May 4, 2012 · Filed under Uncategorized, Animals, Pets, Central Park, Dogs, Golden Retrievers, All breeds, Cartoons, Illustrations, AKC, Labradors, King Lear, rain, Cherry trees, LogatoRomano, New York · Tagged British, England, Henri Matisse, Henry Cooper, Henry David Thoreau, Michael Faraday, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
I am Henery the eighth I am I got married to the widow next door, she’s been married seven times before and everyone was an Henery, second verse same as the first.
Henry: the SI unit of inductance[1]. It is named after Joseph Henry (1797–1878), the American scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction independently of and at about the same time as Michael Faraday (1791–1867) in England[2]. The magnetic permeability of the vacuum is 4π×10−7 H/m (henry per meter). Plural is henries.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (poet) Henry Ford (automaker) Henry James (author) Henry Rollins (musician) Henri Matisse (artist) Henry David Thoreau (author) Henry Winkler (actor) Henry Fonda (actor)
Old French Henry (modern Henri), derived itself from the Germanic name Haimric (German Heinrich), which is a compound of the word elements haim, meaning “home” and ric, meaning “power, ruler”.[1] Harry, its English short form, was considered the “spoken form” of Henry in medieval England. Most English kings named Henry were called Harry. The common English feminine forms of the name are Harriet andHenrietta.
Tom Dick and Harry.
Henry Cooper (boxer), (1934–2011) British boxer. Was the British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion in 1970
Henry Every, (born c. 1653) British pirate. Made one of the richest plunders in sea history and then retired and vanished
Henry Jekyll, title character in the Robert Louis Stevenson novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
My favorite Henry is the one that comes running up to me in the park with a big smile on his face even if he hasn’t seen me in a while.
April 27, 2012 · Filed under AKC, All breeds, Animals, Cartoons, Central Park, Cherry trees, Dogs, Golden Retrievers, Illustrations, King Lear, Labradors, LogatoRomano, New York, Pets, rain, Uncategorized · Tagged Bruce Willis, Emma Heming, Julien Macdonald, London, Mabel, Rodarte, Salvatore Ferragamo, Yves Saint Laurent
After having discovered a forlorne Elly (“innocent” looking black lab very good girl friend) looking for her beloved orange ball, amateur sleuths Mabel (killing in a little number by Julien Macdonald (in his words) “modernist glamour” with origami tailoring from the London Spring 2012 runway) and Stormy (in Blumarine – romantic in bold colors and unique print motif, from the Milan 2012 Spring Fashion Week – shoes from the D&G collection) set about to find out exactly what happened.
On the morning the ball was discovered missing, Gus(whom Stormy absolutely adores and wants to bite his face) was overheard arguing with someone, most likely Sergio – (a very handsome golden retriever - probably the most handsome dog in the park), or Moose a well known troublemaker Yorkie. Afterwards, she seemed quite distressed and, apparently, made a new poopsy — which no one can find. She ate a little sticky and retired early to her spot with her other better sticky. That was when the ball in question (orange with cute blue baseball markings) was discovered missing.
Following much sleuthing and looking about Mabel, in a Salvatore Ferragamo Double-breasted wool jacket in a pinstripe pattern (Massimiliano Giornetti – head designer wanted to take those at the Salvatore Ferragamo show on a journey to someplace hot, steamy and tropical and Mabel wanted to go along!) and Stormy (working a Yves Saint Laurent from the Paris spring 2012 fashion week – silky halter tops in jewel tones tucked into cropped trousers.) found traces of slobber and leaves stuck to the bottoms of their very fashion forward shoes. This leads them to several suspect so they decide to sit down and pontificate the evidence. It also gives them a chance to have a little snacky of donuts and a cup of, um – we’ll call it tea (everyone knows they are secret drinkers!)
Stormy, in the cake dress (yes cake and she ate it all later in the day) by Just Heavenly Bakery from the London Spring 2012 Fashion Week points out that Enzo was sitting on his bench at the time chewing on his purple ball and making out with gawd knows who as he is want to do, Timothy the really big Irish wolf hound ( they say that the Irish are supposed to be full of wit and whimsy but Timothy never finds anything funny and appears quite the grump) was lurking nearby. Also, Julie the boxer mix who would probably take the ball just out of spite, Calvin, cute but big trouble maker chewing on everyone’s’ head and all and Carmel – who you really have to keep your eye on because she’s always getting in your business and sneaking up to steal the balls – especially the squeaky ones.
