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Land of the Mayans

Posted on March 28, 2020 by marigold

This is such a difficult period I’ve put off writing. However, in the spirit of thinking about happier times … I went to Merida, Mexico for a solo week returning March 5th, right before the world as we know it … Continue reading →

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Happy Losar

Posted on February 19, 2020 by marigold

Losar, the Himalayan New Year, was celebrated at the Rubin Museum of Art on Sunday, February 16, with lots of excited kids and their families. The holiday, which takes place on different dates in different Buddhist countries (Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, … Continue reading →

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Anatevka on Fifth Avenue

Posted on January 27, 2020 by marigold

Last Friday night I went to services at Temple Emanu-El, drawn because a much more observant friend told me that the cast of the Yiddish version of Fiddler on the Roof would be performing. Indeed they did and indeed they … Continue reading →

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Go Go Verrocchio!

Posted on January 1, 2020 by marigold

Inspired by the Times article on the exhibition in D.C., (link here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/arts/design/verrocchio-review-national-gallery-leonardo.html ) I went, throwing in a catch-up with a Washington-based friend as a bonus. Born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de’ Cioni in 1435, the artist took … Continue reading →

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Not the Shores of Gitche Gumee

Posted on December 21, 2019 by marigold

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has just mounted two gigantic paintings in the Great Hall. Part an attempt to signal diversity, part a marketing ploy and part interesting works of art, the pictures are by Kent Monkman, a Cree from … Continue reading →

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Many Cultures (and Many Pounds)

Posted on November 15, 2019 by marigold

I bet I gained 5 pounds+ in Sicily. Of course I walked a lot: through old cites and wonderful markets; I swam in the glorious Mediterranean; I hiked the north side of Mt. Aetna (although even the die hard hikers … Continue reading →

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Back to School

Posted on September 23, 2019 by marigold

Visiting my granddaughter, a sophomore at Hobart William Smith in Geneva, NY, was great fun not counting getting to and from which required multiple forms of transportation—missing only travel by Conestoga wagon.  I started at 8 AM, (bus to Newark … Continue reading →

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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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