Erin a great place to meet this summer is at the Jackson Trigg Vineyards (for obvious reasons) to attend the Twilight in the Vineyard summer outdoor concert series. The Niagara estate concerts boast a great line up of Canadian artists and the concerts are performed in their vineyard in one of the most intimate beautiful settings I have ever seen. Performances in 2009/10 included David Usher, Sarah Harmer, Rufus Wainright, Chantal Kreviazuj and Tom Cocherane . Tickets can be purchased with or without dinner and of course wine is everywhere. 2011 concerts will be published soon.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Twilight concerts in the vineyard
Erin a great place to meet this summer is at the Jackson Trigg Vineyards (for obvious reasons) to attend the Twilight in the Vineyard summer outdoor concert series. The Niagara estate concerts boast a great line up of Canadian artists and the concerts are performed in their vineyard in one of the most intimate beautiful settings I have ever seen. Performances in 2009/10 included David Usher, Sarah Harmer, Rufus Wainright, Chantal Kreviazuj and Tom Cocherane . Tickets can be purchased with or without dinner and of course wine is everywhere. 2011 concerts will be published soon.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Road Between Our Cities
We loved visiting Buffalo - who knew there was so much to do in 24 hours.
I am convinced that there are some exciting things going on across the border and if anyone can find them, Erin you can.
Looking forward to discovering the road between us.
P.S. Saffron is still haunted by the massive perching Owl with the X eyes that glow in the dark.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Lil Wayne and the Upside is the Downside
Dear Sue,
Tonight Grace has tickets and is very excited about going to Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj at the HSBC Arena. The ticket has been lost, stolen, returned, ripped in half- it's been a long and tumultuous lead-up. She's never been to an arena show without an adult - it's a rite of passage! My first was the Beach Boys at the Montreal Forum on a Labor Day weekend a million years ago. My mother had taken me to shows before then, I remember my siblings sleeping on the dark sticky floor of the Forum at an Eagles concert... But I digress.
Grace was going to take the Buffalo subway which stops one block away from us and on event nights goes directly to the HSBC. Then she was going to take it home again. We took it Cirque de Soleil (we'd of paid extra for no clowns show) and a Sabres game this winter. And to a Bisons baseball game when we first moved here. I wasn't anxious those times but perhaps we're naive New Yorkers? Here's a difference between NYC and Buffalo: it turns out that public transport including taxis is considered sketchy.
Does the crowd maraude after a show? Is the train particularly unsafe after a concert? All will be revealed in the fullness of time (or tomorrow's Buffalo News). What has been revealed is that kids are dependent here until they can drive themselves - a whole other topic. One of the things that's been beautiful about Buffalo is that it turned back the clock on Grace's fast track to adulthood - the downside is I'll be in the car at midnight.
Love, Erin
Tonight Grace has tickets and is very excited about going to Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj at the HSBC Arena. The ticket has been lost, stolen, returned, ripped in half- it's been a long and tumultuous lead-up. She's never been to an arena show without an adult - it's a rite of passage! My first was the Beach Boys at the Montreal Forum on a Labor Day weekend a million years ago. My mother had taken me to shows before then, I remember my siblings sleeping on the dark sticky floor of the Forum at an Eagles concert... But I digress.
Grace was going to take the Buffalo subway which stops one block away from us and on event nights goes directly to the HSBC. Then she was going to take it home again. We took it Cirque de Soleil (we'd of paid extra for no clowns show) and a Sabres game this winter. And to a Bisons baseball game when we first moved here. I wasn't anxious those times but perhaps we're naive New Yorkers? Here's a difference between NYC and Buffalo: it turns out that public transport including taxis is considered sketchy.
Does the crowd maraude after a show? Is the train particularly unsafe after a concert? All will be revealed in the fullness of time (or tomorrow's Buffalo News). What has been revealed is that kids are dependent here until they can drive themselves - a whole other topic. One of the things that's been beautiful about Buffalo is that it turned back the clock on Grace's fast track to adulthood - the downside is I'll be in the car at midnight.
Love, Erin
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Bloomberg is Small
Dear Sue,
The mayor of New York City has exhibited himself to be a most paradoxical creature: the provincially minded snob.
