London Eats?

An international taste of place? Delicious street food in the bone-chilling weather at Burrough Market yesterday, filled with fabulous artisan foods from the region, and all over the world, with international eaters peaking at each other’s finds to see what to have for lunch.

Museum Nirvana in London

Lots o Blake and moody Turner at the Tate Britain. Who ever said the Brits were bottled up? More Blake. My sista, the famous Joanna Cotler of the children’s book world, noticed Blake’s influence on Maurice Sendak. To really see it  (and more London art) continue reading.

Where am I from?

As I stepped into the museum today, the man at the register asked me where I was from, and it gave me pause. Am I from New England, the beautiful Berkshires? I lived there for 25 years in our funky old house with wide-planked floors that tipped to one side. It’s where my husband found a […]

Leaving NYC

Food —farmers market bialys, honey crisp apples, roasted autumn vegetables (oh those brussels sprouts); super fresh sashimi, especially the octopus, layered over warm rice; 

Rothko at the Tate

What a treat to see this room full of Rothko’s. They were originally commissioned for the Four Seasons restaurant

Unexpected Pleasures

Farewell to Mexico. For now. A ride, a City and Some Bulls Our car awaits. Carlos drives us past Queretero, Mexico, the town where my husband spent his teen years. It’s where he zoomed out on

The Big Apple

After three months in San Miguel, a colonial Mexican town in the high and hilly desert, New York City is jumbo sized, with large expanses of flat. Clean, swift and vividly familiar, I’m already walking at full speed.