February 2012
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“Who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day...”
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First Lady Barbara Bush
Wellesley College Commencement Address
(via ourpresidents)
It’s quotes like this that make me miss my little girl dream of someday becoming the first woman president.
In the Adirondacks, Joy and Fear Over What a... →
This is such a huge win for a town that I love immensely.
January 2012
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November 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
4 posts
WatchLe Tour Eiffel on Flickr. Sometimes you really just have to sit back and remember your last trip to Paris.
August 2011
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Latkes and Lassi Lose Again
Not long ago, one of my favorite places to grab a quick bite on the way home from work, Fine & Schapiro, closed for “renovation.” Whenever I see a down-at-the-heels, slightly struggling restaurant close for “renovation” I interpret that sign as “closed for good.” What did-in Fine & Schapiro? They could be in financial trouble. Or maybe they failed a...
July 2011
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Girl Riding a Horse in a Field of Sunflowers
By David Allen Evans
Sitting perfectly upright, contented and pensive, she holds in one hand, loosely, the reins of summer:
the green of trees and bushes; the blue of lake water; the red of her jacket and open collar; the brown of her pinned-up hair, and her horse, deep in the yellow of sunflowers.
When she stops to rest, summer rests. When she decides to leave,
there goes summer
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Morning Glory Diptych
Outside
Inside
In the Waterlily House at Kew.
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Us vs. Them in Columbia County
I do not usually agree with most of what Sam Pratt says on his eponymous blog, but this post he wrote in response to a particularly tone deaf article on the “fight” between “Weekenders” and “Locals” in the Berkshires is 100% right on.
Either/Or-ism
vs.
The Second Home Economy (I fixed their lack of proper headline capitalization)
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New York and the Planes →
I remember stumbling upon this passage from E.B. White’s “Here Is New York” shortly after 9/11 and wondering why it didnt’t hold more resonance in the face of what had happened. White’s essay is so long and the first stanza so compelling that I think a lot of people just stop there. They should read on. It is still a profound and resonant work.
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Pronouncing the Unpronounceable →
I never would have guessed that Goethals should be pronounced as if an owl were saying it “hooot-huls.” Love it!
June 2011
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Out of Focus
Today I am jet lagged. I got back from a whirlwind trip to Europe yesterday afternoon. Immediately upon returning to Manhattan, I dropped my suitcase on my foot and broke my toe. So, it wasn’t very surprising to me when, today after a lunch-time walk down the Seasonal Walk and the Daylily Walk at work, that a few of the photos came back looking a bit like my head feels. What is surprising is...
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Radish Pesto →
I love this idea for radish pesto. Throw in some garlic scapes, tone down the macadamia nuts and toss this green slime with some pasta! Can’t wait to try it.
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May 2011
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Are You a Grungy Gardener? →
I don’t know who this woman is, and I hate the term “grungy” attached to anything but the music of my youth. That said, this article perfectly describes my style of gardening.
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Today By Billy Collins →
I have just fallen so deeply in love with this poem. I wish so badly I was up at the house, smelling the peonies and digging my toes into the grass.
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So if you’re in the New York City-area and need to see some beauty (but insist on staying out of the rain) you could do worse than hit up Spanish Paradise: Gardens of the Alhambra this weekend. We worked really hard to put this show together, and it’s beautiful. So grab your camera and head up to the Bronx. Tweet your images to @nybg or add them to our Flickr group. I’ll be...
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And then I looked down, and there were fish! Beautiful fish! Who were acting like hungry dogs, sticking their heads above water, begging for treats.
Photos by me.
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I had never been in the Conservatory Courtyard until today. Since I began working here, it has been closed for one reason or another, so when I got out there I was dazzled by all the amazing reflections everywhere.
Photos by me.
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In-N-Out vs. Five Guys vs. Shake Shack →
Confession time: I think people who argue about hamburgers are idiots.