(Published in Literary Journal Global City Review, International 2002) It’s cold in the bedroom now that the air conditioner has dried out the New York August humidity. But still I cannot sleep, thinking about my early morning flight for what…
My daughter baked the flan pictured here. It was baked in muffin tins in what is called a ‘water bath’, which means that the pan containing the batter was placed into a larger pan with water. If you have…
I took a walk the other evening to check out the Holiday lights in Manhattan. What surprised me was the limited decorations. Except for the areas where there is always some kind of visual holiday delight the rest of the…
I cannot wait to see the Cardinals coming back to the park again this winter. What a great scene!! Matted pairs of Cardinals frequently winter over in Vancortlandt park.
I was in Time Square the other day and happened upon a balloon promotion for “Imagine, There’s No Hunger” an organization established by Yoko Ono aimed at fighting world hunger. It was one of those beautiful bright and brisk New…
It was just a couple of days before Halloween and the snow began to fall from the sky in huge sloppy flakes. No one really thought it would last very long, but as it turned out the snow kept coming…