Back in November we were able to check out the new Barclays Center – which is only a few blocks from our place! The event was ‘Brooklyn Hoops’ – this is where local and other college teams get the chance to play in this great stadium. Back in 2008, I attended the University of Maryland…
Category: Life in New York
Eataly & Painting
Another awesome night out that we had last year was when we visited Eataly and then went up to PaintAlong NYC for a painting class. Owned by Lidia Bastianich and Mario Batali, Eataly has been open for a while and we still had not got the chance to visit. It is basically a huge Italian…
2012 San Gennaro Festival
Back in September, Bill and I headed into Little Italy for the San Gennaro Festival. It was so much fun! We started the night with Mass at the Most Precious Blood Church. It was a great Mass as it was San Gennaro’s Feast Day and it was a packed church. When Mass finished, there was…
ET on the big screen
A couple of months ago, it was the 30th Anniversary of ET. The first movie I ever saw. Mum’s cousin took me to see it at the Forum in Melbourne when it was still a movie theater. I was so young but have never forgotten it. I had an ET doll that it seems we…
Happy New Year!
So, it seems life got busy and my blog got quiet. I am back for 2013. I have posts ready to go – finishing up our European vacation posts, telling you about some of the fun things we have been doing and some photo posts. Funnily enough, in this downtime, I have still been blogging…
At 7.05am without fail..
I am walking down the street on my way to work and no parking starts at 7am to allow traffic to have a clear run. At this time in the morning, there is always a tow truck waiting to pounce. The NYPD waste no time whatsoever and I always try and pick the cars that…
4th of July Parade in Brooklyn
A month late but let’s go! This year, our 4th of July started early. On the Saturday before the 4th, we headed to 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights in Brooklyn for the 107th 4th of July parade that is organized by the Knights of Columbus. Because of MTA trackwork this involved 3 trains and two…
Lindsey Buckingham… again! #blogjune
Lindsey Buckingham has been touring again so naturally, this meant I had to go. Lucky Bill was coming along to keep me company. I just cannot miss Linds when he is in town! It had still only been less than a year since I actually met him! WHOA! He was playing at BB Kings Blues…
Walking home #blogjune
If I decide to walk home from work, it is about 4 miles (about 6.5 kms) and takes me about 1 hour 20 mins. My pace slows considerably over the Brooklyn Bridge due to the amount of slow walking tourists walking in packs. I tried walking home every night during Lent but various things got…
Roma, città aperta #blogjune
Have you seen Roma, città aperta (Rome, Open City)? If not, you should! A really amazing film. (I can’t post anything else about it… but if you are up for a 1945 wartime drama…watch it!)