Holiday visits!

The angel lives on atop Maureen and Dennis' tree.



Xmas eve shopping with aunt Joan



Visiting Connelly clan on 12/25 - happy birthday Kay








And aunt Anne & the McAnanamas




And then a short visit with Barbara & Sean Reilly

And scrabble with Madine & Laura!!

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Susan

Reid Reid Reid

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Location:W 123rd St,,United States

Ms. Mack's classroom

From the moment I arrived the classroom was buzzing with activity on this Friday before Xmas vacation. Ms. Mack had little assignments for me like making 26 goody bags for her children. Each one had a candy cane, pencil, pencil sharpener, note pad, chocolate kisses, a stamp pad, and peanut butter cups. Also i was tasked with a 6 page stapling hw assignment. The main event was cookshop! and I was the kitchen help. We were making bean burritos, with a special curriculum by the DOE.
I washed the lettuce and pepper while ms. Mack instructed the proper way to hold the plastic knives, and elicited descriptions of tastes, smells, and stories.
Each student received a plastic cutting board and the class followed directions while eagerly awaiting the finished burritos, which were eaten with relish (and salsa)
Then came my homemade chocolate chip cookies, which I put in bags for each one to take home.
Then cleanup! Yes each plastic cutting board and everything we used had to be washed, dried, and stored until next time.
After the students were dismissed, we re-arranged
all the tables and chairs to make room for one more new student for Ms. Mack.
Too busy to take pix, so use your imagination.
Fell asleep on bus home, but left my nice white hat on bus.
Enjoyed some rice and beans and a chicken burrito
With George.



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Susan

Location:Broadway,Bronx,United States

The seminar & ER

The seminar on broadway with CJ for her bd
Wednesday matinee

After show was rush call to 911 and I ended up in Roosevelt hosp ER.
nothing serious was found in the cloistered and cat scans ... Just vertigo, dehydration, and low blood pressure.


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Susan

NY Botanical Garden

At the holiday train show!!














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Susan

Open Houses (apartments abound) in Riverdale

So with a little help from the nytimes real estate app for my iphone, I quickly found 7 open houses to visit on Sunday from 11:30 am until 3pm

This is a challenging endeavor, and we're just not sure if it pays to buy.....(prices are lower than they've been in 6 years) or just keep renting.  ???

It's really amazing that all the price histories are online, so there's no SECRETS anymore......
www.nytimes.com

Stand for freedom at UN

Met up with a big voting rights rally called by NAACP& others today listening & Watching big screen!
"We are the leaders we have been waiting for!"
"Occupy the voting booth"

Senator chuck showed up saying he had biked from Brooklyn!



My favorite quote was from a Muslim Imam- "we've heard a lot from some that want to take back America.... To a time when voters paid poll taxes.... We want to take America forward!!!"
Saw friends from Vets 4 Peace



And also saw Cheryl and little Lucy!! Braving the cold
To champion the rights of voters! And immigrants.




After the rally I walked over to grand central where thousands flocked to the apple store...and thousands of Santa's helpers swarmed the city.


Finished the day with a documentary movie downtown - free showing about the horrendous disaster in 1984 in Bhopal India http://www.bhopalithemovie
One man on the left was in the movie because he is a survivor of Bhopal, because his sister wrapped him in a blanket and ran from the explosion. His parents and 5 siblings died.


Quite a busy activist day in NYC.

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Susan

Location:E 48th St,New York,United States

Curves & Wave Hill

I've been trying to get to Curves Riverdale 3x a week, and today after a good workout I walked to Wave Hill on the Hudson.


The trees were mostly bare & beautiful. Views of the Palisades opened up.



Beautiful purple berries - ??


Copper beeches all over


A nice respite after 4 day in Manhattan.

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Susan

Location:Waldo Ave,,United States

Jolly holly fair on Staten Island

Back to our home church near Snug Harbor in Staten Island. Saw lots of wonderful old friends-
Chris, Sara, Linda, Diane, Marilyn, Lillian, Ruth, Ruth,Kathy, Jill,
Margarita, Sue, Rona, JohnA, John B, Tom





Got some yummy baked goods too and as we were leaving we ran into Maureens kindergarten teacher Mrs. troia who was happy to hear Maureen was teaching.


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Susan

Location:Fillmore St,,United States

Workers united will never be defeated

My sign said "pensions and health care for all- no golden parachutes for the 1%


A spirited march today from herald square to union square to liberty square called by the ny central labor council.


I marched with the UFT and friend Amy


"we are unstoppable - a better world is possible"


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Susan

Location:Washington St,,United States

No fracking in NYS

DEC hearing at BM community college



Saw some friends (cecile)from Binghamton & Ithaca
Lots of NYC electeds on right side if this !!





My sign said I can't believe I have to fight the government to protect our water and environment from corporations.

Then we walked to OWS which was meeting indoors at 60 wall St.
Action later-
I'm going to visit Reid now!!!

Gff
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Susan