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Poor Butterfly

Posted on March 12, 2022 by marigold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M_fun2 The song is said to be inspired by Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. The sentiment is so un- PC it makes me cringe but it’s a pretty melody. This dog is a Papillion which means butterfly in French referring to the … Continue reading →

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Deerstalker

Posted on January 26, 2022 by marigold

My father was a big Conan Doyle fan and passed his interest along to me -hence my visit to the Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects show at NYC’s Grolier Club. The Grolier, a largely unheralded gem, never has a many … Continue reading →

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Lights, iPhone, Action

Posted on December 13, 2021 by marigold

There was much of all the above in my ecumenical week of December 29th. On Tuesday, Temple Emanu-El offered a free Handel & Hannakkah (their spelling) concert with counter- tenor Anthony Roth Costanza and mezzo- soprano Isabel Leonard together with … Continue reading →

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Today’s Bears and Lions

Posted on November 17, 2021 by marigold

To say that both the Brown and Columbia football teams are inept is an understatement. On Saturday I went to the game at Columbia’s Baker Stadium with a friend although we left slightly before halftime when lightening crackled. (At that … Continue reading →

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Review: City Center Fall for Dance

Posted on October 26, 2021 by marigold

Review for http://www.newyorkarts.net: Dance Antipasto Fall for Dance, City Center’s festival of moderately-priced eclectic offerings, returned to a wildly enthusiastic crowd more than ready for live entertainment.  Even without the urging of Felix Hess, Emcee of the opening act, to … Continue reading →

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On the Waterfront

Posted on October 19, 2021 by marigold

As in the East River via the NYC Ferry which does an admirable (yes!) job. On Sunday, departing from the East 90th street landing, the boat zigged and zagged to Astoria, Roosevelt Island, Long Island City and East 34th street … Continue reading →

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Lakes

Posted on September 9, 2021 by marigold

My driver from the Chicago’s Midway airport to my friend’s house in Sawyer, MI, was the Michigan version of Bob and Ray. The house sits on a large expanse of private beach right on Lake Michigan where the water was … Continue reading →

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Ho-Ho-Ho boken

Posted on July 23, 2021 by marigold

I went there by bus from Port Authority which seems a lot nicer than years back when I was last there. Hoboken has a split personality: the water’s edge is lined with gigantic, expensive apartment buildings while the actual “downtown” … Continue reading →

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Digits

Posted on July 10, 2021 by marigold

I.e., fingers as in the Finger Lakes. I rented a terrific house in Naples, NY, selected because the town is roughly mid-way between where my older daughter lives and my granddaughter is working at her college this summer. The first … Continue reading →

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Not Exactly Snug…

Posted on June 12, 2021 by marigold

As part of our post-pandemic efforts to renew acquaintance with the world beyond our apartments, a friend and I went to Staten Island’s Snug Harbor. First came the ride on the iconic ferry where bouillon is not served and no … Continue reading →

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