Tag Archives: environment

Are We Getting Too Fleeced by Fleece?

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

With fall weather around the corner, and back to school shopping in mind, I asked my daughters in-law if the children needed anything.  “A new fleece jacket,” said Karen, mother of Uri, 16 months. Fleece,  the miracle fiber made from … Continue reading →

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Beware the Bryozoans!

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Our neighbor David  paddled over in his kayak, a red plastic bucket straddled between his knees. Inside, he’d scooped up an alien gelatinous glob that had attached to his dock. We weren’t surprised, having already seen colonies of these brain-like … Continue reading →

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Monet at the NY Botanical Garden

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

The New York Botanical Garden created its own rendition of Claude Monet’s garden at his residence in Giverny, France. I’ve never been to Giverny; so I loved visiting the New York City version.  Quotes from Monet are interspersed among the colorful displays … Continue reading →

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The High Line in Spring & Doo Wop with The Debonairs

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

    I was last on the High Line in October. It’s great enjoying it as the seasons change.

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Watch Woes: Good-bye Batteries, Hello Solar

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

I glanced at my left wrist and panicked.  My watch! The lone elastic hair-tie wouldn’t tell me the time. In my haste to change pocketbooks for my day in New York City during the power outage, I’d left my watch … Continue reading →

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The High Line: A Different Way to See NYC

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

What’s great about New York City’s High Line is what it doesn’t have. There are no concessions selling souvenirs or hotdogs. The mile-long pedestrian walkway brings people to an area of the city they’d normally ignore. The former rail road … Continue reading →

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From Training Wheels to Cleats: My Cycling Evolution

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

The driver of the small school bus ferrying young campers rolled down her window and yelled, “you’re not supposed to be on the road.” I was biking with my friend Randy one weekday morning through a suburban community in New … Continue reading →

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