Original Article on New York Social Diary

Sundown looking west over the Hudson from the West Side Highway last night at 7:45 PM. Photo: JH. May 25, 2009. Close to home. Memorial Day felt like a Sunday. The weatherman forecast a thundershower. No; just sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. I planted pots of impatiens on the terrace. Some geraniums, a wandering chartreuse colored plant called Imomoea (or Margarita); some ferns and a hibiscus that is being revived after last summers bout with aphids. Its a makeshift garden, not really a garden at all; poorly laid out. I look at the finished work and think to myself if I were clever Id make something interesting with the little space outdoors that I have here in the city. But Im not, so its just going to be something nice to look at fo...(read more)