Category: Life in New York

I just realized I forgot to post about a major achievement that happened back in January… I got my New York license! Hooray! To say I had been putting this test off is an understatement. I got my Learners Permit as soon as I moved here. But I became so petrified of driving here and…

Friday morning began at 4.20am when my eyes instantly shot open without the alarm clock. My body clock already knew that I had to be awake at 4.30 to watch the Pies Vs Hawthorn but as I didn’t get to bed until late, I decided to go back to sleep for a bit. Bill put…

A few weekends ago I had my birthday weekend. I’m lucky as with the Australian and American dates, I get a two day birthday! For my birthday dinner, Bill and I headed out to Queens to go to the Zum Stammtisch restaurant. It is frequently referred to as the best German restaurant in the city…

When we first moved to Brooklyn, we spent time making some big purchases. One thing that I wanted was a good set of Fiesta Ware. These dishes are amazing – strong and classic and even better, they are Made in the USA. Fiesta Ware are known for their bright colors but I prefer white dishes…

We settled in tonight for the season premiere of Mad Men. It wasn’t a bad episode – I think I was expecting more and the skipping of time is still annoying. I know we had the same thoughts at the start of season 4. It will be interesting to see how it picks up next…

While we were on Atlantic Avenue, we stumbled upon an awesome cook supply store called A Cook’s Companion. This store is dangerous. We ended up leaving with a huge haul. Small baking loaf tins for mini loaves of bread, a replacement lemon press (these are the one that look like they belong in a tool…

Bill had I have been under the weather all week with a bug, but by the time it got to Friday I was seriously craving Fish and Chips. While we have been abstaining from meat, we have still been having fish on Friday. So with that, we made a night of it and checked out…

We love our neighborhood SO much. We have everything here – it truly rocks. Although not to far from here, the past 24 hours have resulted in two shootings. That is three in the past few weeks. We heard the sirens last night. Police cars here also have this strange siren that vibrates – so…

Sometimes I do not feel I appreciate the internet for all that it is and for how it has changed all of our lives in so many ways. Tonight was NOT one of those times. I have been excited about the Australian series Killing Time since I found out about it being filmed. When it…

Got out of bed at 8.30. Had breakfast. Watched the end of Marley & Me. Bawled my eyes out. Always that movie. Ugh! Fresh Direct arrived. Bill took the laundry downstairs. Got dressed/hair/makeup. Left for Queen of All Saints. Went to the local nursing home to give communion to the residents. As it was my…