by Virginia Lloyd | Jan 24, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
No, it’s not what you’re thinking. Unfortunately. Dressing for winter here is a skill that I’ve realised needs some acquiring. With all the layers of clothing necessary for comfortable travel out of doors, any journey indoors means a host of...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jan 23, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
I can officially add “grant writer” to my resume – over the weekend my client Simi Linton was advised by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council that she had been successful in her application for a grant from their Manhattan Cultural Fund. An...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jan 22, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Wintry scenes of my immediate neighbourhood – my closest subway stop and the imposing Brooklyn Museum, literally two short blocks from my apartment. Eastern Parkway is the main thoroughfare that winds past the museum, the Botanical Gardens next door and the...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jan 21, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
Once upon a time someone with a child named Jihad had the telephone number that is now my own. Yes, Jihad. I have reached this conclusion because at least four times a week I return home to see a flickering number on my answering machine. I still get excited at the...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jan 21, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
That’s what it looked like to me, as I stepped outside my apartment building to go for one of my high-speed power walks on Saturday morning. While I was sleeping, snow had fallen in sufficient quantities to cover the sidewalks with a light coverage of about an...
by Virginia Lloyd | Jan 19, 2007 | Blog, Memoir
I should be careful what I purchase – as soon as I reported buying a pair of waterproof boots, it decided to snow. I was working away diligently, nose down into the laptop, high up on the 17th floor, and looked out the windows to see bona fide snow flakes...