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Social Diary• January 4, 2021

A Tale of New York Life

Looking back to the year end 2000 and 2009 and one New Yorker who loved life in the Big Town...

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Memories are made of this

Social Diary• December 30, 2020.
Remembering the bustling Mortimer's that was succeeded by Swifty’s which is now wowing them in Palm Beach... READ MORE
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The Holiday greeting cards are here

Social Diary• December 28, 2020.
It’s that time of the year again; Christmas cards and letters, season’s greetings to all. ... READ MORE
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Seeing in memory the gift

Social Diary• December 24, 2020.
The night before Christmas. A search through some old photos reminded of another holiday in the Hollywood Hills; plus Stephanie Green’s tour of DC doorways and the holidays decor in The White House, supervised by the First Lady... READ MORE
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Life goes on

Social Diary• December 23, 2020.
The week leading up to the holiday is a quiet one for all, but dinners with friends make up for a lot... READ MORE
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Everything big city

Social Diary• December 21, 2020.
A look back to the weekend in photos by JH and by DPC... READ MORE
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An Ode to Mother Nature’s Gift

Social Diary• December 17, 2020.
It’s the snow, all about the snow... READ MORE
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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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