My mother was a seashell collector, the Beachcomber. My dad was a rock collector and with each visit to the shore, we brought home pieces of our beach experience. From the sands of Barnegat and Bay Head to Aruba, from the playa Linda to Montauk, Antigua, and Sicilia. We have seashells and rocks from every location …
Weekend Warrior: Chihuly Nights
There are some places in this city that are pure magic. The New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx is one. And this spring they are hosting "Chihuly Nights," a twilight evening series with live music and an illumination of Dale Chihuly's glass exhibition. Nightfall and the first installation I see is a blue stone glass …
On this day, 92 years ago
On this day in 1925, my father Vincent Patrick Preziotti was born. I visit This Day in History and discover that Katherine Hepburn, most noted for her performances in The Philadelphia Story and On Golden Pond, was also born today, in 1907. I remember Dad’s nightly AMC movie marathons filled with spaghetti westerns and comic dramas, …
morning dew to you, too
The raindrops are the size of paint splatter. The gods taking a page from Jackson Pollock. These last few days the weather has been schizophrenic. Cold weather followed by a late summer day in April, a mad thunderstorm as the hot and cold fronts battle behind the skyscape. Hot, cold, hot, cold. An in-between monsoon …
the color of lightning
This morning is wet, the rain falling in buckets. The sky is a bright gray, the color of lightning. A pair of postal workers discusses politics over breakfast. A toddler waves to the nearby sparrows having a bagel feast. A man behind me scans his phone. It's me and my newspaper, a Brazilian Dark Roast and …
One lifetime in a day
One day can feel like a lifetime if you let it. That's how it was today. I was up at the crack of dawn to make sure I made it to my appointment on time. I was even early, and for a split second, I thought I was too early, early enough to be the …
That Six-Letter Word
Fact: Women in the U.S. have a 1 in 8 (or about 12%) lifetime risk of getting breast cancer. This means that for every 8 women in the U.S. who live to be age 85, 1 will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. Early detection is the first step in prevention and treatment. And …
Marketing, Monday
Mondays, even when you're working for yourself can be a challenge. Even with a beautiful spring day as part of the canvas. I wake early to tackle the garden before the day; although not early enough to make it to yoga. I register for Creative Mornings' Friday session and hop on the train to Grand Army Plaza. …
First Bloom
The garden is coming to life one bloom at a time. Tulips bashfully hide behind the bamboo. A wee daffodil peeks out from a bush. The Japanese maple, the one I thought was on its last limb, sprouts lush burgundy leaves. The creeping clematis looks healthy as it winds itself around the rusted iron fence. …
Gogel-Mogel: raw eggs and sugar
I wake with the sun and start a new day. Double fisting with a berry smoothie and a mug of hot coffee, filled with glee at working outside again. It's Easter week, and like every lead up to a holiday, I find myself reminiscing about my family. Today I think of Nonna Rosa, my Sicilian grandmother, my mom's …
