Tomorrow is the last day for “The Orchid Show: On Broadway“at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, and I had the pleasure of visiting yesterday with Christine.  We arrived with only 90 minutes to spare before closing time, but that was enough to experience the wonderful smells, bright colors, and jungle-like greenhouse air.  Here’s what we witnessed as we walked in:  The “curtains going up” — the show begins… (click on the images for a larger picture) Most of the orchids were perched like they might be in their natural …

Out at my folks this weekend, where I helped haul twenty or so boxes of dishes down from the attic to replace the usual dishes for Passover.  It’s a common tradition among orthodox Jewish folks, and though my family is fairly secular most of the year, this is one of those traditions that has remained.  The rickety ladder to the attic should probably be used as a prop in some horror movie.  Kind of reminds me of the spiral staircase in the 1964 version of The Haunting, based on Shirley …

Hi folks!  It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything to the blog, but I just wanted to give everyone an update on Sybil’s Garage.  There will be an issue this year, in 2011 (issue 8), but I don’t expect to begin reading until June at the earliest, and most likely mid-July.  The issue will debut sometime before the end of the year.  This is later than usual because of time constraints (work, personal, etc.) .  As usual, it will contain an eclectic mix of fiction, poetry & art, …