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A stroll through Central Park

A stroll through Central Park

With the summer well and truly upon us, I have lately spent a little bit of time in Central Park. The other day I settled on a bench by the Reservoir and read The Glass Castle (a wonderful memoir that is a lesson in storytelling, even if its author, Jeannette Walls,...
Apparently this is a rich person’s game

Apparently this is a rich person’s game

Regular readers of this blog might remember my intermittent frustration with trying to play tennis in New York City. While my irritation has mostly been mild and related to either bureaucracy or the low number of available courts, I have also been struck by a few...

A sharp intake of breath

I’ve gone and done it now. I’ve just advised my landlord that I will not be renewing my lease when its 12-month term is up at the end of August. Yikes! Decision-making time came round so quickly; I was trying to put off what to do about hanging on to my...
My favourite t-shirt

My favourite t-shirt

First seen on the back – or was it the front? – of the fabulous Deanna Zandt at a recent shindig on Grand Street, I am desperate to have one of these t-shirts to call my own. Let me know if you want one too and I’ll try to track some down. 7 July...

Overheard in St John’s Place

New York voyeurs often check out Overheard in New York, an online home for all the weird, wonderful and downright unclassifiable exchanges heard on the street and subway. A friend pointed me in the direction of this charming exchange, which I was horrified to discover...
PlayPals

PlayPals

This is a big week for Apple Girl. I will reveal more by week’s end. In the meantime, I’m delighted to share this photograph of me with two of my pals from PlayGroup. They have been as elusive in my attempts to capture them as the Tasmanian Tiger. The...
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