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Today I've been back on the renting websites looking for another place to stay again. I spent weeks before I was due to come over looking for accommodation before I found the Queen of Manhattan. But when Mutley comes to join me for a 10 day holiday I need to find another place for the … Continue reading Home from home
My Mum tells a hilarious story from when she and my Dad first came to America in the mid-sixties, before I was born. She went out to buy Dad some vests (you can tell it was the sixties), and to buy herself a pinafore type dress that you wore over a jumper, that was all … Continue reading Divided by a common language
It's been a very strange experience watching the elections in Northern Ireland from this side of the Atlantic. First of all it's been difficult to do so, as, for various reasons, when I'm not at work, it's tricky to get constant access to the internet (hard to believe in NYC I know, but true). But also … Continue reading You can take the girl out of Northern Ireland…
I have to tell you about the dogs of New York. They say the British are dog lovers, but New Yorkers take it to a whole new level. Forget all the advice you ever heard about owning a dog - like, 'you need lots of space'; 'you need a garden'; 'you need time to exercise it' … Continue reading The dogs in the street
I'm a bit behind, but day two in the Big Brother office was not good. It started with a brush with the law enforcement authorities - or at least, a bus ticket inspector. New York is piloting a new scheme with 'express' buses on Manhattan. It's a bit of false advertising really, as the fact … Continue reading Bus-sted – not! and Manhattans in Manhattan
Well, what a day to start work in New York! Woke up (again!) at 4.30am to a text from the UK telling me about Osama Bin Laden. My first thought was, 'why couldn't Obama have waited till we were up?' So snoozed until I DID have to get up and then got ready for first … Continue reading So you CAN take the Bin out on a Bank Holiday…
I hate to start with a cliché – but it’s been a roller-coaster of a few days. Or maybe more of a yo-yo. One minute I’ve been up - I’m going to New York and I’m so excited I can’t eat, the next minute I’m not and I’m faced with the prospect of scuttling back … Continue reading I hate to start with a cliché
Well, it looks like I am finally, definitely going to New York. I have been waiting and waiting for confirmation of the job offer, but as I sat and bit my nails, and watched the flight prices go up, I decided to take matters into my own hands, So I've booked flights and I leave … Continue reading Start spreading the news