"Buffalo would love to have our problems. There's an awful lot of free space in Buffalo, New York, if you want to go there. I don't think you do." New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg, yesterday.
While its unimaginable to Bloomberg, there are lots of us up here living nice full lives. Ex New Yorkers, no less. By choice. Not by horrible happenstance. The mayor of Buffalo is from... Queens.
Buffalo still has a middle class. NYC is great if you're really really rich. Like Bloomberg.
The mayor of New York City has exhibited himself to be a most paradoxical creature: the provincially minded snob.
"Buffalo would love to have our problems. There's an awful lot of free space in Buffalo, New York, if you want to go there. I don't think you do." New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg, yesterday.
While its unimaginable to Bloomberg, there are lots of us up here living nice full lives. Ex New Yorkers, no less. By choice. Not by horrible happenstance. The mayor of Buffalo is from... Queens.
Buffalo still has a middle class. NYC is great if you're really really rich. Like Bloomberg.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Small Press Book Fair
Dear Sue,
Going to the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair on Saturday. It's at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum, two blocks from my house. Hit the link for Karpeles, it plays the National Anthem!
A running joke since we got here is to forbid whichever child is in the car from going there. That and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, also two blocks from the house. ie. "No Sean/ Grace/Clare/Emma/Lexie, you cannot go to the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site right now. Stop pestering!"
Love, Erin
Going to the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair on Saturday. It's at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum, two blocks from my house. Hit the link for Karpeles, it plays the National Anthem!
A running joke since we got here is to forbid whichever child is in the car from going there. That and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, also two blocks from the house. ie. "No Sean/ Grace/Clare/Emma/Lexie, you cannot go to the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site right now. Stop pestering!"
Love, Erin
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
A Fine Time
Dear Sue,
I'm so glad you finally made it to Buffalo for a sleepover. I'm dying to show you what's great here. It was a short visit, but I'm glad I got to show you the gorgeous schools my girls go to and my historic neighborhood and house, and eat delicious food and see some public art. I know the giant black owl perched on the roof of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery with its glowing eyes is kinda scary but I think mostly cool. But I love owls. So I considered it a welcome to Buffalo for me, personally. Really though, it was part of an art show that went on for months last fall all over Erie and Niagara counties: Beyond/In Western New York 2010: Alternating Currents. Some of the artists even came from Southern Ontario. I wonder if the border guard thought that was impossibly hard to comprehend too. (Did you know Buffalo is in Erie County? Obviously Niagara Falls is in Niagara County.)
Sorry the restaurant made us wait so long after our reservation's start time but free dessert and free truffle salted fries took another measure of the stressed-out former New Yorker out of me. A New York City restaurant would never have seated a late reservation like the one that held us up (before us). On the other hand, being accommodating is something I'll remember it is. And it was the best steak sandwich I've ever eaten in my life. Seriously.
And thank you for all the Roots stuff - including maple shortbread cookies - those were insanely good. You don't see a lot of Roots here - not like Lulu Lemon anyhow.
Love, Erin
I'm so glad you finally made it to Buffalo for a sleepover. I'm dying to show you what's great here. It was a short visit, but I'm glad I got to show you the gorgeous schools my girls go to and my historic neighborhood and house, and eat delicious food and see some public art. I know the giant black owl perched on the roof of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery with its glowing eyes is kinda scary but I think mostly cool. But I love owls. So I considered it a welcome to Buffalo for me, personally. Really though, it was part of an art show that went on for months last fall all over Erie and Niagara counties: Beyond/In Western New York 2010: Alternating Currents. Some of the artists even came from Southern Ontario. I wonder if the border guard thought that was impossibly hard to comprehend too. (Did you know Buffalo is in Erie County? Obviously Niagara Falls is in Niagara County.)
Sorry the restaurant made us wait so long after our reservation's start time but free dessert and free truffle salted fries took another measure of the stressed-out former New Yorker out of me. A New York City restaurant would never have seated a late reservation like the one that held us up (before us). On the other hand, being accommodating is something I'll remember it is. And it was the best steak sandwich I've ever eaten in my life. Seriously.
And thank you for all the Roots stuff - including maple shortbread cookies - those were insanely good. You don't see a lot of Roots here - not like Lulu Lemon anyhow.
Love, Erin
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