Social Diary
Social Diary• April 1, 2020

About the people

Weather nothing to write home about the day called April Fools'; plus remembering the birthdays of two Hollywood stars; DPC running errands to stores that are closed; another restaurant closing along the way, and Christophe von Hohenberg’s photos of those favorite haunts with all doors now closed till further notice. AND a video that you’ll be glad you won’t forget...

READ MORE

RECENT POSTS

Read more

Scaring off the Monday Blues

Social Diary• March 31, 2020.
Everything on Hold here; a blue Monday wet from the rainy weekend; quiet look around (part of) the town; plus UN Women for Peace Panel Discussion; a tale of two kitties; and how “Everyone Needs a Hug,” the film version... READ MORE
Read more

Somewhere over the rainbow

Social Diary• March 27, 2020.
The city remains quiet. Almost NO traffic on the streets and avenues. The curbside all along the avenue was almost entirely deserted. Usually on any day but Sunday it’s difficult to find a parking space. Yesterday, that’s all there were... READ MORE
Read more

The nature of reality

Social Diary• March 26, 2020.
The beat goes on; we all work at adjusting; a Message from Michael’s; a screening of “A Passion for Giving,” and to a glance at a special part of Mother Nature’s beauty... READ MORE
Read more

Looking to Mother Nature

Social Diary• March 25, 2020.
Another day close to home, a quick look around the town with JH’s camera to find the beauty; and an amazing scene over the sea in Italy... READ MORE
Read more

Weekend wonders

Social Diary• March 23, 2020.
Hard times, hard feelings, empty streets and roads, raging confrontations and bright sunshine and Mother Nature’s beauty calling out... READ MORE
Read more

At home and heart

Social Diary• March 18, 2020.
Another day in the wait, with much of New York shut down and closed up; plus a reminiscing about a recent New York dining pleasure before this all went down... READ MORE
Read more

City life now

Social Diary• March 17, 2020.
A calm quiet, somewhat sunny day yesterday in New York where everybody (well, not everybody in a town with millions of citizens) is staying close to home and away from whatever. Meanwhile JH and his camera took in some of the neighborhood... READ MORE
Read more

Monday morning diary

Social Diary• March 16, 2020.
Beautiful early Spring days, a good old real love story; the turmoil and fears of pandemic around us, and a best-selling book that will take you away from ... and to it all... READ MORE
Read more

Good, Bad and Otherwise

Social Diary• March 13, 2020.
Spring is springing up here in New York where COVID-19 is beginning to panic many and canceling a lot of social events, but elsewhere, down in PB, over in Paris, and only last Sunday here in New York, friends of Citymeals were moving forward to take care... READ MORE
Read more

It’s a jungle out there

Social Diary• March 11, 2020.
While the epic virus occupies the broadcasting airwaves and the rest of the media and our daily lives, some good sweet things still continue, like last Saturday’s New York Philharmonic benefit at Geffen Hall with a musical reading of Karen LeFrak’s “Sleepover at the Museum” for young hearts and old... READ MORE
Read more

It Might As Well Be Spring

Social Diary• March 9, 2020.
Daylight Savings, early Spring temps for a sunny Sunday with bad news all around but good news for the eye, and a dinner last night for Citymeals at Restaurant Daniel... READ MORE
Read more

What’s it like in New York?

Social Diary• March 6, 2020.
A sunny day in New York, a busy dinner hour at Sette Mezzo; a birthday recollection about a friend and colleague; and how it all came together... READ MORE

Subscribe

FOLLOW US

Popular Posts

Read more
Guest DiaryMar 30
Blair Sabol riffs on the state of anxiety in daily life right now, plus how she beat it, and how it beat her. It's just what the doctor ordered!
Read More...
Read more
Social DiaryMar 23
Hard times, hard feelings, empty streets and roads, raging confrontations and bright sunshine and Mother Nature’s beauty calling out.
Read More...
Read more
Social DiaryMar 13
Spring is springing up here in New York where COVID-19 is beginning to panic many and canceling a lot of social events, but elsewhere, down in PB, over in Paris, and only last Sunday here in New York, friends of Citymeals were moving forward to take care.
Read More...
Read more
Guest DiaryMar 10
No Holds Barred. Blair Sabol lets loose with the survival threat of what everybody is talking (and thinking) about all over America and what she calls the “over-protection syndrome.”
Read More...
Read more
Social DiaryMar 4
While cleaning out a closet I found a cache of memories in photographs taken when we first started the the NYSD. A veritable Photo Memoir for this writer.
Read More...