Category Archives: brooklyn

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

Hi F&F, The Red Hook Criterium, the once hyper local bike race, was brought to the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Saturday Night. The Red Hook Crit (RHC) started its life as an informal night-time bike race through the streets of … Continue reading →

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A Leisure for Less Post: Walt Whitman in Brooklyn

Posted on June 5, 2013 by

Hi F&F, Brooklyn has a rich literary history. Many noteworthy authors have called Kings County home and even more have found the place inspiring.  Walt Whitman falls into both camps. The great American poet once lived in the borough and … Continue reading →

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A Memorial Day Post: NYC Fleet Week Canceled, but USS Franklin Not Forgotten

Posted on May 27, 2013 by

Hi F&F, Today is Memorial Day. The day set aside to remember our nation’s war dead. The holiday affords us the beloved 3 day weekend and it is the unofficial start of summertime fun.  We make big plans for mini-vacations … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Escape

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Hi F&F, For this week’s photo challenge: escape, I’m posting a few photos of the Metro Tech Commons (MTC) located in Downtown Brooklyn. It stands in the center of Brooklyn’s business district which boasts more than 17 million square feet of … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

Hi F&F, This Sunday was the TD Five Boro Bike Tour. The 40 mile route takes thousands of cyclists through all the boroughs, including the best borough, Brooklyn. In fact, the tour passes not far from where I live and … Continue reading →

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The Bold & the Beautiful: The Cherry Blossoms of Brooklyn

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Hi F&F, The ornamental cherry trees at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) are almost as famous as their cousins in Japan. The trees in the BBG are “A-listers”. They are superstars in every sense of the word.  They are pampered, they have … Continue reading →

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Eye Spy: A May December Relationship

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Hi F&F, I spied a bright young thing clinging to an odd rusty thing. This was a May December relationship. And while this match incited the usual stares and whispers; it was devoid of the usual innuendo and reproach. This pairing is … Continue reading →

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Eye Spy: I’m Stumped

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

Hi F&F While walking home my eye spied this….. This painted tree stump has ATreeGrowsinBklyn stumped. Peace, ATreeGrowsinBklyn

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Steinway & Sons Factory Tour

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Hi F&F, When I was a school girl I liked going on class trips. Those trips meant leaving the confines of the classroom to take learning out into the wider world. For me, learning in the classroom sometimes felt like … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Hi F&F, Mixed messages about the economy and our money abound. Last week the United States Federal Reserve said it would continue with their quantitative easing policy. The view is that the strategy has been successfully supporting economic growth, yet … Continue reading →

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