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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
23 Comments
Cab This
A mother and her teenage daughter are on my corner having an argument. The kid wants to take a taxi, and mom the bus. Mind you, they look very affluent in blazers and fancy jeans, but the mother is adamant … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fashion, humanity, humor, kids, money, New York City, parents
Tagged eavesdropping, essay writing, New York taxis, parenting, Spoiled teenagers, The entitled rich
19 Comments
Why Holly Golightly Was Not Meant To Get Old
I have a birthday coming up we’re not celebrating. When I think there was a time I looked forward to my special day, it seems comical. As a kid, birthdays were treated like national holidays making you wonder why banks … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, Faith, Fashion, Gratitude, humanity, humor, Love, money, Women and men
Tagged aging gracefully, Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, print modeling, women of a certain age
27 Comments
Buttonholed
I saw an interesting sign in a florist’s window that said… Order your boutonnieres a week in advance… Now there’s word you don’t hear or see much. A boutonniere is a spray of flowers worn, typically by men, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, grace, History, humanity, money, nature, New York City, words
Tagged boutonniares, French fashion, The Gilded Age
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The Chin and I
What happened to the days when buying a raffle ticket meant, you won a car or a trip to Spain? I, on the other hand, after shelling out ten bucks for a good cause, won a free consultation with a … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, Beauty, Connecticut, humor, money, New York City
Tagged coping with aging, JFK quotes, plastic surgery, women of a certain age
18 Comments
Trash Talk’in
Yesterday, I was about to begin my run, when I saw a bevy of beer bottles rolling beneath a bench. I love Central Park and loathe littering anywhere, so often find myself, like this morning, picking it up. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Health, humanity, humor, money, New York City, women
Tagged Central Park, iPhone 7, littering, The entitled rich, The Upper Eastside
25 Comments
Tobacco Road
“Got ana change?” “No, sorry.” “How bout a cigarette? “I don’t smoke.” I’ve counted seventeen people panhandling in a twelve block radius, in all colors, shapes and sizes. There’s the heavyset black girl with a huge sign reading: PLEASE HELP…HAVEN’T … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Faith, food, grace, humanity, money, New York City
Tagged ASPCA, Feeding the homeless, opening up you heart, the homeless and their animals
14 Comments
Happy Easta
It’s early. I’m in a very long check-out line at Duane Reade with only one register open, my arms filled with items. A can of Comet I’m holding, falls to the ground. A man behind me picks it up. “You … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, humanity, humor, money, New York City, Women and men, words
Tagged big boobs, Catholicism, Comet Cleanser, Cranky New Yorkers, drug store shopping, Good Friday
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