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Category Archives: New York City
Trip to New York City November 2015
On Saturday I went to New York with our son and daughter-in-law and the three kids. We took the bus–were there within two hours. So easy!
Thurber by Burton Bernstein
James Thurber. What a wonderful legacy he left to us in his writings and his cartoons. Burton Bernstein has written a biography of the man in 528 pages . . .
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Brighton Beach Memoirs by Neil Simon
What a romp. Hitting right on the mark of growing up in Brooklyn in the early 1940s– and the dialogue getting comfortably under your skin . . .
Butterflies Are Free–a play by Leonard Gershe
I know you—you’ll be looking it up on the internet to see if you can read it for free—-but be careful!
Posted in drama, New York City
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The New Yorker Jigsaw Puzzle
Ah, I loved this puzzle! And I was challenged by this puzzle. Here’s the box with the photo:
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Tagged Carnegie Hall, New York City, Roxie Munroe, Springbok
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National Jigsaw Puzzle Day! Jan 29
Yes, it’s National Jigsaw Puzzle Day! I hope you have the day off as I do . . . I have a pretty interesting puzzle going—one from the Dickens Museum House in London. It shows little scenes from all his … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Dickens, January 29, jigsaw puzzle, National Jigsaw Puzzle Day
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Book Review: The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
Different. And it almost works. Cora, a thirty-six year old woman from Wichita, Kansas, is asked to be a chaperone for Louise Brooks. Louise is fifteen years old, a dance student, and wants to go to New York to study … Continue reading
Book Review: The Casino Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine
If all you want in a murder mystery is a bickering wealthy family, a ritzy casino, an anonymous letter, and lots of poisonings –all set in New York City—the casino’s on West 73rd—this one’s for you!
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Tagged murder mystery, New York City, Philo Vance, S.S. Van Dine
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Book Review: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Why are you so successful at what you do? Can you think of any reasons why you might have had a lucky lift up along the way? Someone you knew? Where you went to school? Because you did your homework? … Continue reading
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Tagged "Mary got a quarter", Beatles, Bill Gates, garment district, New York
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Book Review: For Kings and Planets by Ethan Canin
Well, I’m supposed to be reading Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell for book club on the 20th–8 days away–but I’ve found a couple of other books more enticing! One is this wonderful Ethan Canin book published in … Continue reading
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Tagged Columbia University, freshman, New York City, W.Somerset Maugham
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