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Social Diary• July 6, 2020

July 4th Weekend Woolgathering

A quiet Fourth around town, some spectacular fireworks from the Empire State Building and other views of the New York sky at night...

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Fortitude and Patience

Social Diary• July 2, 2020.
Holiday weekend ahead, the mailbox is full of political messages from both parties (looking for donations); reminding me of the political campaigns I’ve worked in on several occasions... READ MORE
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Nabes and Neighbors

Social Diary• June 30, 2020.
Sunny, warm early summer day with a storm of hail and thunder in the late afternoon, while considering the life and times of the once-upon-a-time the world’s richest heiress, Doris Duke... READ MORE
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Pride and joy

Social Diary• June 29, 2020.
Beautiful weekend weather-wise in Manhattan while many New Yorkers are beginning to vacate for summer place; restaurants open on the sidewalk; dinner at Sette, and more talk about Pamela Harriman... READ MORE
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One step forward, two steps back

Social Diary• June 26, 2020.
The second installment of a lookback of the Diary 25 years ago when the subject was personality and social power... READ MORE
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Memories of New York

Social Diary• June 25, 2020.
With the world on edge, we look back to quieter (?) times 25 years ago on the New York Social Diary, cast of characters... READ MORE
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Making it in the big city

Social Diary• June 23, 2020.
Beautiful, very warm summer day in New York, bookstores opened; went looking to buy a copy of Andre Leon Talley’s book. No such luck, but ..... READ MORE
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The first day of summer in the city

Social Diary• June 22, 2020.
The first day of Summer was a beauty in New York, still a quiet town especially on weekends even more interesting at times because you can see the life here... READ MORE
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The “opening” up

Social Diary• June 19, 2020.
An almost summer day, in New York with the town coming together again but also still on the quiet side. Hoping that the restaurants will soon open, reminds of other years at this time... READ MORE
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The Birds and the Bees

Social Diary• June 16, 2020.
Springtime in Manhattan, with something for the birds, and someone for the flowers, and wow what a garden she grows... READ MORE
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Patience and Fortitude

Party Pictures• June 15, 2020.
Beautiful late Spring weather as New York begins to re-open. Meanwhile we take a tour down memory lane of the New York Public Library’s gala fundraisers from 1987 to 2009 as photographed by Mary Hilliard... READ MORE
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Getting ready for the judgment day

Social Diary• June 10, 2020.
Yesterday was a hot one, almost Summer. Thinking of a couple of birth anniversaries — Judy and Marilyn — plus life in a song considering the drums that have beating around our heads in these times... READ MORE
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Delivering the message

Social Diary• June 5, 2020.
A very warm Summer-like day in New York, with another gathering of protesters up by the Mayor’s house, orderly and leaving before curfew into the quiet night. Arousing memories of another dramatic incident of mob behavior many years ago converted into peace by a modest man of great distinction... READ MORE

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