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What My Step-Mother-In-Law Left Me

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My (step) mother-in-law and I had a lovely friendship. She passed away around 2005. Her son and his wife cleared out her apartment as soon as they could. They took art, furniture, a baby grand, mementoes, books, you name it: everything ended up in their home. But, I got what I wanted: the Portmeirion planter I had given her from a 1977 trip to Wales, and the lonely forgotten plants on her windowsill. Previously, when my in-laws lived in their home, they had an incredibly beautiful, possibly Peruvian or Ecuadorian clay pot purchased duringIt was large and sat in its … Continue reading →

The Green Coat

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  Shopping in 1939, before my time: Union Square, Manhattan. S. Klein’s On The Square   I mentioned in another post that I grew up on East 14th Street in Manhattan and that I am admin for a group of over 1200 nostalgic former Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village kids who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. This blog post on shopping and the stores in our neighborhood reflects a post series I began on this area: The Automat, Union Square (restaurants and stores). S. Klein article [ And, I just realized, that the author of the article was … Continue reading →

Nurture Nature: The Backyard Observations

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I noticed the sound of little birds lately. It is October 1st, and it sounds like spring. They chatter and twitter, unlike the mockingbirds of a few months ago that would sing, non-stop day and night, mimicking every sound they ever heard including car alarms. No, these are the sounds I remember from my childhood. Here’s a memory: We are in Brooklyn visiting my grandmother and aunt at #1 Tennis Court. (How’s that for an address?) And it’s time to leave, the sun is going down, the shadows are lengthening, the light is gold, the air is full of spring … Continue reading →

Photography Book: New York City/Rain

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Posting a collection of iPhone photography, 2014-present. The link below should bring you to the book to view. (I don’t sell them, this is my link to preview my work, for my own purchase) Self-published through Chatbooks; I recommend this company. If you are a photographer and would like to publish a book of your work or family photos, message me for my code, we’ll both get $10 off our projects.   How It Was Done All iPhone photography and edits. Photos taken from passenger-side of the (often moving) car during travels into Manhattan. Interspersed with quotes. Click here to … Continue reading →

Photography Book: The Tale of Too-Tiny Tina

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Posting a collection of iPhone photography, 2014-present. The link below should bring you to the book to view. (I don’t sell them, this is my link to preview my work, for my own purchase) Self-published through Chatbooks; I recommend this company. If you are a photographer and would like to publish a book of your work or family photos, message me for my code, we’ll both get $10 off our projects.   Click here to view.   How It Was Done I followed this little girl and her mother in a market and “shot from the hip:” When I photograph … Continue reading →