I generally don’t do a lot of typical “New York City” activities unless someone comes in from out of town. I have lived here ten years and I still haven’t been out to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. Over the summer I hosted my cousin’s first trip to NYC. She is fourteen and [...]

I have been celebrating all week and it has been great! A friend of mine suggested we head to The Campbell Apartment in Grand Central Station for drinks on a rainy Monday. I had never been to the Campbell Apartment, but I am always down to try a good cocktail! The Campbell Apartment is an [...]

I had out-of-town visitors yesterday and one of them was eight years old. What do you do with an eight-year-old in New York City? Take them to a fabulous candy store of course! So off we went to Dylan’s Candy Bar, the shop owned by Ralph Lauren’s daughter. The store is a fantasy land for [...]

It seems to be the season for scavenger hunts (like the Indie Bookstore Photo Hunt) and I love to see what designers come up with especially when there are prizes! Yesterday I took part in the Smartbox Scavenger Hunt around midtown. I found out about this hunt through a posting on Craigslist and I really [...]