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January 11, 2015 On our trip to Toronto last month we stayed in a hotel that we had chosen based on location and convenience. The sad occasion for the trip, (my father-in-law had passed away), seemed to be echoed by the hotel. Built in some era long ago, the front part of the property was […]
Certain rituals signaled that the holidays were approaching. The parquet floors of our apartment were waxed, the silver Kiddush cups, candelabra, sugar bowl and prongs (used to pick up the sugar cubes) were polished , new dresses were bought, and shoes were purchased at Buster Brown. I still remember walking up several stairs to the little […]
When the boys were little, they used to drag chairs into their bedroom, grab sheets from the linen closet, flashlights from the drawers, and spend hours building forts. They loved creating something out of nothing and the only limitations were the size of their room and the breadth of their imagination. Each time they did […]
Here are some of my memories of the 1960s. Standing on a line that curved around the block as I waited to see West Side Story. Watching American Bandstand on T.V. and then looking on as my sister practiced the dance steps using the refrigerator handle as her dance partner. Seeing the Beatles for the first […]
One of the ways that I express my interest and desire to travel and see the world is by cooking foods from other countries. When I think about the books I choose to read, or the movies that I am drawn to see, they are often set outside of the United States. Each time I […]
What a glorious week it has been in Los Angeles! The sun is shining, the sky is a beautiful shade of blue, the wind is blowing and you can see the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains in the distance. It feels like Spring, even in Southern California. I have been taking walks during lunch […]
I have always loved books. When I was growing up in the Bronx, buying books was a luxury we could not afford so my sister, Anita, took me to the local public library every week. Anita is eight years older than me and as a child I loved going everywhere with her, but our visits […]
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