As part of the celebrations for the 150th Anniversary, the New York City Fire Department opened their stations to the public. While I do have a lot more interaction with the NYPD than Firefighters, these men and women are a part of daily life here in New York. They run directly in to danger when

Levain Bakery strikes again! If you have followed this blog for any amount of time, you may have noticed that I am a fan of cookies. They might even be my favorite dessert, if anyone ever had such a thing. So if there is a National Day that includes a cookie, I’m definitely going to

This was a fun one! To celebrate Babe Ruth Day, I went to a Yankees Game. Before going to our seats, we went to the museum that is just inside Yankee Stadium. They had a lot of historical memorabilia, including The Great Bambino’s jersey, bat, and signed baseball. I won’t pretend to be a big

I’ve been trying to walk as much as possible these days. The weather won’t be like this for long. I enjoyed Pretzel Day on my walk home from church along Central Park West. Some thoughts about these pretzels. Without cheese or marinara sauce to dip them in, they are very dry and too salty for

I love my phone so much. Today I used my phone to listen to music while I walked to a museum, to keep me busy while I waited for my friend, to contact and stay in touch with friends near and far, to keep track of how active I was throughout the day, and to