Tulip Time in the Village
And tulips, children love to stretch Their fingers down, to feel in each Its beauty’s sweet nearer. — from “A Flower in a Letter” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) You […]
Category Archives: Ephemeral New York
Seeing Something New in the Village
“Art is a habit-forming drug, that’s all it is, for the collector, for the artist, for anybody connected with art.” —Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) I must say that I agree with […]
A Pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral
“Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?” —Henry II of England, wondered aloud about removing the thorn, Archbishop St. Thomas Becket, from his side. Saint Archbishop Thomas Becket (1118-1170) […]
A Polish Easter Party
Wesolego Alleluja : a Polish Easter Greeting What great serendipity we enjoyed this past Easter Sunday. Our walk through Central Park brought us to a Polish Easter party at the base […]
Hunting Easter Eggs
“Goldsmith by special appointment to the Imperial Court” —the position given to Carl Fabergé and his company Fabergé was awarded his prestigious position following the enormous success of his jeweled […]
Sad Good-bye to Rizzoli Bookstore
“Is it not cruel to let our city die by degrees, stripped of all her proud moments, until there is nothing left of all her history and beauty to inspire […]
A Show of Flowers
I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one. — from “Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay […]
Ballet Dancers, A Unique View
“God creates, I do not create. I assemble and I steal everywhere to do it — from what I see, from what the dancers can do, from what others do.” […]
Accented with Snow
“We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.” —Sir Walter Scott (1781-1832) There seems to be no melting of the snow during New York City’s winter […]
A Valentine from Walk About New York
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the heart.” —Helen Keller (1880-1968) Some sights, some things to see, […]
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