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Shhhhhhhh. Don’t tell anyone, but tourmaline is my favorite gem. Well, okay, full disclosure: it’s a tie with sapphire, but it just won the coin toss. There is a ton to say about tourmaline. I don’t have enough room on...
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My non-Manhattan friends, those around the US and other countries, are constantly asking how New York City has changed. After ten months, I have become accustomed to my routine, but it is very different from a year ago. One huge change...
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No one could ever have imagined the past year that was 2020.  Whenever I see that number, I think back to my seventh grade sociology class. The assignment had been to imagine what life would be in the very futuristic-sounding...
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I was extremely fortunate to have known 2 great grandmothers, my dad’s maternal grandmother, Angelina, and my mother’s paternal, Cecilia.  Angelina was “Grandma Pots & Pans,” because she would let me take out all her cookware and set it up...
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The Wizard of Oz made an indelible impression on me the first time I saw it. From the kaleidoscopic landscape to that first glimpse of Emerald City, I was transfixed. And then there was the ethereal Glinda in her diamond...
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