ou shoulda been here yesterday”, a knowing Pam greets me with as I welcome Ken and her to New York, preempting what I was determined not to say about yesterday’s blue sky sunny day . So be it! The rain cheats us from enjoying lunch at one of the outside tables at Blue Water Grill …
y niece Jacqui and Satya presented their first-born, baby Ethan in a Hindu Temple in Queens NY for a ritual Puja, an offering to the deity, Ganesha, seeking a blessing from the Lord who destroys obstacles that might come his way in life. Others of his Indian family members were also there to mark the …
or whatever reason, I seem to be gravitating to parts of Manhattan around where I had an apartment, more than to other areas. Understandable? But I have another week to change all that; expand my horizons.
ust finishing a simple salad for lunch when Phil comes through the door in muddy trousers, carrying a pail of river water with four rainbow trout that he’s just caught. His wading boots are left at the door. It’s taking some convincing Donald that trout should be added to the dinner menu to precede the …
nzac Day, April 25th, is one for remembrance of that brave fighting force of Australians and New Zealanders, who gave their lives for King and Country on the shores of Gallipoli in Turkey in 1914. I observe a personal remembrance of that week in Turkey, but in my case it was in April 2001. It …