NYC
FAMILY LIVING, Sunday Night Street
When I phoned the audiologist at NYU for an appointment to have my son’s hearing tested, the receptionist on the other end of the line took down our information: “And, what is your street address?” “106 E 79th Street.” “Thank you for calling. We look forward to seeing your son next week. Have a nice day.” …
NEW YORK, New York BUCKET LIST
For “Family Home Evening”, we made a NYC bucket-list. And, with two weeks left in the city, and Aunt Amelia with us for the duration, we set to work! ROCKAWAY BEACH is a long bus ride from home, but body-boarding on the waves made it worth the trek. Though visiting this beach was not a …
FAMILY LIVING, The Announcement
I do not know how to say it any more creatively… THE ANNOUNCEMENT Bry suggested we titled the post an “update”. That, my dear, is no more creative than calling it an “announcement”. But you remain ever my favourite fan. For all my giddy efforts at our production (below), my heart is so tender, and …
FAMILY LIVING, Public Transit
Walking to class one morning, the children were carrying on a most entertaining conversation. I didn’t participate. E: When I live out in the country side, and I’m pregnant, and the hospital is over 3 miles away, I might need to get a car because – you know – I won’t want to walk. L: You can just take …
NYC PIZZA TOP TEN, Queens, New York City
We made Queens our final borough. See Manhattan and Brooklyn for the previous two days’ worth of NYC pizzas sampled. QUEENS (in order of pizzerias visited) FAMOUS PIZZA at 75-12 37th Ave, in Jackson Heights, Queens. There are many “Famous Pizza”s in Queens. Most of which are not related. For better or worse, we chose the most convenient. …
NYC PIZZA TOP TEN, Brooklyn, New York City
Thanks to msn.com we were apprised as to the top 101 pizzerias in America. I was, of course, not surprised that 35 of the 101 pizzerias listed came from New York. Yes, we are living in the right place for a pizza-pursuit!! Day two. With Manhattan under our belts (quite literally, in this case), we shifted …
NYC PIZZA TOP TEN, Manhattan, New York City
E: “That pizza is making itself at home in my stomach.” Thanks to msn.com we were apprised as to the top 101 pizzerias in America. I was, of course, not surprised that 35 of the 101 pizzerias listed came from New York. Yes, we are living in the right place for this!! I proposed to Bryant, and to the …
CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn, New York City
The children’s Grampa and Gramma have been to New York City many times before, and are familiar enough with the typical tourist sites. So, for the grandparent’s most recent visit, the children and I planned a different NYC experience – a subway ride off the beaten track through Brooklyn, to Coney Island. In addition to the sandy beaches and small waves, what attracts 14 million …
MADISON SQUARE PARK, New York City
Several years ago, our three-year-old E attended her first punk rock band concert on the Madison Square Park lawn. The band was the Deedle Deedle Dees – apparently “America’s ultimate teaching band”. I must say, it remains one of the highlights of my New York City experience! We all danced to songs about ant-ranchers, a vegetarian tyrannosaurus rex, …
ROOSEVELT ISLAND, New York City
cherry blossoms high and low always make my mother glow as their perfume fills the air the sparkling petals fair a squirrel’s claws scrape up wood playing wind and waves with the dancing blooms following behind nature is very peaceful E penned her poetry, from her top bunk at home, the evening after our visit to see the ROOSEVELT ISLAND …