Summer weekends at home are a rarity. But, this Friday, I find that we don’t have any plans in particular. It turns out that if you are home on a summer weekend, one of your friends is bound to be coming home from vacation. A friend of ours who took a nice long 2-month sabbatical [...]
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Tag Archives: Red
Friday, March 26, 2010
I went for a run on the path between the Hudson River and the West Side Highway this Friday evening. At 72nd street , there is a set of 50 steps that I run up and then I run through a tunnel. Immediately after the tunnel there is a dog park. As I was exiting [...]
Friday, February 19, 2010
This week felt especially long even though Monday was a holiday. I got home on Friday a little on the tired side but definitely ready to cook some dinner and relax with a glass of wine. We also started our dog-sitting adventure this Friday. We are hosting an adorable King Charles Spaniel named P.J. for [...]
Friday, February 12, 2010
We gathered at our apartment with a few friends on this Friday evening to watch the Vancouver Winter Olympics opening ceremonies. A pall was cast upon the opening ceremonies by the tragic death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili. Appropriately, the games did go on, with the opening ceremonies dedicated to the fallen athlete. We were [...]
Friday, November 27, 2009
With any luck, the American consumer came through for the good of the economy today. Stuffed on turkey from yesterday and armed with credit cards and in search of sales today, hopefully we’ll see an uptick in the stock market on Monday. I, however, avoided the malls and shopping craze today. Instead, I went out [...]
Friday, April 24, 2009
This Friday I hosted a birthday party at a wine bar that was opened a few years ago by a restaurant named Punch in an unused upstairs area. The wine bar is appropriately named “Wined Up”. The party was a smashing success, as not only were the guests “Wined Up”, but they were also smashed. [...]
Friday, January 9, 2009
After the first full week of work in quite some time, a glass of wine is just what I was in the mood for. For this glass, I met my boyfriend at a great wine bar on 9th avenue and 46th street called Riposo 46. We almost didn’t stay because the place was so crowded [...]
Friday, January 2, 2009
The first Friday of the New Year! And what a great way to kick it off… a bottle of Pinot Noir from Torii Mor winery. I was at home dog sitting Connor – a friend’s Golden Retriever. Connor’s dad, John, was scheduled to pick him up and as John arrived, I let Connor out of [...]
