13 Apr Is that Popeye?
In doing research for my trek back to school, I happened upon this wonderful little hotel, The Jane. I look forward to visiting it while I’m walking the Meatpacking District, in the...
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03 Apr My To-Do List
a little less than 90 days out: – fix my camera. My sister gave me a great camera a few years back. It has a video feature in it, plus a...
11 Mar 50 and Going Back to School
[caption id="attachment_23" align="alignleft" width="223"] Lisa Stapleton Weldon in New York[/caption]I'd always dreamed of moving to NY for the summer and taking a month-long course at Parson's. So while in NY...
11 Mar Some Fresh Air. That’s All I’m Asking For.
{ from mid-January 2011 } Today I met with a group of girlfriends from my church. One friend, Tavye Morgan, had planned a class titled, “Setting your Intentions” so 6 of...
05 Mar Afraid to try something new
Thank you, Gala, for sending me this quote from “A Course in Miracles.” Summarized by Marianne Williamson and used by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural speech. This message should be...
05 Mar My home-away-from-home In NY
A friend from church who lives in NY will be in Europe all summer, so she has asked me to house sit her home while away { twisted my arm!...
03 Mar NYC in 20 little pieces
[caption id="attachment_60" align="alignright" width="268"] NY in 20 pieces[/caption] You see, I have this crazy plan to walk every square mile in Manhattan. I just googled NYC and learned that there are 23...
03 Mar First Day In NYC
Honey, if you’d grown up in Mobile, Alabama, you too would’ve been raised to fear New Yorkers. The first time I stepped foot in New York was in October 1977. Skye...