Posts filed under “Out of Town”
Kingston New Year
Scene: Carmel Holt on New Years Eve at co-hosts René de Roneque and John McKinney’s colorful party at John’s home built in 1723 in uptown Kingston, New York. The authentic stone construction dates back to pre-Revolution days. It has withstood the Revolutionary War and the 1777 burning of Kingston. The warm interior defined by wide plank floors, […]
My Woodstock Story
Scene: My Woodstock Program Magazine from 1969. I loved going downtown to this magazine and newspaper store by the train station when I was young to look at the publications and to buy the Village Voice. I was reading the Village Voice in the summer of 1969 and read about the Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music, […]
Christmas Spirit
Scene: Christmas Spirit in the air, in our hearts, and walking in the streets. Getting into the Spirit and lighting it up like a Christmas tree! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to one and all.
San Francisco
Scene: Style and fashion in the historic center of San Francisco, located in the northeast quadrant of the city anchored by Market Street and the waterfront. The Financial District is here, with Union Square, a principal shopping and hotel district. Cable cars carry riders up steep inclines to the summit of Nob Hill, once home of […]
Halloween
Scene: Happy Halloween hat on Bunny Foo Foo, a 35 foot tall leaping stainless steel rabbit, who resides at Hall Winery in St. Helena, Napa Valley, California. Modern Halloween evolved from the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain. The Celts used the day to mark the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, and […]