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Social Diary• March 4, 2020

Photo Memoir

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. ...

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Here, There and Almost Everywhere

Social Diary• March 2, 2020.
A beautiful sunny day in New York, despite the not-so-sunny news about the virus in our world, inspired us to find relief in beauty elsewhere surrounding us... READ MORE
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Seeing the forest for the trees

Social Diary• March 1, 2020.
A sunny Sunday, some heavenly advice from Gilda; a glamour girl’s centennial, and a really insightful portrait of a time and place in “Chanel’s Riviera”... READ MORE
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Smoke and Mirrors

Social Diary• February 27, 2020.
Spent the better part of the day reading (quick read) Jesse Kornbluth’s new novel “JFK and Mary Meyer; A Love Story,” a quietly compelling story about an ill-fated affair between two ill-fated lives... READ MORE
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A hop, skip, and a jump

Social Diary• February 24, 2020.
The Spring social season is sprouting its beauty appropriately at last Wednesday’s annual Orchid Dinner at the Plaza benefiting the New York Botanical Garden; plus the Society of MSK Associates kicked off the 29th annual “Bunny Hop.”... READ MORE
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Grand Exhibitions

Social Diary• February 20, 2020.
A grand exhibition and dinner at the Louvre Abu Dhabi hosted by Judy Price; plus a private tour of “Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse” exhibition at the Museum at FIT, and the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)’s private opening of “45 Stories in Jewelry: 1947 to Now” exhibition... READ MORE
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The Art of the Host and History in the Making

Social Diary• February 18, 2020.
Springtime in February, yesterday in New York on the holiday; plus a book reception fo Alex Hitz at Randy and Connie Jones's spectacular apartment, and Jill Lynne visits our First Capital, Philadelphia, on Presidents' Day... READ MORE
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A Valentine’s Reverie and the value of it all

Social Diary• February 14, 2020.
A Ride Down Valentine’s Lane... READ MORE
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Still very much in fashion

Social Diary• February 12, 2020.
Fashion Week in New York brings to mind a book I’ve been reading (and even more than that, looking at); Amy Fine Collins’ history, The International Best Dressed List: The Official Story... READ MORE
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Tender Recollections

Social Diary• February 10, 2020.
A passing glance and hello in a restaurant last week revived a memory of a part time job I had at Sardi’s restaurant long, long ago; and how a passing moment there with a well known stranger later became a memory in a long friendship... READ MORE
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For those special occasions

Social Diary• February 6, 2020.
On these mild winter days in New York, the beat of the city goes on, such as the Frick Collection’s annual Directors Circle Dinner this past Monday night, and the upcoming Pop Up shop on Walker Street in Tribeca for original Valentine’s gifts from New York Makers... READ MORE
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There goes the neighborhood

Social Diary• February 4, 2020.
On these quieter, mild winter days the focus is on Mother Nature and the neighborhood, which in New York means Construction... READ MORE
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In Thanksgiving For The Life of Nina Griscom

Social Diary• January 30, 2020.
A cold sunny day in New York marked by a beautiful funeral service at St. James’ Episcopal Church celebrating the life of a beloved friend, wife and mother, Nina Griscom... READ MORE

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