Author Archives: Penny & Ken

We went to the Parade on an beautiful Thanksgiving Day in Manhattan. Pictures below. Hundreds lined the route. Kids and adults. It was magical.

In 1858, Fredrick Law Olmstead and Calver Vaux set their sites on an unpromising piece of land in upper New York to create what has become the landmark in Manhattan. No picture of New York is complete without at least … Continue reading →

If you walk around Manhattan, and we are sure the outer boroughs as well, you will find Italian everywhere. Delis, food stores and restaurants, selling or serving Italian fare of every kind and region are everywhere. Chelsea is well know … Continue reading →

I feel compelled to write something about the recent US election although I think that most has already been said in the newpapers and on television over the last few days. And in light of the devastation in the New … Continue reading →

It is raining again today in New York. Sandy is gone and gave us a few days of beautiful sun along with cooler temperatures and wind. But today, we are expecting the first Nor’easter of the season. This is a … Continue reading →

Weather and FEMA officials were convinced of the seriousness of Sandy and municipal officials in New York paid heed. They made continual announcements on the media for a couple of days before Sandy was predicted to hit, warning people of … Continue reading →

And this morning we awoke to bright sunshine, just like Annie predicted as if nothing has happened here in the last 36 hours. But that is very far from the truth for many New Yorkers. There are really two “camps” … Continue reading →

Penny, Monika and I are sitting in a restaurant off Time Square charging up our cell phones and having a bit to eat. We expect the charge will cost us 9 glasses of wine, a pizza and a Caesar salad. … Continue reading →

This was written just before to power went out last nite. I will post this and try to get something up later today, although we have no power, no TV and no internet at the apartment. Big storm damage in … Continue reading →

Just back from a walk. It is raining quite hard now and the winds are picking up, especially up high. Flags are whipping in the wind and gusts are building. Report are that gusts up to 70 miles per hour … Continue reading →