Tag: friends
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binge report: retro edition
In May 2020, I wrote a post called “streaming in place” about how my husband and I were having issues navigating and communicating about which shows to watch together and which to watch separately. Since 2020, our circumstances have changed significantly because of the end of Covid quarantine, our kids both living on their own…
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broadway to the beacon
I am writing this from my flight home from Newark to SFO. Today was the end of my two month spring stint in NYC, and the first time in an apartment we furnished and leased for a year instead of a short term, somewhat disappointing furnished rental. Luckily for me, today’s weather was hot and…
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uptown girl
I am not sure how long this will be the case but I continue to love living in New York City. I feel a sense of wonder, feeling alive at all times and that reaction is amplified by having lived in a quiet suburb for the last 25 years. The best parts of being here?…
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wanna date my son?
A few weeks ago, I was in the back row of a crowded 7:30 pm yoga class. Just to be clear, this is not a flex and I am not good at yoga. Because I have trouble staying focused about 90% of the time, my mind tends to wander during exercise classes and I think…
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from chaos to calendar
For most of December, I was gearing up to write a post similar to the one I wrote last January: New Year’s Resolutions I’d like to make for other people. (Translation: A list of annoying habits I wish they’d quit.) This year, though, I found myself coming up short. The only subject that stood out…
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london: week seven
Here is what I had on my to do list for our last week in London: Pimlico Road shopping, Alfies Antique Market, Nomad & Ned Hotels, lunch at Dean St Townhouse, The Saatchi Museum, and The John Sloane Museum. I was also planning to write about how to wear thick, wool sweaters underneath a winter…
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london: week six
The quote of week 6 is “This bar is for women with a past who want to meet men with no future.” The bar being referenced is where we had lunch ahead of the Chelsea vs Newcastle soccer match last weekend. We were lucky enough to get tickets to the game from our former neighbors…
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london: week five
Week five was awash with guests from New York, Boston and the Bay Area. Our friends from New York, Julie and David, arrived during week four and stayed through week 5. The impetus for their trip was for Julie to attend “The Sourdough School” – a 2-day intimate class with Dr. Kimball at her home…
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london: week four
When I published my week 3 recap, my friend Stephanie texted me and asked, “Are you getting any sense yet of what it would be like to live there?” I have been thinking about that question for the last week. My guess is that if we did live in London, we would not have an…
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london: week three
Week three was full of visits from California friends plus our son who came for the entire week from San Francisco. I wish I could say that we are fully acclimated to the UK time zone but we still have days where we are up past midnight for no reason and then wake up after…
