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50 Shades of Grey

I have officially broken in my bike in Brooklyn… and Queens, thanks to the NYC Ferry.  Though inclement weather has slowed up my official Queens and Bronx posts in the 5 Boroughs in 5 Days series, overcast clouds in Brooklyn are one of my new favorite things to photograph.  And Read more…


Vegan Night with the Brooklyn Cyclones

How cool that the Brooklyn Cyclones would do a vegan night!  Well, to be accurate it was Grateful Dead Night, Vegan Night, Cub Scouts Night, so on and so forth. But I appreciated the options… and the buzz of Coney Island in the evening, one of my favorite Brooklyn things. Marty’s Read more…


Summer’s Here

Nothing says “Summer” like Friday fireworks in Coney Island… Hello, Summer 😘


Mermaids On Parade {2018}

The Buck n’ Ears… All ready to march in the 36th annual Mermaid Parade. But first, my commemorative vegan cupcakes.  Mermaid Hair, Don’t Care Getting ready in Brighton Beach Our “float” made with recycled bottle fishies Mermaid bling A beautiful day for a parade  Back where a mermaid belongs


Mermaid Outtakes, Mermaid Parade {2017}

I’m officially sick of seeing pictures of me as a mermaid “blowing up” on social media (i.e. more than 5 likes). But for posterity, I’ll include some fiddled-with outtakes on you, dear blog. Starting with my at-home mermaid hair. Then, at Coney Island, we got soaked in the rain. This Read more…


NYC Staycation Road Trip

Dear New York City, I know I’d sooner drive hundreds of miles to a remote vegan option over state lines than hit your streets sometimes. The unfortunate truth is: you’re not who you used to be to me: escape, inspiration, excitement. Now, you are diluted, castrated even. I resent you Read more…


Freezin’ for a Reason, Coney Island New Years Polar Bear Swim

On a beautiful New Years Day 2015, Fluff watched and wondered why we packed up towels, swim caps and a change of clothes. She wondered why I was walking about in my robe, thermal socks and water booties. Starting 2015 off with a splash, we were heading to Coney Island Read more…


March of the Mermaids {2014}

There is nothing that says summer more loudly, perhaps brashly, than Coney Island in Brooklyn. And on the first day of Summer, the day of the annual Mermaid Parade, a merfriend and I took the streets to join the masses of scantily-clad seamen and women, including New York City mayor and Read more…


Eat Your Heart Out [Busy Day Eats]

Rainbow chard. Salads aid fridge turnover: arugula; roasted white turnip, golden beet & carrot; and watermelon salad Chipotle’s “sofritas” in a way-too-overstuffed burrito with lime and cilantro brown rice and guacamole. Heh, they said “vegan.” Pre-party eats at Pickle Shack in Brooklyn: fried oyster mushrooms with cocktail sauce. Cecelia’s “ricotta” Read more…


Beatin’ the Heat: Coney Island


Saying Buh-bye to Summer: Coney at Night

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These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Coney Island (Again)

   


These Are A Few of My Favorite Things: Coney Island


Summer Color

The Wonder Wheel, Coney Island, Brooklyn Tangled up in blue, File under: Frankenstein’s strange sleeping habits Red and blue and yellow, Sedona, Arizona Cuteness in a pile of balls, little K.Z. in Merrick, Long Island Frittata Alla Fiorentina, Counter, East Village, N.Y.C. Brunch perfection. Olive, Teachers College bathroom, Morningside Heights, Read more…