NYU 181st Commencment: Congratulations Grace

As many of you know, our family went to NYC last week for Grace’s graduation from NYU.  We arrived on Saturday afternoon, May 25.  Robin had rented a 4 bedroom/4 bathroom apartment for us at 59th and First Avenue.  We took Grace out for a family celebratory dinner at Isle of Capri, an Italian restaurant owned by the Lamanna Family located at 1028 Third Avenue at 61st Street.  Food was great and the owner came to our table and told us about the history of the restaurant and that area of NY.

The restaurant was around the corner from Bloomingdales and within walking distance of our apartment so how much better could it get.

That was the beginning of many days of graduation events so stay tuned for news and pictures.

Watermelon Rind Pickles

When I was a girl my stay-at-home mother made this delicacy every time we had watermelon.  I made it a couple times when Robin was young so she could have an opportunity to taste it but have not made it in decades.  Since this is “Life After the R Word” I didn’t throw away the rind from the watermelon we had this past weekend and used my free time this morning to make it.  Yum.  It is as good as I remembered.

For details and the recipe…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBIN

Today is my only daughter’s birthday.  She has been a delight since the day she was born.  When she was born her father Ralph was in the army stationed in Virginia.  So my grandmother Florence and Ralph’s mother Mitzi went with me and played the excited “father” role.  They were excited, especially Mitzi when the baby turned out to be a girl.  Mitzi had 3 sons so was thrilled to get a granddaughter.  The nurse had to shush them up they were so excited.  So Robin entered the world with joy.  And it has been fun and joy ever since.

Have a wonderful day sweetheart!

 

CMA Art & Fiction: Clara and Mr. Tiffany

The May selection for the Cleveland Museum of Art Art and Fiction book club is Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland. This book covers the 15 year period from 1892 through 1908 during which Clara Wolcott Driscoll from Talmadge, OH,  a talented glass designer, worked with and for Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York City.  Prior to 2005 Clara’s involvement at Tiffany Studios was unknown and the story of that discovery is as interesting as is the book.

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The Power of Oz

Dr. Oz has been running a series of programs on fat busting.  A couple days ago he reported that Hot Pepper Jelly on your morning English Muffin would raise your metabolism by 20%.  I immediately wrote Hot Pepper Jelly in the #1 position on my grocery list.  About an hour later when Ralph announced he was going to Giant Eagle to buy lottery scratchers, I handed him the list.

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