Halloween has always been a spooky holiday where people put up creepy decorations and wear scary costumes. When you think of Halloween, you think skeletons & vampires & haunted houses & witches flying in the dark. People get pumpkins and carve Jack ‘o lanterns that are supposed to give passersby chills, right? SPOOKY, CREEPY –… Read more »
The cover that came with this new table-top ironing board stunk, 😐 so we decided to wash it first. This is an old cover. My wife and I live in a tiny apartment, and every time I BREAK OUT the ironing board to PRESS my shirts, it takes up most of the kitchen area, and… Read more »
It feels like the morning after a storm. Indeed, a storm went through our area yesterday, but it turned out to be a weak one. It definitely wasn’t the SOAKER that was predicted. SOAKER – heavy rain; a rainy, wet day I guess that’s a good thing, but it can be kind of A LETDOWN… Read more »
Watching the final game of the US Open in Brooklyn, with Lower Manhattan in the background. We THOROUGHLY enjoyed the #AmexTennis #USOpen event at Brooklyn Bridge Park early this week. It was a nice VENUE with the Manhattan SKYLINE providing a dramatic BACKDROP. I even SCORED a nice, free picnic blanket which I’m sure we’ll… Read more »
New Milford, a quaint Connecticut town we came across and enjoyed visiting on our short honeymoon getaway. Well, after being together for 7 years, the fiancee and I finally TIED THE KNOT in a small ceremony at the NYC City Clerk’s Office. Then the day after we GOT HITCHED, we headed up to Connecticut for… Read more »
Beautiful, but a source of allergy-causing pollen, which is supposedly much plentiful this year making the allergy season particularly brutal. I read today that allergy season here in #NYC is particularly rough this year because of the cold winter and the large amount of snow that we got. The cold temperatures delayed the ONSET of… Read more »
Well, I’ve been on vacation this week with one more week to go, and the week has been really great. It’s been nice STAYING UP late, SLEEPING IN, not waking up to an alarm clock, and basically just resting. However, it’s not all lying down and sitting in front of the tv; I’m definitely getting… Read more »
Writing your thoughts down in a notebook or on your computer is such a useful exercise that everyone should be doing it. Besides, it’s not that difficult, and you can do it on your own. In fact, for serious language learners and especially if you’re in the intermediate or advanced levels, it should be a… Read more »
