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Say it with Brownies

February 1, 2012 · 2 comments

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One of the many unexpected benefits of  having a child has been remembering some of the pleasures of my own childhood. Brownies, for instance.  As I searched for the brownie of my childhood, though, I found that a really good one is hard to come by.  Some were dry and chewy and tasted only vaguely [...]

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Our Little Witch

November 1, 2011 · 10 comments

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I had suggested a butterfly, and for a while she was into swimming like a dolphin (on the hall carpet), but by mid-October she had made up her mind:  she would be a witch for Halloween.  Last week I got a clarification:  she still wanted to be a witch, but a good witch, preferably one [...]

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A Quick Visit to London

October 16, 2011 · 2 comments

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We’re back in New York now, but managed to fit in a short trip to London after our days in Paris.  In London our balance between work and play shifted toward work, but we still found time to have some fun. We stayed at Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair, which is one of the oldest hotels [...]

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Greetings from Paris

October 10, 2011 · 12 comments

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David and I are on a short trip to Paris and London, and we’re having a lovely time.  It’s full-on fall in Paris — the leaves are turning, it’s a little chilly, and, of course, there’s the daily drizzle.  No matter, though.  Paris does grand very well, but it does cozy even better. We’re staying [...]

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Everyday Rio

January 24, 2011 · 9 comments

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So much about Rio de Janeiro is spectacular –the monolithic granite mountains that leap from the sea, the jungle that surrounds them (and the shantytowns that climb their sides) and, of course, the long beaches lined with rows of sleek modernist buildings on the land side and a wide band of exuberant human activity at [...]

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