never knew wombats were so darn cute!       Food:         I could go for this right about now: The Gefilte Fish Line: A Sweet And Salty History Of Jewish Identity http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/09/24/351185646/the-gefilte-fish-line-a-sweet-and-salty-history-of-jewish-identity?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140924     Security:     What Happens to Your Stolen Credit Card Data? A Glimpse into Underground Markets http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/what-happens-to-your-stolen-credit-card-data-a-glimpse-into-underground-markets-10205.html?utm_source=SMGlobal&utm_medium=SMGlobal&utm_campaign=H4S   Health: … Continue reading →

The Country House in Manhattan

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To Manhattan to the theater … to see “The Country House” by Donald Margulies.   First, the journey across the 59th Street Bridge, aka, the Queensborough Bridge, aka, The Ed Koch Queensborough Bridge. This will give you folks who are not familiar with New York City a feel for the expanse. Going into Manhattan, the center of the Universe. Can you find the tram?  

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NYC Photo Journal: Up On The Roof

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  Last night I attended a fundraiser-dinner-concert on the magnificent roof of my mother’s building for the elderly which is owned and run by a ministry: the idea is that when the old folks run out of money, they will not be evicted; fundraisers like this will keep them in their homes. In my continuing tale about my mother, the terror of running out of money and subsequent eviction was always the lingering fear. I was more than happy to be there as part of this worthy cause. Three jazz groups played as the sun went down. And, as the sky darkened the planes … Continue reading →

Fresh Heir

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  Vivian Dorothea Maier b. February 1, 1926, New York City d. April 21, 2009 (aged 83), Chicago More and more people have stumbled upon the story of the New York City born photographer who worked as a nanny in Chicago, and, who, in her “spare time” took more than 150,000 photographs. The photographs were taken mainly in Chicago, but also in New York City and during worldy travels; street photographs that document the quotidian nanoseconds of the lives of people of all ages; laughing, crying, looking at the lens or moving past, clueless. She favored a Rolleiflex; black and white … Continue reading →

A Visit to the Vet

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A visit to the vet where two of my cats were treated last Winter. (“Play” died last May) My son and I like to visit “Moo.” She has been in a cage for several years but no one wants to adopt her. My son and I are the only ones who can pet her. We are tempted to take her but she has never been indoors. While my son was petting and brushing Moo, I visited with the kittens. It is likely that the orange ones are FIV+. They are difficult to find homes for as they can’t be with … Continue reading →

New York City Photo Journal: The New York Botanical Garden: The Bronx, New York

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    The soon-to-end cool, Summer of color. A walk through the New York Botanic Garden. Current featured exhibit: Great American Gardens and the Women Who Designed Them. (Exhibit ends September 7th). Featured are the women who designed famous gardens and who photographed them.   All we know comes from nature …   Shape, color, size, texture …                 All we love surrounds us …       In water …   On land …   In the desert …     From the sky …   From seeds to color… Our Summer … Continue reading →

Tripping 2014: Travel Journal: 8. Rail Trail, Toys and Ice Cream

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    A walk on the rail trail over the Connecticut River. What I saw along the way.     The A to Z Science and Toy Store in Northampton. The way every toy store should be.     Dinner in Northampton at Viva Fresh Pasta.  A candy shop in Thorne’s Marketplace; a mall with great stores in an old building, a walk along the main street, ice cream at Herrell’s, the super moon.         .

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Tripping 2014: Photo Journal: 7. Friends and Writers

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  One of my friends from high school lives in the Northampton, MA area and I try to see her when possible. She has the most beautiful little garden on a stone porch outside her kitchen. I didn’t want to leave. She cut me a pristine gardenia and it lasted a week. I guarded it with my life!   On to a visit to Emily Dickinson’s House         Emily was considered an odd ball, and her work was not published until after her death when her sister, Lavinia, promoted it to publishers. She dressed strangely for her … Continue reading →

Tripping 2014: Photo Journal 6: Yiddish, Burgers, Toilets and Art

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  The annual visit to the Yiddish Book Center was brief this year due to time constraints, but it was a gorgeous day and perfect for a picnic.   Later, the best burgers evah, at The High Horse Brewery in Amherst was found recommended in a magazine. The staff was wonderful and knowledgable, the brews were excellent and the burgers with bottomless hand cut fries were super. The only problem was that there can be a long wait because the place is packed and it is extremely noisy. Our waitress was a teacher. What does that tell you about teachers’ … Continue reading →

Tripping 2014: Photo Journal 5: Child Labor In The Mills to Williams College Art, Dinner Of Course

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    An exhibit in the town of Adams, Massachusetts, of child mill workers was moving; I have been to several mills that now have exhibits. I have seen photos of the children, babies, who toiled from dawn to night, feeding thread to machines, handling cotton and slipping on oil in their bare fee even in the freezing Winter. They were used because their hands were small and dexterous. Many lost digits and limbs to machines. Finally the child labor laws came into effect. Lewis Hine’s photographic documentation of child labor–child slavery are a testament to our country’s history. Here are photographs of … Continue reading →

