Tag Archives: American History

Those Wacky Presidents

Posted on March 4, 2018 by

After a friend read, I can name all the U.S. Presidents, he demanded to know how, so I told him. Boy, was he sorry. Washington, the first, is a no-brainer. John Adams the 2nd, Thomas Jefferson, author of The Declaration … Continue reading →

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Susannah’s Spring, Summer Reading List 2017

Posted on March 26, 2017 by

 After being called a serial reader, So many books, so little time, doesn’t apply to me, reading nonstop regardless of where I am.    That’s the key, to have one with you at all times so you can sneak a … Continue reading →

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National Treasures

Posted on July 1, 2016 by

Where does one begin to list, what dazzles the eye?  I’ve decided to share, what’s personal to me, on this up and coming Independence Day…2016 The Statue of Liberty…our most famous national monument given to us by France in 1886, … Continue reading →

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Notes From The Carlyle – April 2015

Posted on May 1, 2015 by

I haven’t been to Bemelmans since Valentines Day treating myself like a sweetheart.  I charged my drink of course, but come to find out, the bartender picked it up.  This allowed me to rationalize going there again, plus I needed … Continue reading →

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Books On The Table

Posted on February 12, 2015 by

Been reading a lot lately never happy unless I have 5 or 6 in the on-deck circle. God bless the library with its endless supply of tomes not yet read.  1) How Do Be A Movie Star…Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood … Continue reading →

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About Face – Part 2

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

If you’ve read Saving Grace Part-1, you’d know that two of my best friends have been encouraging me to have a little work done, which is how I came to be nervously sitting in Dr. M’s Zen like reception room … Continue reading →

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February 14, 1884

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

He didn’t quite understand what was happening. He was in Albany working when he received a telegram stating that his beloved wife of four years had delivered a healthy baby girl. They named her Alice Lee, same as her mother. … Continue reading →

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Love Me Love My Cat

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

There seems to be an epidemic going around of women, once they meet a man, unloading their pets. Why can’t we all play nice preferably under the same roof, is what I’d like to know. What inspired this were my … Continue reading →

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When History Walks By

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

I went for a long, early morning stroll on Christmas Day. Nothing was open, the streets were still. It’s the one day a year one could cut the silence with a cleaver. As I was coming from the West Side … Continue reading →

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Hyde The Salam On Hudson

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

As you know, I love history so I couldn’t wait to see the new film, Hyde Park On Hudson with Bill Murray playing FDR. I had seen a preview which I have to say was quite misleading since it implied … Continue reading →

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