Rather than therapeutically writing about the inevitable “post Christmas blues,” which undoubtedly will befall many an individual in just a week or so from today, I’ve decided to revel in the beauty of the season by creating a “best of” list for this Christmas. If you’re looking for a new cookie, a new Xmas CD, [...]
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Christmastime is here…A “best of” for Christmas, 2010
Posted in Arts, Beauty, Christmas, Food & wine, holidays, Home decor, music, New York City on December 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Joys of Winter…Beating the Post-Holiday Blues
Posted in holidays, ideas & thoughts, Uncategorized on December 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If there’s any blog post that may arouse my fear of seeming narcissistic, it’s this one…sorry! This is my going-into-the-new-year reflections, therapeutic perspectives, etc. But I couldn’t pass the holiday season without a tribute to the many sides of this time of year. Harkening back to the dog days of summer, I have to say [...]
The taste & sound of Christmas
Posted in Food & wine, holidays, music, Uncategorized on December 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
At my parents house: note Chopin & Tori Amos music on the piano 2009 Christmas season will probably be most remembered for the east coast snow storm. And this post wouldn’t be complete without sending a heartfelt tribute to my sister, her husband, Charly, Captain Nissy, and Little Bird: they got stranded in the Atlanta [...]
Halloween, 2009: reading, writing/dissertation-ing, cooking – what could be better?
Posted in Arts, dissertation, Food & wine, holidays, music on November 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I used to view Halloween as one of the key partying high-points of the entire year. One of my first…uh, illegal experiences, was on Halloween…circa 1999. Alas, said view has changed. I love to go out, I love to party (though “party” has taken on a different color as the years have gone by, and [...]
Tori Amos’s upcoming holiday record, “Midwinter Graces”
Posted in Arts, holidays, music, Tori Amos on October 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So Tori is releasing a ‘seasonal’ record in November…so soon, so excitement abounds! At first I was mildly horrified at the idea considering Tori is the fiery, piano pounding, sometimes brash, sometimes overwhelming, yet often angelic goddess to whom I’ve been listening consistently for the last 14+ years. She is hands-down my musical idol in [...]
