Glorious Tulips
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
April 27th
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
PERSONAL NEWS #290
April 1st, after work, I had a much-needed 1.5-hour massage
therapy session with Eric at the apt.
April 2nd, after work, I stopped by Staples to get a project started for my father’s funeral in May.
April 4th, I had lunch with two acquaintances at COSI and caught up on news, gossip and HP convention stuff.
April 6th / 7th, I visited with Mom in upstate NY to assist with chores, errands, furniture shopping, groceries and dining out with friends.
April 8th, after work, I had a much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt.
April 9th, I had to work late to monitor my bosses meeting and be on a conference call with BFP Arts and Culture Collective.
April 10th, after work, I attended the monthly BFP board members meeting, which was interesting and productive.
April 11th, after work, I participated in the monthly BFP Fundraising committee conference call.
April 2nd, after work, I stopped by Staples to get a project started for my father’s funeral in May.
April 4th, I had lunch with two acquaintances at COSI and caught up on news, gossip and HP convention stuff.
April 6th / 7th, I visited with Mom in upstate NY to assist with chores, errands, furniture shopping, groceries and dining out with friends.
April 8th, after work, I had a much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt.
April 9th, I had to work late to monitor my bosses meeting and be on a conference call with BFP Arts and Culture Collective.
April 10th, after work, I attended the monthly BFP board members meeting, which was interesting and productive.
April 11th, after work, I participated in the monthly BFP Fundraising committee conference call.
April 12th, after work, I went to see free “Theatre in the Park”
at 6pm. It was the wonderfully brilliant
actress Fiona Shaw reciting “The Waste Land” by TS Elliott. Afterwards, I joined some friends for a
birthday dinner party at “Pie by the Pound” pizzeria.
April 13th, I caught up on errands, chores, shopping and laundry.
April 14th, I visited the ugly modernism of Hudson Yards before enjoying a leisurely walk along The Highline. Afterwards, back in my hood, I enjoyed a delicious late lunch at The Jungle Café.
April 15th, after work, I had a much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt.
April 16th, after work, I enjoyed a delicious dinner with a friend of mine at the PeaceFood Café near University Place.
April 17th, after work, I got a much-needed manicure and did laundry.
April 18th, after work, I picked up the completed Staples project I had requested for my father’s colorings. Well worth the money, as it turned out nice.
April 19th to 21st, I visited with Mom over the Easter holiday weekend in upstate NY. We completed many errands, chores, groceries, shopping and dining out with friends. In addition, my brother and sister-in-law visited on Saturday, so that we could speak with the minister officiating at Dad’s “services” in May.
April 22nd, after work, I had a much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt.
April 23rd, after work, I attended one of the monthly SGI Buddhist meetings in my hood.
April 24th, after work, I attended the productive and informative monthly BFP PEJ committee meeting.
April 13th, I caught up on errands, chores, shopping and laundry.
April 14th, I visited the ugly modernism of Hudson Yards before enjoying a leisurely walk along The Highline. Afterwards, back in my hood, I enjoyed a delicious late lunch at The Jungle Café.
April 15th, after work, I had a much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt.
April 16th, after work, I enjoyed a delicious dinner with a friend of mine at the PeaceFood Café near University Place.
April 17th, after work, I got a much-needed manicure and did laundry.
April 18th, after work, I picked up the completed Staples project I had requested for my father’s colorings. Well worth the money, as it turned out nice.
April 19th to 21st, I visited with Mom over the Easter holiday weekend in upstate NY. We completed many errands, chores, groceries, shopping and dining out with friends. In addition, my brother and sister-in-law visited on Saturday, so that we could speak with the minister officiating at Dad’s “services” in May.
April 22nd, after work, I had a much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt.
April 23rd, after work, I attended one of the monthly SGI Buddhist meetings in my hood.
April 24th, after work, I attended the productive and informative monthly BFP PEJ committee meeting.
April 25th, during lunch break, I had an appt with my
acupuncturist for treatment. After work,
I got a much-needed pedicure in my hood.
April 26th, after work, I shopped at the farmers market in Union
Square, and then picked up a few DVDs at B&N. Then off to the SGI Buddhist Center for a
half hour of chanting.
April 27th, around 12pmish I joined a good friend at the
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Weather was windy and cool, but still
enjoyable. Back in my hood; I did
grocery shopping, laundry and cleaners.
April 28th, at 3pm I joined a good friend in seeing “Avengers –
Endgame” in the cinema. The end of an
era and it was an amazing 3-hour epic film filled with laughter, action, tears
and so much more. Afterwards, we had
dinner at a diner to discuss the movie and politics.
April 29th, met up with a friend at lunch-time to talk about
“Endgame” and Awesome Con. After work, I had a much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session
with Eric at the apt.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
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Thursday, April 11, 2019
Monday, April 01, 2019
PERSONAL NEWS #289
March 2nd, I headed up to the NY
Botanical Gardens with a good friend to view the annual Orchid Show. As always, it was lovely to see, and less
crowds due to the snow fall. In
addition, I ran into an ex-boss and his wife.
We had a wonderful chat about ole times.
Made purchases at the gift shop.
Afterwards, back in my hood, I enjoyed a delicious dinner at The Jungle
Café.
March 3rd, I got a much-needed manicure,
and then grocery shopping before doing laundry.
March 4th, after work, I had a
much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt, as my lower
back was bothering me.
March 5th, after work, I visited with my
friend who has been taking care of my taxes for 20+ years. After I treated him to dinner, we got to work
on the taxes, and the outcome is I owe Fed/State. Damn you 2017 Tax Plan!
March 6th, after work, I attended the
productive monthly BFP Fundraising committee meeting.
March 9th, I joined a good friend in
going to see the film “Captain Marvel”, and we both enjoyed it a lot. Afterwards, we strolled down 42nd
Street to have dinner at Ollies.
March 10th, I treated myself to a
much-needed pedicure and manicure after doing some laundry.
March 11th, after work, I had a
much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt.
March 12th, after work, I attended our
second monthly BFP Arts & Culture Collective conference call.
March 13th, after work, I had a
much-needed chiropractor appt for my neck, back and lumbar region. At home, I jumped on the monthly BFP board
members meeting / call.
March 14th, after work, I joined three
friends for dinner and conversation at The Cauldron down in the Wall Street
area. It was a fun, enjoyable evening.
March 16th / 17th, visit with
Mom in upstate NY to help with errands, chores, grocery shopping and dining out
at our favorite restaurants.
March 18th, after work, I had a
much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt.
March 21st and 22nd, worked
late at the office until 8pm due to back-to-back meetings and other duties.
March 23rd, I took care of many errands,
chores, groceries and laundry, plus more “spring cleaning” of apt.
March 24th, after I received a
much-needed manicure, I headed into Manhattan for the annual “Tolkien Reading
Day” held at Simple Studios. A decent
turnout, many good readings and afterwards a few of us went to dinner on 7th
Avenue to a nice Japanese restaurant.
March 25th, after work, I had a
much-needed 1.5-hour massage therapy session with Eric at the apt.
March 26th, during my lunch hour, I had
an appt with a new acupuncturist in my office bldg.
March 27th, after work, I attended a BFP
forum called “War and the Green Economy” with keynote speaker Medea Benjamin of
CodePink.
March 29th, after work, I joined three
friends at the Morgan Library and Museum to see the wonderful Tolkien
exhibit. Visited the gift shop and then
we had a tasty dinner at a local diner sprinkled with fun conversation.
March 30th / 31st, I finished
up with the spring cleaning; plus assorted chores, errands, grocery shopping,
laundry and attending a SGI Buddhist meeting.