Category Archives: Flowers

“Perfume heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.”

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Betsy

What’s your signature accessory? Samuel Untermyer, the New York attorney whose legendary garden estate is now being revitalized as a Yonkers municipal park, wore an odontioda orchid on his lapel. Mine seems to be my “Lipstick” Roamers, still memorable years … Continue reading →

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“Come Down to Holland in Tulip Time”

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Betsy

Fancy the fresh taste of Fortuin’s Wilhelmina peppermints? Hankering a flaky, buttery Aviateur almond round pastry or a caramel-filled Stroopwafel? Craving the crisp sugar shell and soft filling of Mentos sweets? Ready for a piece of Rademaker Hopjes coffee candy? … Continue reading →

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Riders Up! Ready To Pass Fifteen More Places During Our Tenth Running of the Streets of New York City?

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Betsy

“The more I know New York, the more I think of it,” starts the Cole Porter song. “I like the sight and the sound and even the stink of it.” Yes, indeed, I happen to like New York! Here are … Continue reading →

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Red Carnation-Loving Ohio Boy, Oh Where Can You Be?

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Betsy

Cautious. Devoted. Dutiful. Friendly. Good-tempered. Intelligent. Kind. Methodical. Neat. Patriotic. Pious. Polite. Quiet. Self-effacing. Solicitous. Studious. All these are qualities of my ideal gentleman, and all, sadly, seem to be in short, if not nonexistent, supply. As Billie Holiday sang, … Continue reading →

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Granville’s Daffodils Mean The Sweetness Of The Year Is Here

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Betsy

In March 1980, we joined the throng that flocks to Granville during one April weekend for the annual Granville Garden Club Daffodil Show. The show has been a spring tradition since 1945, when the Granville Garden Club decided to cheer … Continue reading →

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