Month: January 2020

Copying a restaurant’s dish

Copying a restaurant’s dish

A couple of days before Christmas, my true love and I decided to take a daytrip to Manhattan to see the store windows, Rockefeller Center, and what New York had to offer for the holidays. We mostly had a great time, including an absolutely delicious 

Another exercise in nostalgia – Fenway Park then and now

Another exercise in nostalgia – Fenway Park then and now

On a Sunday afternoon in April 1962, my grandfather took me to my first baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston. I was in the third grade at the time and was completely in awe as we emerged   from the concourse to the stands 

An Exercise in Nostalgia – Paris in the 1920s

An Exercise in Nostalgia – Paris in the 1920s

When we visit Paris, we always stay at the same hotel – the Citadines in the 14ème arrondissement.  This section of the city is part of Montparnasse, a section most known for what it used to be. Today it is a mixture of residential and