From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Rudyard Kipling and the Spaniel on the Camel

by Cathleen Schine on August 7, 2007

I was just talking to someone about what a great book Kim is–have you ever read it? you have to–when I saw on my friend ndozo’s blog that she had visited Rudyard Kipling’s house,Naulakha, in Vermont…
A spaniel on a camel, an elephant ash tray, a radiator, Rudyard Kipling’s actual toilet!!…I never even knew Rudyard

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NEW GRAPES AGAIN

by Cathleen Schine on August 2, 2007

Two of my favorite things are on one block: West 80th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam. First, there is an arbor. It hangs over a sign that prohibits ball playing and step sitting. The grapes are so fresh and beautiful. The leaves are so broad and green and shady. These pictures were taken a

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