Mabel, wearing cropped pants with nice toppy – Van Gogh, “Starry Night” inspired by the Mulleavy sisters of the Rodarte house points out that Calvin had to leave earlier so it couldn’t be him and Julie had already gotten in trouble so her mommy had made her go to the horrible fenced in place with all the dust, so it couldn’t have been her. Leaving Carmel the mini Akita with really great fur, Enzo and Timothy as the prime suspects. Carmel is known to have never liked an orange ball – probably because she’s orange and was playing with the very crazy Lola (a “party” doodle) which means it most likely was Enzo or Timothy – heaven help us getting the ball back from either of those two!
As it turns out Enzo, distracted by one of his new girlfriends scratching his ear in just the right spot and all three balls dropped right out of his mouth! No orange ball was found. Timothy was busy eating treats when Mabel and Stormy who had finally woken from their stupor – oops I mean nap and found Timothy wasn’t sitting on the bally ball after all. Mabel just happened to look over and saw that the ball was right behind Elly’s tail and wasn’t even missing at all. Go figure!
April 26, 2012 · Filed under AKC, All breeds, Animals, Cartoons, Central Park, Cherry trees, Dogs, Golden Retrievers, Illustrations, King Lear, Labradors, LogatoRomano, New York, Pets, rain, Uncategorized · Tagged American Revolution, Barley, Born on the Fourth of July, James Cagney, London, Raymond Chandler, United States, Yankee Doodle, Yankee Doodle Dandy
Barley’s a tough guy, a Yankee Doodle Dandy
It was about 8 in the morning mid April with the sun not shinning and a look of hard wet rain in the clearness of the doggy hill. He was wearing his strippy blue suit with checked vest , display handkerchief sporting a cane and a cute little hat. He was clean-shaven and sober and didn’t care who knew it. Except I could smell greenies on his breath. The rich, swarthy full-bodied aroma – like a Bunga Bangkai in full bloom.
Barley Doodle, do or die. A real live nephew of his uncle Sam’s – a sympathetic bad guy because of his unfortunate upbringing, born on the Fourth of July. The light had an unreal greenish color like light filtered thru an aquarium – except it was thru the newly leafed trees. The plants filled the place with nasty meaty leaves and stalks like newly washed fingers of dead men. All were racing around the hillside, wiggly missiles carelessly flying thru legs and occasionally upending an unsuspecting customer with personage abruptly launched into the air only to splat on said ground.
The Barley Doodle went to town, riding on a dog and pony show. Stuck a feather in his hat, called it macaroni. That Barley. A regular Einstein. Came to Riverside Park just to ride the ponies.
“Come out and take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat, or I’ll give it to you through the fence” said the Barley to the hound dog that likes to hide under the bench with its doohickey until the original earthling finally gets around to paying attention.
He is a Yankee Doodle boy
March 23, 2012 · Filed under New York · Tagged Chace Crawford, Ella, Gossip Girl, Metro Areas, New York, New York City, Riverside Park, United States
Riverside Park, New York – Ella, the notorious Russian double secret agent (Sporting the 2012 spring season Burbury Long Cotton Gaberdine Trench Coat) checking in with her handler Henry Garber, (CIA Senior Operations officer) is about to make a dis- information drop to her mysterious and as yet unknown Russian connection. It has long been known to agent Henry that Ella uses her boyfriend the handsome, but clueless Tyson Dako the billionare Rocket Scientist for information pertaining to his work on the deep space network of antennas (DSN as it’s known in the biz).
Ella’s plan is to let neighborhood ruffians (you know who you are) steel her special ball and during the ensuing ruckus to retrive it she will sneakily make the drop in the nearby icky bush.
March 14, 2012 · Filed under AKC, All breeds, Animals, Cartoons, Central Park, Cherry trees, Dogs, Golden Retrievers, Illustrations, King Lear, Labradors, LogatoRomano, New York, Pets, rain, Uncategorized · Tagged Anti-Aging, Beauty, CoverGirl, Health, make up, Olay, Rosacia, Ruby, Shopping, Skin Care
I love buying lipstick. It’s like shoes. Everyone looks good in them. Apparently so do dogs. My puppy, Enzo went thru a lipstick phase – I lost three. He’s not alone – Ruby (shown below in a doggy fantasy) is also guilty. Calvin, Enzo’s bestest friend ever and a fine head chewer loves mushrooms and the occasional electronic device.
Over the years my Rosacia has gotten more pronounced – one of the side effects is flaky skin. It got to the point I couldn’t wear foundation. I went to dermatologists who prescribed creams, and at one point antibiotics (which made me gain weight) and barely helped the situation – red skin, little pimples and the pre-mentioned flakiness. Very frustrating.
