Out and About London

Today marks a week since I left New York and I can safely say I am settling. The flat ( I am a Londoner now) is small but comfortable. I have spent the better part of the week struggling with my inner self about materialism, minimalism, needs, wants and giving any more money to Jeff […]

Danbury, Stamford, Rippowana Falls

This was to be the day we went to Dia Beacon. After the Glenstone experience Think we are in the contemporary art mode. I got out to the car at 11 and discovered Dia is closed.. noooooooo. SO a quick search lead us to Danbury Connecticut. We headed there with no idea what to do […]

Jersey City and Soup Dumplings

Selling the car has brought us to a few places we might never have seen Earlier today we tried for xiao long bao in Brooklyn at Fei Food Market on 8th Avenue between 63/64. No parking but a reverse Citimapper search showed its 45 minutes on the N train to 8th and 62 from home. […]

GLENSTONE and a Waffle House

It’s Easter Sunday and the Waffle House in Fredrick Maryland is packed. Oddly there was no huge sign visible from the highway but we had googled and knew where it was. Gotta love the Waffle House Some well done hash browns with onions and a sweet tea. A bit of heaven. And the smell of […]

Tiny House and Xioa Long Bao

Heading out to Long Island only to once again find no pretzel. Though they had said they were only on Thursday we hoped for a green repeat of the st Patrick’s day of last year But. When we found ourselves with a couple of hours to kill and searched ” best small towns on Long […]

Sitting in the rafters for CARMEN at the Met Opera House

Ahhhh, I loved the experience. We sat in the front at the top hovering over the stage. I was entertained. I cannot say how I would have enjoyed had I been sitting in the rear watching from the front. But I can tell you that looking down from above, watching the scenery turn, peeking behind […]

MICHENER MUSEUM Doylestown Pennsylvania- Bucks County

This was one of those totally unexpected and unplanned fabulous experiences.  we had driven down to DC to visit the Glenstone Museum only to have it close due to weather.  We had little choice but to head back to NY and hope to have another opportunity to go.  The snow was falling in DC but […]

M C ESCHER at Industry City in Brooklyn

  A few weeks ago I had spotted  and dismissed something about an Escher exhibit.  I just didn’t believe that it could live up to my memories.  But on this miserable day the thought of going someplace new and being inside, well,  it just worked out perfectly, so off to industry city in Brooklyn we […]

A DRIVE THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA

The goal for the day is to get to a stand in a Newmar Bay Star 3215.  perhaps this will be the RV for us… Nope, too small, not us… but it was a lovely day.  We headed out and wound our way to and through Milford. Over an old bridge. We rode along the […]