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View fullsize Ah the lights burned bright on Broadway as my dear friend Anissa Arnold and I took in @ragtimebroadway at the Vivian Beaumont theater last night. It is no surprise that this masterpiece revival depicting the story of immigrants and racial tensions wa
View fullsize As the proud daughter and grandson of WWII veterans, we would like to take a moment to recognize all our family and friends who served in the Armed Forces on this Memorial Day. We are deeply grateful for your service.
View fullsize Last night was the first of the retirement celebrations. It is the ending of one chapter and the beginning of another. So good to be surrounded by colleagues and friends - a grand time was had by all!
View fullsize Ah NYC. It is awe inspiring to wander past the Empire State Building & see happy NYers hanging out on the plaza in front of Macy’s enjoying the midday sun. Today’s travel to @bryantparknyc to see former colleague and dear friend Maria
View fullsize Happy Mother’s Day to all who are celebrating or warmly remembering their mothers today. 🥰 Our traditions are evolving as we find our way in our newly adopted home on LI. Gone is the family home but we live closer to our children and can be pr
View fullsize Retirement travel means different things to different people. Some picture a beach in Kauai which would be lovely…sometimes it’s a day of fun hopping a train into NYC with a friend. Yesterday I saw the spectacular Jeremy Jordan take over
View fullsize We are creating the next chapter here on LI and we are slowly building our lists of favorites in our new downsized life. It’s Restaurant Week & we returned to @h2oseafoodsushi in Smithtown. The food was crafted with care and our server Mari
View fullsize Part of our retirement travel plans include being present for the big moments. We were proud to watch our daughter Shannon and her colleague Matthew Mazer stage Annie Jr. for North Babylon Schools this weekend. The students sang out and made their p
View fullsize It was Regency Weekend at Old Westbury Gardens. This was a chance to solve Austen trivia and enjoy regency dancing. It was wonderful to see the lilacs in bloom, experience a riot of color in the walled gardens and see ladies strolling in period attir
View fullsize One of my bucket list items for Spring is to gaze at tulips in bloom for as far as the eye can see. I thought I would have to travel to Holland to see this. Who knew that my adopted home of Long Island would have such a treat @waterdrinkerlongisland
View fullsize Travel doesn’t always mean that you need to hop on a plane & go somewhere exotic. We are lucky enough to have NYC as our playground. So we hopped on a train & went to see John Oliver & Seth Meyers @beacontheatre. They were laugh out
View fullsize This weekend we celebrated the joyous wedding of our daughter Shannon who married the love of her life, David, this weekend at @mansionattimberpoint . Family and friends from around the country arrived to add to the joy of the weekend. The ceremony
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View fullsize Happy St Patrick’s Day to one and all!☘️We are actively planning our travels to Ireland this year and we couldn’t be more excited! We are looking forward to visiting Dublin. Belfast, Kilkenny, Cork, Killarney and Galway. Walking the stree
View fullsize One of the joys of our time on the road is the ability to travel to see family. There’s never enough time when you are working to have those long conversations & can really catch up. We had that opportunity when we visited my aunts & un
View fullsize Baby it’s cold outside! We are remembering the warm day last week when we visited The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. The museum’s architecture prompts you to go up the spiral staircase & explore Dali’s work. Some of the works we
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View fullsize Shannon & David’s Shower (Part II ) was so special that I wanted to celebrate those who gathered to toast our couple. Family flew in and our guests drove in from as far away as south Jersey & Lake George! Thank you Sebastian for pitchin
View fullsize We had a wonderful day with family & friends celebrating Shannon & David at their wedding shower yesterday! Gina @thevictorianroom served us a delicious brunch! The bridesmaids did a grand job and Nam Hegde @namhegde baked custom cookies whic
View fullsize Today is a day to celebrate love…We are are celebrating our 39th Valentine’s Day together & our first in our new home. We had a quiet dinner by the fire & watched a rom com to celebrate. Tomorrow we get to toast Shannon & Dav