Images of New York City

Images of New York City

1974-2019 

          Marjorie and I have lived in Albany since 1974, so we’ve had many opportunities to visit our neighbor (“The City” as we call it) to the south. Those visits became more frequent once our son Matt started his studies at Manhattan School of Music, and then moved to Queens to start his own family  ̶  grandchildren are such an attraction, after all. Many of the scenes and venues presented here are represented in other posts on my blog, but I decided it’s time to put together a centralized collection of photos from our visits, mostly for us but also to share with others who may be interested.  My apologies for any that are mislabeled  ̶  this covers a long period of time for my memory to cover! 

Decompressing in Vermont

Holiday Decompression in Vermont

January 2019 

          For Christmas I gave Marjorie (aka Santa’s Helper) a “Holiday Decompression Kit”: movie date (to an actual big screen theater!), jigsaw puzzle of Rockefeller Plaza at Christmas, and a 2-night Living Social voucher for Castle Hill Resort and Spa in Ludlow VT. We’ve used such vouchers happily in the past, most recently a similar getaway last year to Arlington VT. But haven’t found Bob Newhart’s inn (you know, the one with “Larry, my brother Darryl, and my other brother Darryl”). Castle Hill, listed in Historic Hotels of America, is centrally located in the Green Mountains; plenty of things to do nearby  . . . or just relax  ̶  looks to be lovely accommodations & setting. The English Cotswold style inn, constructed with gneiss stone quarried on property and hand-carved California redwood, opened in 1905. Built by Allen Miller Fletcher (Vermont’s Governor 1912-1915) near his summer home, it was the first home in Vermont to be fully wired for electricity and equipped with an elevator. European craftsmen worked for five years to create “old world elegance and charm.” A companion carriage house, containing the spa, has traditional New England style shingle construction. Both buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The “Aveda Spa” offers pricey options ranging from your basic hair & nails to “Ultimate Stress Fix” and “Pure Indulgence.” Ludlow is described as “a classic Vermont town with quaint shops, restaurants, attractions” that “just beg for visitors to experience them.”