Author Archives: marigold

Sort of a Pilgrimage

Posted on April 1, 2017 by marigold

In preparation for its annual Sacred Sites Open House Weekend http://www.nylandmarks.org/events/sacred_sites_open_house/2017_sacred_sites_open_house/, the New York Landmarks Conservancy, where I volunteer as a writer/researcher, held a kick-off event at Temple Emanu-El. We strolled around the gigantic sanctuary that can hold 2500 people … Continue reading →

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Korean in Two Hours

Posted on March 17, 2017 by marigold

Responding to a pop-up email, I went to a (South) Korean evening on West 35th.  Welcomed by three lovely women in gorgeous hanbok, (their national dress), our small group saw two documentary films – one about the wonders of the … Continue reading →

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Olé!

Posted on February 20, 2017 by marigold

A friend is a flamencist, (I know this isn’t an actual word; the correct term is closer to flamenco aficionado but so what?)  Said friend really loves the art, an involvement she shared with her late husband. She took me … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Show on Earth

Posted on January 21, 2017 by marigold

In another life I spent lots of time in Sarasota, FL as my first husband’s family lived there. Fast forward to a recent trip to Longboat Key visiting good friends from Canada. Blessed with spectacular weather, we took a little … Continue reading →

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Q and other New York Stories

Posted on January 8, 2017 by marigold

For those non-New Yorkers, the Q is the just-opened Second Avenue subway. Construction of same has been going on seemingly forever, wrecking businesses along the avenue, adding to traffic congestion in the area and generally driving everyone mad. The three-stop … Continue reading →

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Verona: Cut the Capulets, Cue the Culture

Posted on December 10, 2016 by marigold

http://www.gonomad.com/78212-verona-italy-by-myself Please click above to go to the article on my October trip to Verona, (Venice, second part of the trip, will come later), published 12/09/16 on Go Nomad. Now for  an accompanying recipe. You didn’t think I’d be nutty … Continue reading →

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Belasco, the Bishop of Broadway

Posted on November 28, 2016 by marigold

The Belasco Theater, 111 West 44th Street, is to my mind, the most beautiful theater in NYC  It was built in 1907; originally named the Stuyvesant  and renamed after Belasco in 1910. David Belasco, known as ‘the Bishop of Broadway,’ … Continue reading →

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Learning from The Bard

Posted on November 14, 2016 by marigold

I’m taking a course at Hunter College called Shakespeare’s Heroines. Hunter is a wonderful resource, (and handy– only a few blocks away from where I live), although they don’t make it easy  to register as what’s known as a ‘senior … Continue reading →

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Talk to the Animals

Posted on October 3, 2016 by marigold

St. Francis is the patron saint of animals. On Sunday, October 2nd, thousands of people and animals of every type gathered at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine for the saint’s feast which includes the annual Blessing of … Continue reading →

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The Berkshires: From Melville to Mexico

Posted on August 25, 2016 by marigold

Spent a week in the Berkshires, specifically Becket, MA, home of Jacob’s Pillow.  My rented cottage was only a small step up the bunk I’d shared at camp in Maine many moons ago,  in Sherwood Forrest, an area rife with … Continue reading →

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