Author Archives: marigold

Boston: adultery, cucumbers, lost cars

Posted on January 4, 2016 by marigold

In Hopkinton, MA visiting family on a day with no plans Boston beckoned, specifically, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardener. Enlivening my drive into Boston, I blew past the city, this year’s first tribute to my … Continue reading →

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Joy to the World A and B

Posted on December 23, 2015 by marigold

Both “Joys” were concerts, the first an “event” at the Church of the Intercession at the northern end of Manhattan. The program centers around Clement Clark Moore, author of A Visit from St. Nicholas. Last year upon arriving, I was … Continue reading →

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Decking the Halls 2015

Posted on December 13, 2015 by marigold

Time again for the wreath exhibit at the Central Park Arsenal, a building I had never ventured into until, two years ago, a friend mentioned the wreath show. This year’s group gets a B- as opposed to the A+ of … Continue reading →

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Boola Boola

Posted on November 20, 2015 by marigold

Many men in my family went to Princeton but I couldn’t –wrong gender. As a girl, I remember thinking Yale was a terrible place, largely because of football. Over the years, I was dragged to far too many Princeton games, … Continue reading →

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Iolanthe, The Mikado and More

Posted on November 10, 2015 by marigold

Gilbert & Sullivan fan(atic) that I am, over the weekend I took my almost-sixteen-year-old granddaughter to Iolanthe. She wanted to see The Mikado which I was all for but the G&S company (that shall be nameless) had pulled that production … Continue reading →

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Franklin and Eleanor Redux

Posted on October 23, 2015 by marigold

The village of Hyde Park is about an hour and a half north of NYC, a lovely drive especially when fall foliage is at peak or close. The official name of the home where FDR was born, lived and is … Continue reading →

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Culture Vulture

Posted on October 4, 2015 by marigold

One–among many wonderful features–of living in NYC is the plethora of fascinating events. And when the Pope isn’t visiting and the UN isn’t in town you can even get to them. Thanks to a friend who works at the Met, … Continue reading →

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Ties That Bind

Posted on September 11, 2015 by marigold

  When I was a kid, the Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park, was magic. Who doesn’t like unicorns or (if you’re a girl) pretending to be a princess in a castle, swooping up the stairs in your green velvet dress … Continue reading →

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Sunshine at Campobello

Posted on August 11, 2015 by marigold

Taking advantage of already being fairly far northeast in Maine, we drove further up Route 1 which is scenic and heavily trafficked. The lunch stop was in Machias at Helen’s, an institution since 1950, (perfect for Maine which always seems … Continue reading →

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Maine Dish

Posted on August 3, 2015 by marigold

Visiting a good friend on an island in Penobscot Bay that shall go unnamed, we went for lunch to the home of a family member that is the epitome of elegance married with exquisite taste. Even the powder room flowers … Continue reading →

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