Author Archives: Sherri

Back Forty

The ongoing construction behind my apartment. It’s fascinating to see an old garment manufacturing facility turn into something else (presumably all office spaces) right before my eyes.  This isn’t the same neighborhood I moved into 7+ years ago.  Not at all.

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Bond No. 9

I first discovered this perfume shop when my friend, Janet, was looking for a special fragrance to wear for her wedding.  At first, I spotted their packaging in the window display and I thought she was taking me to a a candy store.  You see, they package their perfumes to look like candies, specifically, candies...

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When the lights go out in the city

Or, at least when they burn out in my apartment.  My ceilings are very high, so changing a lightbulb requires bringing in the heavy artillery – the tall ladder.  From the scary, scary basement.  And I have to climb to the very top of the tall ladder to reach this fixture (which is original to...

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Rainy evening in Brooklyn

I love rainy evenings, which is good because we’ve had a LOT of them over the past few weeks.  I took a couple of snaps outside one of my windows tonight – I love the way the streetlights and the traffic signal cast light into my room.

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Rufus

This is my cat Rufus.  I adopted him from KittyKind in March and he joined Stella (who will have her own post later) here in her little Park Slope kingdom. Rufus is very laid back and easygoing and he LOVES attention. It’s one of the first things I noticed about him at the shelter. He...

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