Well they’ve been talking about it all week and it came! New York’s first snowfall of the winter 2011-2012 season. I wandered out this morning to pick up a few hibernating essentials – coffee and hot chocolate mainly. It’s beautiful and snowy out, and so much warmer than it has been all week. Pity that …
On the eve of what is meant to be New York’s first snowstorm of the season, I am frantically researching summer camps. Yes, I did say summer camps. Summer proper is still a good 6-7 months away, but if we want Monkey #1 to get into a camp that we will both be happy with, …
If you’ve been following along on this blog at all, you will know that we are new to New York (as of Sept 2011) and moved to Brooklyn in December of 2011. Here are some of the places I’ve been and where I’d like to go. See more of Brooklyn in Black and White on …
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This is the first year that Monkey #1 is really into Christmas. He wrote a letter to Santa and has been enthralled by Christmas trees and Christmas lights. We’ve had a hard time catching up with Santa, but we’ve got it all booked in for the first day after we arrive in Montreal at my …
12 days of Christmas when you don’t have 12 days Read More »
After 3 months living in a neigborhood that was central to so many great museums, attractions and Central Park in Manhattan, yet not quite my cup of tea, I am feeling very settled in our new home in Kensington! It has everything that I wanted and everything all the apartment brokers said we could not …
The Dekalb Markets are boasting a slightly different from the usual Sant-A-Box. Unfortunately, Santa was back in the North Pole and is only at the markets to meet boys and girls on the weekends. Thankfully Monkey #1 was not upset, he liked the idea that Santa was busy getting his toys together. Secondly, I may have discovered …
Shopper’s Delight: a walk from Fulton Mall to the Dekalb Market Read More »