I just read on-line this morning that NYC is the most expensive city to live in on the USA Continent. There is no question about it, things are expensive in this town but somehow folks get by. Last count there were…
THE CITY THAT KEEPS SMILING
Author: Pushing Time
I'm an award-winning author who lives and writes in New York City. I'm also an avid photographer that drags not only my laptop, but also my Nikon where ever I go. I have an MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Most of my work life has been in the mental health field, though for the last 10 years devoteI have devoted myself to writing fulltime and taking photographs.
I HEAR THE OCEAN ROAR
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for winter to be over!! It feels like it’s been a never ending season this year. And though we’ve had some nice days here in NYC, the cold and wind seem to…
WINTER WALK IN THE PARK
Our grandson, Devon, was staying the weekend and that meant we awakened early each morning, usually before the sun comes up. I’m a light sleeper and when I hear the padding of his ever growing feet coming down the hall,…
2013 NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN’S ORCHID SHOW
I don’t go every year. It’s not that I don’t like orchids, there always seems to be so much going on in my life when the show is scheduled. But I try to make the New York Botanical Garden’s Orchid…
DEAD OF WINTER AFTERNOON RETREAT
When you look out the window in the middle of winter and see a bright sun shine, the sky a deep blue, don’t be fooled, it could still be mighty cold out there. That’s how it was the other day…
A DRAGON’S BLESSING
It snowed early this morning, such a brief flurry that I almost thought it was a mirage. Then the sky turned gun metal grey, the temperature dropped and a snappy wind hit the streets. But no matter what the weather,…
Happy Lunar New Year and a Snow Storm
Last night the east coast, from New Jersey all the way up and into Canada, got a winter blast of snow. NYC only got about 5 inches of the white stuff, but farther north they got quite a bit more…
FINAL REVISION OF MY NOVEL, “FISH KICKER”
In the last couple of months I’ve neglected this blog because I’ve been busy revising, with the help of a copy editor, my novel, “Fish Kicker.” Here is a brief synopsis of the book: “A young mother, native to Alaska,…
IT’S BLUSTERY IN NYC TODAY
Those who live in the NYC area already know this, but it is windy, windy today!! I bought a small live Christmas tree this year, deciding to keep the major holiday decorations out on the terrace, and now that little…
ANGEL OF THE WATERS
The other day I had coffee with a dear friend, Thelma. She lives on the east side of Central Park and I live on the west side. So usually when we meet at our favorite coffee shop on the east…