New Yorkers Wear Black…BUT

FAB FOTO FRIDAY On any given day in The City you will see BLACK being worn everywhere.  Every New Yorker has a closet full of black clothes and for all seasons.  New Year‘s Day, which was a glorious sunny Sunday this year, was no exception…or was it?? BUT of course there are exceptions to every rule!!! [...]

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What Color Nail Polish Are You Wearing This New Year’s Eve?

THURSDAY’S TOP TEN Perhaps not the most scintillating topic in my blog posts but somehow this morning, the day before the big night (some say biggest night of the year), this seemed appropriate.  After all, even me, with my short and uneven nails will be wearing nail polish.   In fact as soon as I bang [...]

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Six Words, No More, No Less – 6

Those of us in the Northeast are still in throes of winter, regardless that a lot of it has melted.  I know we can expect more snow, only hope it is a snow fall and not a storm or blizzard.  Looking forward to the last snow of the season because I think I’m going to [...]

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MONDAY Came and Went AND Nobody Cared!

Well and WOW, a first – and not such a good one either!  I didn’t do the Six Word Memoir yesterday and apparently nobody noticed and worse yet, no one cared to leave me their Six Word Memoir to publish this week.  Oh my, what a sad state of affairs.  What to do? What to [...]

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MONDAY is a Six Letter Word

It’s a new year full of resolutions, expectations and I hope a new wave of participation from my readers in the weekly Six Word Memoir challenge.  I’m very pleased to have a few faithful contributors and would welcome many more!!! Think about your life in general, your dreams, wishes, past mistakes and best achievements.  Can [...]

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Six Word Memoir Monday – One Day Late

Not a great way to kick off the New Year of blogging by being one day late with my Monday blog.   Well I guess today is going to be catch-up day, first this blog, then I have to come up with something tasty for Tasty Tidbits Tuesday.   I also have to be available for Verizon [...]

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Make New Friends, Keep the Old, One is Silver and the Other is Gold

In true New Year’s Eve tradition, my husband and I went to a local restaurant/coffee shop (The Mansion) which was hosting a private party for their regular customers.  This was the first year we were around to go and it was just delightful.  The counters were laden with crackers and cheese, smoked salmon, salad and [...]

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Six Word Memoir Monday

Image via Wikipedia Blame it on the snow storm (we’ll be using this excuse for at least another week), that’s why this blog is so late.  I only received  three responses this week (blame it on the holidays) and I am pleased to share them with everyone. Lucky me, my own Peter Pan – Heide [...]

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Six Word Memoir Monday – What’s Yours???

With Christmas fast approaching and New Year‘s not far behind, the readers entries to our weekly Six Word Memoir challenge seem to be taking on a tone of the season.  And why not? When I’m retired, I’ll have time! – Susan Celtic Lady Oostende, Linz, Saltzburg, Munich; decisions, decisions – Heide NEW YEAR welcomes four [...]

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TEN Yiddish Words Every Goy Should Know

ESPECIALLY if you’re invited to celebrate the New Year at a Rosh Hashana dinner!!! First you need to know that they get to celebrate New Year’s twice, once with the rest of us at a party with no real food and too much cheap champagne and then when their own Hebrew calendar indicates the date [...]

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