Thoughts, comments, observations, reactions, enthusiasms
My husband Andrew and I had a couple of pleasant experiences last week. We were scheduled to see two performances at New York City Ballet, starting with an orchestra rehearsal (no dancing) on Thursday …
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Labor Day, 2018. In America, we are celebrating one of our national holidays today. With Labor Day, the attention often focuses more on the "holiday" side of the observance, because the day also marks …
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While it might be a little hard to envision at the moment, as we try to figure out what's going on both in the United States and internationally, there is a place for optimism as we think about where …
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A Fascinating Experience for the Layman In one of my favorite literary works – Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited – when the two young men arrive in Venice to visit Sebastian's father, Lord …
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It's Midsummer's Day today, and as I prepare to send this post out (hopefully before Midsummer's Day turns into a dreamy midsummer's night), I have to confess that I was shocked to see that my last …
Having lived in New York now for 50 years, I suppose it's OK to go into "memory-lane" mode occasionally and share a few thoughts about New York experiences. And today is a good day for thinking about …
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