Savvy Saving Bytes

I know someone whose father went AWOL during World War II. Drafted into the US Army and promoted to Corporal, he was working in an Army camp office in New Jersey when a huge piece of news hit his desk. Just before the weekend he learned his unit was to be sent to Europe on [...]

Spring has finally sprung in New York. Hallelujah! In celebration, here are some spring quotes along with photos of cherry blossoms in Central Park and tulips on Fifth Avenue. “I stuck my head out the window this morning and spring kissed me bang in the face” — Langston Hughes “Give me the splendid silent sun [...]

Why confine expressions of gratitude to Big Turkey Day? Here are some well expressed quotes on thankfulness for every season, day and hour of the year: “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” –Thornton Wilder “When our perils are past, shall our gratitude [...]

Not once in the twenty plus Halloweens I’ve lived in this Upper East Side brownstone have any Spidermen, Batmen, or little sparkly princesses knocked on my door, trick or treating. Nor have I ever seen any costumed kids canvassing for candy on my block. And why should they? They get far richer pickings over on [...]

I didn’t need a calendar to tell me Labor Day was on the horizon. The corn told me. Up until two weeks ago the corn on the cob at the farmer’s market had been pristinely golden. Then the week before last, a few brownish kernels popped up along the golden rows. And last weekend, I [...]

In 1776 our gutsy, founding fathers created, signed and fired off a Declaration of Independence to King George that could have gotten them executed. Instead, it set thirteen colonies of rebellious, subjugated Americans free. With our July 4th parades, barbecues and fireworks, these quotes celebrate that freedom. “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” — [...]