Soccer came into our lives when my daughter married a soccer fan. Our son-in-law played pick-up games in the park and had a band of buddies, men and women, whom he played with regularly on weekends. I knew baseball, football…
Watching the World Cup
Category: NYC
Kara Walters “A Subtlety” in the Domino Sugar Factory
I promised myself that I’d go back to the Kara Walter’s “A Subtlety” instillation in the central refinery building of the Domino Sugar Factory. And I am so glad that I did. Unlike the cloudy and misty day the last…
WALKING ACROSS THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE
The other day a friend and I decided to walk across the Williamsburg Bridge, have lunch and then head over to the art installation, Kara Walker’s Sugar Sphinx, at the Domino Sugar Factory in Brooklyn. Heavy grey clouds hung low…
LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU
It’s no secret that I love photography. I like to look at the world through the lens of a camera, click the shutter and make time stand still. I have over 44,000 digital photos loaded in my computer. And there…
GALLERY HOPPING ON A THURSDAY EVENING
Last Thursday I took the #11 bus to the Chelsea art gallery district where I’d planed to check out a couple galleries. The first gallery was the Magnan Metz Gallery where my friend Kimberlae Saul’s husband, David Opdyke had a…
IN YOUR EASTER BONNET
Yesterday I went to 5th Avenue to take a look at the Easter Bonnet Parade. I’ve only been to the parade one time before, and that was years and years ago. So, I thought it was time that I checked…
THE LAUNCH PARTY FOR FISH KICKER
FISH KICKER, the novel, was officially published on March 7, and on March 9 I had a launch party to celebrate the occasion. It was held in Mid Manhattan and was hosted by the National Writers Union. We had beautiful…
IT’S STILL WINTER AND IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER
It seems like such a long time ago when I first learned that FISH KICKER, my novel, was going to be published. Maybe it’s the long and unpredictable winter weather that’s added to making this season feel like it’s stretching…
BELATED GONG HEY FAT CHOY (Happy New Year)
This has been a busy February what with the excitement of FISH KICKER, my novel, nearing its launch date of March 7, and all of the winter snow storms that keep coming and coming. There has been so much going…
PUBLISHING FISH KICKER AND SUPER BOWL CELEBRATED NEW YORK STYLE
A couple weeks ago while I waited for FISH KICKER, my novel, to be launched I decided to take the subway into midtown and see what kind of celebration had been erected in honor of Super Bowl. This year New…