A few weeks ago, I received a call from my book publicist. He told me that he had just given my agent’s phone number to somebody at Town and Country magazine. Town and Country had an idea for me, he said. He actually used the word “collaboration.” It was something they wanted me to write. They would be in touch by the end of the day
Ann Leary, author of The Good House
Author of The Good House
Town and Country
October 21, 2009 by 75 Comments
Towers of Light
September 10, 2009 by 21 Comments
Our apartment in the city isn’t far from ground zero and the other night, when Denis and I were on our way home, we noticed that the twin towers of light are shining again this week in honor of the memory of those lost in 2001. I took a photo:
There are actually two beams of light, but from my angle it looks like one. If you do a google image search you will see some very stunning shots of the memorial lights from across the Hudson and from various other angles.
Book Signing, Traffic, West Side Street Smarts
July 29, 2009 by 25 Comments
If you’re not doing anything this Friday, July 31st, why not come to the fundraiser at the Hotchkiss Library in Sharon, CT, where I will be signing books?
It won’t be just me (and I won’t be making this face, promise), many of your favorite authors will be there including Frank Delaney, Michael Korda, playwright David Rabe and Francine Du Plessix Grey. It starts at 6:00, the admission is $25.00 and that includes an open bar! And it’s for a great cause – a library!
A New York Story
July 15, 2009 by 31 Comments
Once upon a time there was a young woman named Patty Heffley who moved to New York City to be part of a scene. The punk rock scene. She found herself a cheap apartment on the fourth floor of the only residential building on a block near the meatpacking district and there she remained for thirty-one years, in relative obscurity.
High Times
July 6, 2009 by 22 Comments
Today, I finally got to visit the new High Line park, here in Manhattan.
The High Line is a park/walkway built on the old elevated freight train lines that used to run along the west side of the city. We live downtown, so I’ve been looking up at the old elevated tracks and watching trees and plants seemingly sprout overnight. From below, it looks like this:
From above, it now looks like this:
Yes, that’s the Empire State Building in the background.
It’s a great way to see the city and notice architecture that you haven’t noticed before:
Summer in the City
July 2, 2009 by 37 Comments
My kids are both working and taking courses in the city this summer, so I have been in New York during the week, and only in Connecticut on weekends. Most people try to leave the city in the summer, but it’s my favorite time to be here. No crowds, no lines at the movies. No need to make reservations at your favorite restaurants – there’s always a table available.
This and That
June 7, 2009 by 24 Comments
I was in in Manhattan the other day and, as is usual when I’m downtown, I kept peering up to see what was going on with the new High Line Park. Mayor Bloomberg has done some great things for New York City, but the greatest, in my opinion, has been the development and improvement of parks in and around the city. The coolest of these is the High Line Park, which, I believe, was mostly developed with private funds (David Bowie was a major contributor). It’s now semi-complete and runs above the streets and over rooftops, on what used to be elevated train tracks. Here’s some info I lifted from the High Line website:
Fleet Week, Momix, a Storm
May 24, 2009 by 13 Comments
Yesterday we went into the city. The West Side Highway was very slow with everybody gawking at all the military ships that were docked next to the USS Intrepid. It’s Fleet Week in New York.
There were sailors everywhere. This is how they look at the beginning of the night, all clean and pressed.
They like to take in the culture while in the city. I happen to know that many military men enjoy the art of dance, as I have seen them staggering out of exotic dancing clubs at dawn, looking completely dazzled (and slightly disoriented, God bless them, they’re just intoxicated by their love of dance.)
Rescue Me
June 26, 2008 by 9 Comments
Residents of Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood left their apartments yesterday and found that Jay Street had been hit by a bomb. There was debris strewn all over the street and sidewalk, ash and soot covered everything. A fire escape had fallen onto a car.
Being New Yorkers, most people just looked up and down the street for the familiar film crews and catering wagons, and then they trudged through the “ash” and “debris” and went about their day. Because it wasn’t the site of a terrorist attack, it was a Rescue Me location.
