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Central Park. 1:30 PM. Photo: JH.
Friday, November 20, 2009
A touch of rain
November 20, 2009. Yesterday grey and not very cold in New York, with a touch of rain (hardly), but more of it in the evening.
At one I went down to Michael’s to meet Nicky Haslam who has just published his memoir, Redeeming Features (Knopf).
Michael’s was buzzing. Lynn Nesbit the uber-literary agent came in and told me that I had been expected at......
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Waiting for winter
November 19, 2009. Waiting for winter. Yesterday was sunny and almost brisk in New York. Very mild weather for mid-November. I say that with the atavistic (really now) with a yen for the overcoat, scarf and gloves weather.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Accomplishment. Achievement.
November 18, 2009. Yesterday in New York: colder but not too, and mostly sunny. Traffic not too much. On my way down to Michael’s for lunch with Brooke Hayward, I got out of the cab at 57th and Fifth to see if Bergdorf’s...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Everybody was happy
November 17, 2009. Mainly sunny, not cold yesterday in New York.
The Michael’s Lunch. Lunch with an old friend to discuss the state of the financials – always interesting since my friend is brilliant...
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Never try to keep up with the Joneses
November 16, 2009. A rainy-ish weekend ending with a quite-warm-for November Sunday mostly sunny.
"Never try to keep up with the Joneses," he recommended. "Drag them down to your level....
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Grey and chilly and still busy
November 13, 2009. Grey and chilly yesterday, with intermittent rain and storms forecasted for the weekend.
Last night in New York at the St. Regis Roof, the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust...
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Cooler but far from chilly for mid-November
November 12, 2009. Fair weather in New York, cooler but far from chilly for mid-November.
Last night I went down to Doubles where the National Hypertension Association was having their annual fundraising dinner.
The...
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Past Stories
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Fair weather, half-moon rising. A lot going on.
November 11, 2009. Last night in New York; fair weather, half-moon rising. A lot going on.
I started...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
A favorite month for us autumnophiles
November 10, 2009. Fair weather, autumn in New York. No mufflers or overcoats yet. The girls wear their minis over their...
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Everyone was out for a stroll
November 9, 2009. A warmish autumn sunny Sunday. Everyone who could be, was out for a stroll. There were blocks closed...
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Friday, November 6, 2009
The stuff New York is made of
November 6, 2009. Yesterday was sunny but getting colder in New York. Almost overcoat time.
At the noon...
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Living, breathing landmarks
November 5, 2009. Off and on sun yesterday in New York with temperatures going down into 50s. I reminded myself that...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A thousand and one nights
November 4, 2009. A sunny, mild autumn day was Election Day in New York. Michael R. Bloomberg, one of the ten richest...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A busy night on the town
November 3, 2009. Not a sunny day, yesterday in New York. But not a rainy one either. Cool but not cold.
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Apropos of nothing but not nuttin’
November 2, 2009. It was a rainy and damp weekend in New York. Unseasonably warm (and rainy) Saturday. As the world knows...
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