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Sicily: Mt. Aetna and Perfect Arancini

Posted on March 29, 2013 by marigold

Mt. Aetna on a nice day A few years ago visiting Sicily, we took a bus from Taormina south to Mt. Aetna. We left wearing tee shirts and shorts;  en route, we layered on sweatshirts, sweaters and long pants, forewarned … Continue reading →

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Not Wearing the Green But Baking the Bread

Posted on March 19, 2013 by marigold

The day before the big green day, I went to the exhibition W W II in NYC at the brilliantly- renovated New York Historical Society.  Thanks to a friend’s generosity, I was part of a Barnard College Club group so … Continue reading →

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Brit Bonanza

Posted on March 7, 2013 by marigold

Having reached the end of Season Three of Downton Abbey, I’ve been mesmerized by Parade’s End, another series about Brits in the dying days of the Edwardian period.  As the NY Times said, PE tells of a bad marriage set … Continue reading →

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Don’t Play With Your Food

Posted on February 18, 2013 by marigold

Maybe once in a great while mother doesn’t always know best. For Valentine’s Day,  we went to an entertainment that was, literally, “playing with food.”  Food Acts is  a series of short stories, quotations, and observations by famous people all … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Called Little Buttercup

Posted on January 21, 2013 by marigold

My father and his brother were huge Gilbert and Sullivan fans and started me off young at performances at the Jan Hus House (still there.) I learned the music and was thrilled that my camp always put on a G … Continue reading →

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Round and Square

Posted on January 9, 2013 by marigold

I have lived in New York my entire life and only recently found out about the Arsenal Gallery.  It’s in the old, brick building in front as you enter the Central Park Zoo, now devoid of large animals but still … Continue reading →

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‘Twas the Afternoon Before…

Posted on December 26, 2012 by marigold

As we have done for the last three years on Christmas Eve afternoon, some members of my family and I went to see the gingerbread creations at NYCs Parker Meriden hotel. My older daughter and her daughter wore their reindeer … Continue reading →

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Emerald Green–Mostly

Posted on December 5, 2012 by marigold

When visitors back from Ireland say “it’s so incredibly green,” they are not factoring in the Burren, a large area in northwest County Claire. The Burren is dark and brownish, resembling a lunar landscape because it’s mostly limestone with isolated … Continue reading →

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Of Trotters, Snugs and Hurling

Posted on November 23, 2012 by marigold

Continuing the Irish saga, we made a stop at Cork’s English Market, put on the ‘must see’ list when Queen Elizabeth  visited last year.    Although I loved these pigs’ trotters I won’t be providing a recipe for them (and … Continue reading →

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A Short Way to Tipperary

Posted on November 11, 2012 by marigold

Because we didn’t want to drive on the left and thought a guide would help us make the most of our time in southwest Ireland, we joined Wolfhound Adventure Tours. Turns out that even for us, who always go it … Continue reading →

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