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Social Diary• December 17, 2020

An Ode to Mother Nature’s Gift

It’s the snow, all about the snow...

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‘Tis the Season of Giving (and taking)

Social Diary• December 16, 2020.
The first big snow of the season forecast; we shall see. Restaureants closed inside again; anxiety accompanies anticipation for New Yorkers. And the brighter side, an interesting portrait, once the ART property of Fred Hughes up for sale... READ MORE
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When Santa Claus delivered

Social Diary• December 14, 2020.
A mid-December day with Christmas and the holidays coming up reminds DPC what it did for the kid way back when Santa Claus delivered... READ MORE
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The Society Portrait

Social Diary• December 10, 2020.
Sorting through my library I came across a fascinating book that I soon learned I’d written about years ago — The Society Portrait... READ MORE
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Evoking a single memory

Social Diary• December 9, 2020.
A look back at New York in NYSD December 2007, aroused memory of a personal introduction to New York of an earlier (1980s) New York... READ MORE
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Going to the dogs

Social Diary• December 8, 2020.
A quiet cold and sunny day in New York, a story about some chocolate, courtesy and thanksgiving; plus an estate sale of a collection of Dog portraits down through history, at Emily Eerdmans'... READ MORE
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Saved by the bell

Social Diary• December 7, 2020.
Dark clouds, dark moods, and saved by the bell by a story that involved Oatsie Charles... READ MORE
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When Hollywood glamour takes on New York

Social Diary• December 3, 2020.
A dinner at Sette Mezzo with Mary Hilliard discussing photographs and books we turned to Jean Howard’s Hollywood, reminding me of my friendship with Jean. In Hollywood... READ MORE
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Keep on keeping on

Social Diary• December 2, 2020.
The Park Avenue trees were lit! Plus virtual galas for the Humane Society and The French Heritage Society’s galas honoring Robert Couturier. Keeping on keeping on... READ MORE
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Doings and Undoings

Social Diary• November 30, 2020.
A quiet holiday weekend in New York highlighted by dining with friends and sharing the table with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant... READ MORE
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Thoughts of Thanksgiving

Social Diary• November 27, 2020.
A beautiful Thanksgiving Day in New York; solo this year provoking memories of other New York Thanksgivings... READ MORE
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The day before Thanksgiving Day

Social Diary• November 25, 2020.
Looking at tomorrow’s big day, we were reminded of an earlier Diary on this day ten years ago. We can take heart... READ MORE
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The eclectic, the innovative, and the real feel

Social Diary• November 24, 2020.
The French Institute Alliance Française held their “Petit Gala Outside the Box” by Zoom with specially commissioned performances; plus "Stars In The House" comes to the fundraising aid of the Humane Society of New York; and Denis Ferrara shares a bittersweet message about a friend... READ MORE

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