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It’s a Wonderful Town

Posted on August 16, 2019 by marigold

Although I’ve lived in NYC my entire life, I’d never visited The Battery at the southernmost tip of Manhattan. In the area after a meeting at the New York Landmarks Conservancy where I volunteer, I went on an excellent, free … Continue reading →

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Way Out West

Posted on August 1, 2019 by marigold

Not Montana, rather western New York State where my older daughter lives. Big open space makes it possible for her significant other to cultivate an enormous garden that provides tons of veggies at harvest time. I got into the action … Continue reading →

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City of Sushi and Spas

Posted on July 16, 2019 by marigold

En route to visiting my daughter in way western New York State, I spent two days in Rochester with a friend who lives there. The city’s actual nickname is “Flower City” as there used to be lots of nurseries around … Continue reading →

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Upstate

Posted on June 27, 2019 by marigold

Now that it’s officially summer, good old MetroNorth has reduced service to many destinations. The train I took to Poughkeepsie only runs once every two hours. As a result, trains are packed, almost replicating the charms of the NYC subway … Continue reading →

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Attention Walmart Shoppers

Posted on April 21, 2019 by marigold

Fayetteville, AR, is in the northwest part of the state which is very different from the rest of Arkansas as I was told repeatedly.  My delightful host and hostess retrieved me from the airport (mysteriously known as XFN) and took … Continue reading →

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The House That Tile Built

Posted on March 31, 2019 by marigold

After Baja I went to LA to visit friends. (California seduces me with the weather but I don’t think I could cope with the traffic.) One day we drove to Malibu to tour the historic Adamson House—a wow especially as … Continue reading →

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Slow But Pretty Steady

Posted on March 17, 2019 by marigold

Just before sunset on a beach near Todos Santos, an art-filled town in Baja, Mexico, people gather to release newly-hatched turtles into the Pacific. The program is operated by volunteers and depends on contributions; hatchlings are released December 1 through … Continue reading →

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Going to the Dogs

Posted on February 26, 2019 by marigold

In this case, at the brand-new American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog, 101 Park Avenue just a block south of Grand Central. It’s in the lobby of an office building entered from around the left side. What a hoot! … Continue reading →

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Hostess with the Mostes’

Posted on February 9, 2019 by marigold

As part of the Encores! series at City Center, I saw Call Me Madam, a revival of the 1950 musical that starred the incomparable Ethel Merman. I saw the original and, even as a young teen, recognized Merman’s talent, especially … Continue reading →

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Land of Lavash, Chess and Christianity

Posted on January 10, 2019 by marigold

As a kid I was a very picky eater.  The adults around me inevitably urged me to clean my plate, saying that my uneaten breakfast/lunch/dinner would be sent to the starving Armenians.  I had no idea who these people were … Continue reading →

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