Category Archives: Beauty

A Fat, Juicy Word

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

I’ve been reading a book on the Gilded Age, code for lavish, over-the-top living in the early 1900s, in the bowels of rich, Victorian New York. A time where Astors, Whitneys and Vanderbilts roamed like diamond laden dinosaurs erecting mansions … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, art, Beauty, Books, creative writing, Culture, History, humanity, men, New York City, violence, words, writing | Tagged Astors Vanderbilts and Whitneys 1900, McKim Mead & White Architects, Saving sin City Cummings, The Crime of the Century stanford White murder, The Gilded Age Mark Twain | 37 Comments

Love in the Afternoon

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

I wish this meant, I’ve been canoodling from 2 till 4, but alas, it’s just the title of my favorite Audrey Hepburn film, and where I took my blog name, athingirl, from. Gary Cooper, who plays the naughty millionaire, Frank … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, art, Beauty, Cinema, creative writing, Culture, Fashion, grace, History, humanity, inspiration, media, New York City, Politics, words, writing | Tagged Audrey Hepburn, Billy Wilder film Love in the Afternoon, Gary Cooper, Making Love, Missing a friend, The homeless of NYC, Trump White House | 30 Comments

Lasting Impressions

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

Six hardhats holding hands creating a barrier for a group of preschoolers to insure their safety. The first whiff of spring. Audrey Hepburn refusing more cancer treatment so she could return to Somalia to complete her work there before she … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Books, Faith, grace, History, humanity, Politics, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged Bobby Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, E.L. Doctorow, hope springs eternal, pet adoption, The Freedom riders | 19 Comments

Best Story of the Week…November 16

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m strolling down Park behind a very voluptuous dog walker in her 20s, Rubenesque, if you will, with a chassis, as my dad would have said, stopping traffic. But what got my attention was her relationship with the sheepdog she … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Cinema, Fashion, humanity, humor, Love, nature, New York City, women | Tagged animal lovers, Biscuits and Bath, Brigitte Bardot, Dog walking NYC, observations | 14 Comments

Audrey Heartburn

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

My mother, to be funny, used to call me Audrey Heartburn every time I was told I looked like Audrey, realizing after 30 years of therapy, it was because she was jealous of the comparison. It’s no wonder one has … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Cinema, Connecticut, Family, Fashion, Home, humanity, humor, parents, words | Tagged 101 Dalmatians Cruella Deville, Audrey Hepburn, crazy mothers, French style, Surviving an alcoholic home | 28 Comments

Too Hungry For Words

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

I’ve been on an Agatha Christie binge immersed in her classic, uncluttered prose. Simple language, yet working your imagination as if her hero, Hercule Poirot, and you, were one. She really ignites your wanderlust since, After Death on the Nile, … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Books, Cinema, Fashion, food, humor, readng, women, words, writing | Tagged a good appetite, Agatha Christie Myteries, All that is British, reading the classics, The English language | 17 Comments

Last Thrill and Testament

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

I had a job where they asked me, why I thought I still had style at my age. After unplugging my oxygen tank and parking my walker said, “Because I’m still breathing?” I did ponder this though, once my ego … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Connecticut, Fashion, humanity, humor, modeling, New York City, parents, shopping, women, words | Tagged Coco Chanel, Going out with style, Self-care, women of a certain age, Women's Wear | 29 Comments

Best Story of the Week…September 7, 2018

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

It was 3:30 a.m. as I ventured out to get coffee at Hot and Crusty, the only 24 hour place open. I had an early job but alas, was out of milk, hence…foraging like the caffiene junky that I am. … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, humanity, humor, Love, men, New York City, words | Tagged Aunt Clara of Bewitched, Discover Card, eavesdropping, forgetfulness, relationships, The Middle East | 24 Comments

Notes From The Carlyle – August 2018

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

Elegy to self: It’s vodka and tonic weather in a chilled, crystal glass filled with extra lime. You can almost hear the ice throughout the city, chime like church bells. Never fails when it’s this hot for me to … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, Beauty, dessert, Fashion, food, grace, History, humanity, humor, Love, money, New York City, Politics, sex, Women and men, writing | Tagged a long hot summer, Bemelmans Bar, Coco Chanel, coming out of depression, dead heroes, John and Jackie Kennedy, The Carlyle Hotel | 10 Comments

John McCain…A Hero and Then Some

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

My temper lies dormant. I’m like a fighter who knows his fists are lethal weapons, so it’s best to keep them hidden. In my case, my tongue will get me into trouble if I’m not careful. In AA they warn … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Books, Faith, grace, Gratitude, Health, History, humanity, men, Politics, words | Tagged John McCain dies at 81, Remembering Senator John McCain, restraint of pen and tongue, Senator John McCain's war record, Thomas Jefferson | 6 Comments