Frenetic Saturday And A Few Christmas Memories.
December 22, 2014 § 2 Comments
On Saturday I had an appointment and needed to kill some time, so I ducked into Bloomingdales to get out of the freezing cold. The last time I tried to take a picture there I was stopped. This time it was so frenetic no one seemed to notice. Still I was feeling a little shy from my last try so not wanting to get into anything I only took a few.
My son is so excited about Christmas that he keeps asking me over and over — what did I get when I was his age? My answer is always the same, I don’t remember. What I do remember about Christmas is my mother baking like crazy, popcorn balls, fudge, molasses cut outs, sugar cookies…my grandfather and great-aunt bringing us chocolate Chanukah gelt and my dad ringing the bell on Christmas Eve pretending he was Santa and then leaving his old Army duffel bag filled with gifts on the dock.
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Do Not Touch The Legs.
December 11, 2014 § 2 Comments
Rainy Saturday Night Manhattan.
December 8, 2014 § Leave a comment
Last night was very cold and rainy, so after dinner on our way home, we ducked into Le Parker Meridien to warm up, and took in The Gingerbread Extravaganza on display in the lobby.
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”
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on view at Le Parker Meridien
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In Honor Of The Orion Spacecraft…Some Fashion For Mars.
December 4, 2014 § 2 Comments
If all goes well tomorrow morning NASA’s Orion spacecraft will launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Watch: First Test Flight for NASA Spacecraft That May Take Us to Mars – Wired
One Step for Space Fashion, One Giant Leap for Astronaut Safety
Source: http://urbantaster.com
Note: Jerry Pankin was a shoe designer in Manhattan. I remember hearing his name growing up and found the above copy while doing research on my grandfather, Ben Benjamin. I asked my mother about Jerry and she remembered he was a lot of fun. She recalled him telling her once in jest he was going to design a refrigerator a foot deep that covered the length of a room, that way you could always find what you were looking for. Genius!
Source: spacecollective.org
Women's Footwear in America 