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Some times the people who work for you amaze you. Such a thing happened yesterday when our cafe manager Liz came up with a brilliant idea. She is going to shoot photos that we’ll enlarge into sepia-toned wall panels showing where we get our food from. I’ll pose with Nora’s […]
Tim Blagg, the editor of the Recorder in Greenfield, MA, wrote a column today that made a whole lot of sense. The subject was the town landfill’s Free Store. This is a place where people can take and leave objects of value, too good to just chuck into the landfill. […]
Today we woke to chilly but sunny skies at Green Lane. I read some of the news alerts about airport parking. One item caught my eye, and it made me wonder who is more important. Airport customers or airport vendors? A blogger named Don Singleton wrote about a new policy […]
Today I took the train into the city from Pelham, just like thousands of other commuters, with my friend Tom Bricker. Tom totes a skateboard to make the last mile a little easier. He works at a top-notch ad agency and their office is full of incredibly talented graphic designers, […]
I’m riding the bus again down to NYC. The driver goes right past NY and takes the GW Bridge over to Jersey, then around into the Lincoln tunnel. I guess the extra miles are worth it since traffic is terrible. I ride the bus with a group of immigrants. Up […]
I write this from Bryant Park. Which apparently is the only place in NYC where you can get free WiFi. I am sure there are many more but this was the best and only I could find after much trudging. It’s busy here, people filling up the park, sitting on […]
Big box savings? HA! I have a good story to tell anyone who thinks that they’ll always save more money if they shop at the big boxes. The Wal-Marts, the Targets, the big ole stores like Home Depot that so often get our business. I was shopping for a deck […]
Nathan Cosme has decided he loves that song, ‘Happy Birthday to You.’ So on Sunday he asked us all to sing it one more time. Mom Kate on the right and her best friend Jane on the left joined in.
Today’s WSJ had a story by Amy Chozick that caught my eye. That’s because it was about the new curviness in Japan’s young women. Apparently, the stores and designers there have caught up with the US, and the old style of kimonos that flatten the bosom are being replaced with […]
Today’s a gorgeous day with the resulting smiles on all the faces of people I’ve seen. I took a road trip on a long and winding Route 9 all the way to North Brookfield. I passed sad little towns on the periphery of the world, towns like Ware and Brookfield […]
Today is a big day for a little guy named Nathaniel Javier Cosme. He turns two years old, and this is the day of his big birthday celebration! This little guy has been a light in my life, making me feel so happy to be blessed with his formidable presence. […]
You have probably heard of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Well in July, a Swiss organization will announce the results of the election to determine the New 7 Wonders of the world. I found out about this on ETurbo News, which reported on the Egyption government’s refusal to […]