Author Archives: amythenewyorker2014

Last weekend started at another gig, but this time it featured a friend of mine from the town where I grew up who was doing a mini tour of New York’s Irish bars with her folk band. They did a … Continue reading →

What a difference a few weeks can make – New York has gone from being snowy and miserable into a sunshine-filled spring! I started my first weekend back at my friend Dara’s brother’s gig (Michael Blume – check him out on Youtube … Continue reading →

As the winter drew to an end here in New York, I was ready for a much-needed vacation so I hopped on a plane at JFK, London-bound. I was excited to spend a few days there without the stress that … Continue reading →

Well, I’d like to be able to start this post saying the winter feels far behind us but sadly it seems I spoke too soon in my last post as New York saw in the first day of Spring with, … Continue reading →

“When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again” – C.S.Lewis – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe It feels like we have been living in Narnia and … Continue reading →

I’m proud to say I got told today at work how well I was coping with the US winter. In their words, “this winter’s been pretty brutal and you haven’t complained once!” We’ll see if I can keep that up … Continue reading →

My love affair with New York continues but as they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder so it was time to take a little time apart as I jetted off (took the train) to Washington DC last weekend. I went … Continue reading →

To sing “the weather outside is frightful” on Monday would have been an understatement. CJ and I got an idea of what a true New York winter could be like. Snow, sleet and freezing rain came at us sideways as … Continue reading →

Last Friday, the London-New York flight transported something a little more exciting than usual in the form of my friend CJ who came to stay in the Big Apple for a few days! After a quick catch up over pizza … Continue reading →

A while ago, I devoted a lot of words to the delicious Mac’n’Cheese at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, but this week I made a new discovery. Sorry Beecher’s, but you’ve been knocked off the top cheese restaurant spot by Murray’s Cheese bar … Continue reading →