I finally listened to some of the advertising about anti aging skin products and decided to try Olay Regenerist microdermabrasion treatment. It really worked wonders. I use it two to three times a week and am REALLY happy with it. I also use the Thermal Mini peel for between treatments, Total Effects Tone correcting moisturizer as well as CoverGirl & Olay ToneRehab 2-in-1 Foundation and the Pro-X Intensive Firming Treatment. I guess I’ve gone Olay all the way – it’s just that it works for me.
February 14, 2012 · Filed under New York · Tagged Animals, Central Park, doggies playing, Dogs, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, paries, party, superbowl, superbowl parties
January 10, 2012 · Filed under New York · Tagged Cephalopod ink, Chelsea Market, Christmas, Cooking, Home, New Year, truffle, Wine
1pm in the afternoon and I wasn’t sure what I was going to do for his birthday. G’s birthday always gives me grief because of its proximity to the end of the year holidays – Thanksgiving, Christmas and then New Years. It usually feels like a sucker punch of planning.
Yesterday at 1pm wasn’t sure what I was going to do for the celebration that evening. When I went out to pick up his gift, I stopped in at Citarella’s on Broadway in the upper west side. I’d been meaning to check it out but always put it off because there were other options closer. They had an enticing sign offering white truffles. That was the inspiration for the meal. I walked in and fell in love.
Artisan breads greet you in a corner as you walk in. Pre-cooked entre’s and sides in the next counter. Fish counter in the back. I picked up a gorgeous halibut steak that the fish monger de-boned. While standing in line for the fish I got some cooking ideas from a fellow customer who was in search of squid ink. Apparently Citarella’s has stopped selling squid ink, but I can get it frozen (the best according to my new friend) at Buono Italia (http://newyork.nearsay.com/nyc/chelsea/restaurants-avoid-tourist-traps-buono-italia) in the Chelsea Market – love that place. The fish monger gave me some wonderful suggestions for cooking the halibut steak – 5 minutes pan sautéed on each side. A little rosemary, cilantro, lemon, vermouth(we were out of vermouth so used a bit of white wine and gin) ginger and that was it.
Upstairs they have the deli section and that’s where the truffles are. White go for $350 a pound and black a bit less. I splurged on one small one that was $50. Spinach linguine, a light cream/cheese sauce and truffles grated over the top. spectacular!
So himself gets home – I’ve got everything ready to go and we spend the evening cooking, drinking wine, eating incredible foods. Huge success and a wonderful time.
January 9, 2012 · Filed under New York · Tagged Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, Gazpacho, John le Carré, Paella, Tinker, Tinker Tailor, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
I had a great weekend. On Saturday I ran my first 10k of the year and completed with my best time ever – 1:01:25 which is a 9:55:25 mile. The last time I ran this distance my time was 1:05 (not in a race)
On Sunday we went to a restaurant in Chelsea called “Socarrat” for paella.
Really great time. Good food and service. I had a wine – Shaya, similar to Pinot Grigio and my husband had the Sangria followed by a hearty red. We started with Boquerones – white anchovies in a lemony vinaigrette, Gazpacho and Pan Tomaca – a brochette with vegetable topping.
I had the seafood paella and he had the house dish – Socarrat paella. Very delicious all around. We will go back.
Next we were off to Lincoln Center theaters to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy. Spouse loved it, I thought it was the most boring movie I’ve seen in a long time. The grainy film and the slow pacing made it very hard to get thru for me. I liked the first one – the one with Alec Guinness better. Wished I was walking the dogs. 
Came home, walked dogs- they wouldn’t cooperate. Got cold. Fell asleep on couch. Loveliness.
Other movies I saw last week – “Bridesmaids” – got very depressed and couldn’t get past the painful wedding toast scene. Girlfriends thought it was hilarious. I must be out of synch.
Best plays/musicals I saw last year Hugh Jackman – more of a review but fantastic and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. I laughed the hardest I’ve ever laughed.
January 6, 2012 · Filed under New York · Tagged battery park, battery park city, bragging rights, Central Park, gridiron, nyc half marathon
I’m finally getting back into running. Right after the marathon I got a bug of some sort that took a couple of weeks to get over and I found it hard to gear up again so I scheduled some races. I guess I work better with a deadline.
Saturday the 7th I run the Joe Keinerman 10K in Central Park. It’s once around.
January 21st in the Manhatten Half marathon – 13.1 miles or 2x’s around Central Park.
Feb 5th I run the Gridiron Classic(4M) and Longest Football Throw Competition
March 18th I run the NYC half marathon. That’s once around Central Park and then thru Times Square finnishing in Battery Park City.
Having a schedule to stick to helps me get out there. I love the excitement and bragging rights to finnishing the races. It’s much more fun to run with thousands of people than just running alone.
December 30, 2011 · Filed under New York
Sleeping on the beach. Someone is going to bring me food.
