Category Archives: music

The Central Park Gym

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

Nice to have a gym that’s two and half miles long and a half mile wide. None of this shoulder to shoulder stationary bike business competing for elbow room. You can join a yoga class on the Great Lawn, do … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, humanity, humor, Love, music, nature, New York City, Women and men, words | Tagged appreciating what's around you, Beethoven Sonatas, Central Park, Mother nature, Pumping Iron, The Boat House Central Park, working out | 18 Comments

Watching The World Go By

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

Perched on a bench in the park, in passive observation, to quote Pete Hamill, like I’m watching a parade pass by. Everyone seems to be out, enjoying the warmer climes. Couples, young and old, hold hands while fathers push strollers … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, food, grace, humanity, humor, kids, Love, music, nature, New York City, words, writing | Tagged Central Park, contentment, Family picnics, French Impressionists, Google Images, Pete Hamill, Sundays in the Park | 15 Comments

Best Story of the Week

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s still dark, as I sprint from the park heading towards home to shower and change for an early appointment. As I careen across 86th Street, there’s a female in front of me who jumps as I proceed to pass. … Continue reading →

Posted in grace, humanity, internet, kids, music, New York City, travel, words | Tagged If you see something say something, iPods, protecting the children, running in Central Park, Taking care of yourself | 17 Comments

Sui Generis…A Unique Word

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

My friend David mentioned sui generis, in an email…an adjective meaning, of its own kind..unlike any other…inspiring me to write about it. I knew what it meant, since every once in a while it pops up in a book, describing … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Books, History, internet, media, music, words, writing | Tagged John F. Kennedy, Seabiscuit Laura Hildenbrand, sui generis, The English language, the love of words, Webster's Dictionary | 19 Comments

Harvey’s Chicks Come Home To Roost

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

The papers are filled with producer, Harvey Weinstein’s, inappropriate behavior with just about every actress in Hollywood short of Lassie, though she may bark today. The legendary casting couch, has never been so featured. Seems daily, someone new joins the … Continue reading →

Posted in Connecticut, men, modeling, music, New York City, sex, violence | Tagged Bill Cosby sex scandal, Harvey Weinstein fired, Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment, sexual harassment, The casting couch | 29 Comments

Good Writing

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m reading essays by journalist, Pete Hamill, a favorite writer of mine. If I had picked up, Piecework, earlier, it would have led my latest reading list. Compiled in 1996, I recall reading this collection then, but his writing has … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, History, humanity, humor, music, New York City, Politics, words, writing | Tagged Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Breslin Murray Kempton Jimmy Cannon, New York journalists, Pete Hamill, Piecework Pete Hamill | 10 Comments

The Barista and the Paperboy

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

Love is in bloom, and at 5 a.m. no less. I’ve been watching it unfold for months now, like an exotic plant acclimating to a hotter climate. Charlotte, I’ll call her, is overweight, but so, so pretty, reminding me of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, food, humanity, humor, music, New York City, sexual relationships, Starbucks, words | Tagged Bette Davis films, love in bloom, New York newspapers, Now Voyager 1942, Starbucks Coffee | 18 Comments

Notes From The Carlyle – August, 2017

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

I can’t believe it’s September. Summer, where did you go? I thought, before I put all my white away, I’d wear it, one more time to Bemelmans, to give it its seasonal sendoff. I know. You would think I’d be … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, Beauty, Connecticut, Fashion, History, humor, money, music, New York City, sex, Women and men | Tagged Bemelmans Bar, Carlyle Hotel, Cole Porter Anything Goes, No white after Labor Day | 16 Comments

Thongs, Laundry and the Ramones

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Susannah Bianchi

I send my washing out, despite now having a lovely laundry at my disposal in the basement of my new building. Old habits die hard, what can I say? Jolly Chan’s, though he died 20 years ago and the business … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, humanity, humor, music, New York City, words | Tagged doing the laundry, La Perla underwear, The Ramones | 43 Comments

Manners At Large

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Susannah Bianchi

I often write about the New York subway, it’s ups and downs, the good, bad and the ugly, so when I found myself facing a fellow, quite Kennedyesque…6 feet 3, tawny, rumpled hair waving with arrogance, I can’t claim to … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Faith, humor, money, music, New York City, travel, words | Tagged Good Manners, People of Color, riding the New York subway, The Kennedys | 12 Comments