Tripping 2014: Photo Journal: 4. North Adams, MA: Food to Art to Food

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  Breakfast at the Porches Inn helps you prove to yourself that: 1. You have no willpower at least on the first day you are there,  2. Your eyes are bigger than your stomach and 3. What the hell?     This area of Massachusetts is full of old mills that have since been abandoned and many have been sold. Artists have moved in and set up galleries. (believe me, I’ve been tempted). New York City is just too expensive for many artists. North Adams, Adams, and other towns like Lowell, are a terrific venue for the art world. Then … Continue reading →

Tripping 2014: Photo Journal: 3. Williamstown, MA: Art, Noodles, and Chita

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      The Clark has reopened and it is fabulous. The expansion was long awaited and it is spacious and serene. Again, I spent time with some great friends who live fairly close to Williamstown. We explored the exhibit on loan of abstract art, we visited some classical art galleries, and marveled at an exhibit of Chinese art on loan from Shanghai (no photos allowed), that was thousands of years old. The (free) tablet explained everything and we were able to hear a song played on the ancient Chinese bells. I often find that the art viewer is just … Continue reading →

Tripping 2014: Photo Journal: 2. North Adams-Williamstown, MA

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      Mezze is a wonderful restaurant in the Berkshires that works closely with farms to obtain the best possible food; it is what you could call a farm to table restaurant. I have been there a number of times and the roast chicken is always superb; it reminds me of the chicken of my childhood. The greens are spectacular as well. Isn’t it amazing that fresh food has become an adventure?         .

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Tripping 2014: Photo Journal: 1. North Adams, MA

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  It’s time for the annual road trip photos of food and fun and and friends and art and kitties. Going back to familiar places has its place; it’s easy and welcoming. Back to The Porches Inn at Mass MoCA, a hip, chic, funky-artsy, cool place to stay, with the prettiest calico kitty ever (next to mine). It is across the canal from the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, (Mass MoCA) housed in the former Sprague Electric Company building. It is a great venue for installations and performances as it is huge. First a bunch of photos of my dear … Continue reading →

New York City Photo Journal: From Madeline to Sunset

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  In an old house in Paris, that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines…the smallest one was Madeline. In addition to the Madeline books, Bemelmans was a prolific writer and wrote for adults. He was involved with working in, decorating and writing about restaurants and bars. Ludwig Bemelmans’ grandson has taken over the Madeline legacy: John Bemelmans Marciano. There is nothing like the original. One of my favorite museums: The New-York Historical Society New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street) New York, NY 10024 Phone (212) 873-3400   … Continue reading →

New York City Photo Journal: Mini Milestones in July

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Best crop evah! Just getting started.   Kitties adjusting to loss of their family member.   Doctor’s office again … a typical wait for this neurologist is more than five hours. Book the appointment and call in to see how long the wait is. Wait at home. Then get called in and sit there for another hour and contemplate the universe along with your toe nails.     Portraits in the Little Pepper Restaurant     A stop at the Paris Baguette Patisserie   Night at the Opera: The Passenger Super Moon     Dinner with friends at the Bohemian … Continue reading →

What’s Old Is Neue Again

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  The Neue Gallerie is the place for great art and culture in manageable-sized exhibits. The building is a magnificent mansion off 5th Avenue on Museum Mile. If you like Klimt (and who doesn’t?) this is the place to see heavenly, golden portraits. Photography is not permitted so I can’t indulge you first hand. But this is what you’ll find. Neue Galerie New York Museum for German and Austrian Art 1048 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10028 Tel. +1 (212) 628-6200 Fax +1 (212) 628-8824 The mission of the Neue Galerie New York is to collect, preserve, research, and exhibit … Continue reading →

New York City Photo Journal: Look Into My Eye

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  May 30, 2014 Wonderful, brilliant friends in from Chicago, just back from India on a Fulbright scholarship for almost five months. The most creative family I know.  Outside our favorite deli in Mill Basin, Brooklyn.   May 31, 2014 The New George Jam Theater, Chrystie Street, NYC Saw: “A Beautiful Day in November On The Great Banks Of The Greatest Of The Great Lakes” Excellent review in the New York Times       June 5, 2014 The Brooklyn Museum Exhibit: Ai WeiWei     The Brooklyn Museum Artist from Brooklyn: Swoon     The Brooklyn Historical Society: Hidden … Continue reading →

And So It Goes … And Then There Were Two

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  Oct 7, 2012   My morning began with worry. Play is a very difficult cat to get into a carrier. We had a 1:00 pm appointment at The Blue Pearl Animal Hospital to have a sonogram. There has been no improvement in eating, no response to treats, just all that drinking. In short, no change, just some minor hallucination on my part. Play has been spending most of his recent days in a little shelf where no one would bother him. He usually would hobble out, slower than usual if he heard the vitamin and treat bags but even … Continue reading →