Category: Life in New York

Mad Men tonight was fabulous!!! It is finally back to normal! The past few episodes had worried me but now, my faith has returned. So if you are a fan, I hope you enjoy it too!

For the first baseball game of the season at Yankee Stadium last week, the MTA ran the Nostalgia Train to get fans to the Stadium as a bit of a treat. This reminded me of a few years ago when Bill and I were doing our Christmas shopping on a chilly Sunday afternoon in December,…

Weekend high – Seeing Gotye on SNL. Awesome! Weekend low – Now that the Flea Market has opened for Summer, the hipster invasion of our block every Saturday is almost unbearable. Weekend high – Packing for Europe. Under the two week mark. SO EXCITED. Weekend low – Planning for a funeral in Pennsylvania next weekend….

We’ve had two good really good restaurant experiences over the past couple of days. Yesterday, we went to Bareburger for lunch. We went to the one on 34th and 3rd. The burgers were nice but in my opinion the highlight was the onion rings and the fact I had probably what was close to the…

Bubble and squeak for dinner the next night… Only thing missing was dad… this is one of his favourite meals ever!

We’ve had some excitement in our street this week with Boardwalk Empire coming back to do some filming. It is always so much fun to get off the bus on my way home and see the colored pieces of paper all over the lamp posts – On Monday morning I stepped out the front door…

Up to episode 3 in season 5 of Mad Men (it is on at the moment) and it is still as boring as the first week and they are all annoying me just as much as a few weeks ago. I think Mad Men is nearing the end for me… I hope I am wrong…

While trying to stay awake on the couch this afternoon, I was just thinking about how busy Easter is. This season, for me, ends up busier than Christmas. Yet, the focus is always on Christmas because of the shopping, the parties and the visiting. Easter is different as it can be spiritually exhausting. It is…

He is Risen! We just got home from Vigil Mass and as always, it was absolutely sensational. It is my favorite time of year and tonight, was no exception. Our church was filled with the smell of the most beautiful fresh flowers, tulips adorned the altar and we sat in darkness. Then, slowly we were…

This week has been a whirlwind but with Easter around the corner we are really seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of Lent. I have really struggled with what I set out to achieve this Lent and it only makes me want to refine this for next year. I didn’t even manage…