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Charlottesville, Virginia August 12, 2017
When General George Edward Pickett (1825-1875) led his doomed division in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1865 on the last day of this famous battle famously known as Pickett’s Charge, mounted majestically on his horse, he hollered… Up men to your … Continue reading
Restraining Order
I never knew how much restraint I had until spontaneously, inviting a woman I know over for tea. She’s my age, a wife and mother, raised by decent parents with probably fewer vices than mine, yet her manners rival an … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, Family, Fashion, grace, Home, humor, money, New York City, women
Tagged 12 Step, artprints.com, housekeeping, inappropriate behavior, yentas
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First Family History
I picked up a book called, First Families (2005), by Bonnie Angelo, that’s filled with fascinating facts of the men, along with their wives and children, who’ve lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I loved knowing Teddy Roosevelt, my favorite president, … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Books, Family, Fashion, food, History, Home, humor, kids, media, parents, Politics, readng, writing
Tagged First Families Bonnie Angelo, Google Images, U.S. Presidents, White House History
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Une Toilette
Why does everything sound so much better in French? My day didn’t start off too well, my toilet, for no apparent reason refusing to flush. Now it wasn’t as if a Marine slept over, so it was just being old … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, Home, humor, New York City
Tagged All that is French, apartment living, plumbing problems, tricky toilets
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God Bless America
I warn you, this is not one of my slaphappy posts. I’m here, stunned into silence after going to the 9/11 Museum downtown. A friend asked, what possessed me? Well, I always wanted to go since, being a survivor of … Continue reading
Posted in grace, Home, humanity, kids, media, men, New York City, parents, Politics, religion, violence, war, women, words
Tagged 9/11 Museum, Remembering the fallen 9/11, September 11 2001, The World Trade Center
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My Old Little House
For the past year and a half, I have not been able to go by the old apartment building I lived in for almost 40 years, finding it much too painful. I take Park rather than Madison just to avoid … Continue reading
Posted in food, friendship, grace, Home, humanity, Love, New York City
Tagged all that's Italian, moving forward, painful memories, There's No Place Like Home
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Remembering Jackie
It was May, 1994, when I was coming home through Central Park, wondering why there were so many news trucks along Fifth Avenue. I had yet to learn, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, better known to the world, as just Jackie, had … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Books, Family, Fashion, grace, Health, History, Home, humanity, media, Politics, words
Tagged Dallas November 1963, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, remembering Jackie
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Dust To Dusk
If I needed an excuse to start drinking again, I have one now. THERE’S A LEAK…coming from a pipe beneath my living room floor. I have a plumber named Nico, who should be done by 5, if all goes well, … Continue reading
Posted in Home, humor, New York City
Tagged leaks, Leave It To Beaver, Old buildings, workmen
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Stand By Your Man
I was perusing through a book about the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), and the page I opened to, was about his wife, Adrienne. During France’s revolution, called the Reign of Terror (1793-1794), that didn’t do justice to the horrors that … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, History, Home, humanity, Love, Politics, readng, violence, Women and men
Tagged The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Marquis de Lafayette, The Reign of Terror
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