Elizabethwix

LATEST ARTICLES ( 859 )

• Ecclesiastical

  

  Left Manhattan on a cloudy Thursday evening to go to Garden City for a wedding rehearsal where I'm doing a reading. to the astounding gothic Cathedral which... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Sunday Walk on the High Line

  

  The other day I was fiddling round with my little tree pit gardens in front of the building, when someone stopped and said,"Now that's a garden!.......Flowers... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• It is Fall

  

  I know it is fall because it is written on the window of the diner.Other than that I have been a bit worried by all the leaves in the pool. I am worried that... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mini-Vacation

  

  We were in Sag Harbor for two nights last week (see previous post and here). Anyway, it is the most delightful town with a very old 5c 10c store. The... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Sidney

  

  I hope you remember Sid that I know from when I was a puppy. His house had to be fixed up so he stayed in another house. Now he is back. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beach's Last Hurrah

  

  Ah! summer's end.....poor butterfly but the crabs, scuttling through shallow water seem to have thoughts of the future. Almost no one on Sagg Main Beach.... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sag Harbor Windows

  

  Totally awash in 19th century eye-candy! Sag Harbor was wonderfully prosperous when most of Long Island was just a giant potato field. So I went round taking... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Downtown

  

  On Monday I had to go to Broad Street for a meeting and emerged at the World Trade Center subway stop. Lots of tourists bustling about and lots of business type... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Week

  

  Signs of the season: the first leaves fall into the paddling pool at the dog park. A stormy sky reflected in the concrete down by Chelsea Piers and a study of... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Post Season Beach

  

  We all know that after Labor Day people go back to school or work or something --but even so it was odd to be almost alone on the beach. The sign warned of... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Rockaway

  

  Decided to discover the Rockaways --out beyond Brooklyn and Queens. The subway pretty grubby and we cross the Great South Bay on a little trestle at first... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Portraits

  

  Here are some pictures of my friends that you know: Benny.Me.Knutty.Maggie.Charlotte.Now some action shots.Charlotte is a very fast runner, and when she runs sh... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rule Britannia

  

  Had an England in New York day on Tuesday. Walked down to Greenwich Avenue to Tea and Sympathy Nicky Perry's wonderfully tiny ode to English tea shops. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Saturday Night Downtown Melange

  

  Canal Street and all those souvenirs of New York. None made here, I'm pretty sure. Africans selling 'designer' handbags from cotton containers which can be... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Snapshots from the Green Market

  

  Delphiniums, hydrangeas and lilies --very suitable wedding flowers and fancy sunflowers zinnias zing I liked this woman's hat and everything about this dog.... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beach Day

  

  Suffolk County recedes into the distance as we head to Robert Moses Beach flops, shovel, blanket lifeguard not yet arrived start building a little... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Blue Shirts and Other Attire

  

  Penn Station early in the morning. Everyone rushing about. I see three blue shirts at least. Two here. Blue is an excellent uniform color --think French... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Some Things That Have Been Happening

  

  My sister has gone home. This is me being sad on her bed that Mum has not stripped yet.In case you do not know what my sister looks like, this is what she... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deli Fire (No One Hurt!)

  

  We arrived home from the beach on Monday to find 23rd Street blocked off. The boiler in the deli next to the diner had caught on fire. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Wednesday

  

  A sticky, sultry day. Went up to Broadway on the bus, then walked to Union Square. A really super time of year there. Lots and lots of multi-colored heirloom... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 DESTINATIONS