Who
Peter Sylvester is a long time New York City resident who spends too much time taking pictures and hanging out in bars and not enough time writing plays.What
Ansel Adams once said, and I'm sure I am paraphrasing, "people used to keep diaries, now they take pictures." This is an attempt, every day or so, for myself to take some minutes, to reflect and ponder, to make a conscious effort to escape for a few moments from the life we rush so quickly through. An attempt at some discipline, an attempt at some awareness.Web Sites
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Category Archives: Then
Marge Day
I wrote of the passing of a matriarchal figure in our family in March; last weekend we were in Vermont for a memorial “celebration” of her life. A late afternoon gathering in the lovely backyard of the little house she … Continue reading
Mustard House
Out to NJ to drop off the car for a little “summer prep.” I think I have mentioned before that one of the interesting things about where I have my car worked on is that it is right around the … Continue reading
April
Spent the entire day working on finishing up our kitchen fix-up. After three weeks, we found our living room again. Did not get outside all day (unusual) but the calendar (and the rent check under our door) says it is … Continue reading
Fire Escapes
A long time ago, when I was in my mid-twenties (this part is important, as in stupidity,) I moved into an apartment on the fourth floor of an old tenement building. (Gee, I have really moved up in life over … Continue reading
Grey Cities
After a few almost Spring blue sky days, today in NY is cold, damp and grey. Raw. Days like this always remind me of Germany where I spent a few months twenty years ago on a theater tour. Usually grey, … Continue reading
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