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Forest Hills Gardens voted number one cottage community of 2007 by Cottage Living


Go Forest Hills! Cottage Living has voted the Forest Hills Gardens as their number one Cottage Community for 2007. Here’s a quote from the headline:
This is the model cottage community, designed almost a century ago and emulated ever since.

Having lived in Forest Hills for a number of years, I can certainly vouch for how [...]

On the road..


It’s been some time since I last blogged on here so I thought I would provide a quick update on things. Yvonne and I have been pushing ahead with our wedding planning and things are quickly coming together. The biggest thing to tackle right now is the invites and probably the photographer.
I’m actually currently on [...]

It’s been some time..


I’m taking a break here at work to update my blog. It’s been some time since I last posted on the site. I think the last time I actually wrote something, I was on the road in Toronto in the middle of my vacation. Well the vacation was fun - Yvonne and I went from [...]

Vacation time


It’s been some time since I’ve written on my blog and the reason is - I’m on vacation right now! Yvonne and I left for NYC last Friday evening and are now in Toronto. We took Northwest Airlines Friday night and got into LGA Saturday morning (luckily without much fuss too!). The schedule thus far?
Sat [...]

The sign of the times


I was browsing the New York Daily News website just before and happened across this picture on the homepage. It’s a picture of a tourist bus in NYC being stopped by NYPD. All the passengers have their hands in the air as snipers and officers are pointing their guns at them. Why did this happen? [...]

The average cost of a Manhattan apartment has risen to 1.21 million


Talk about rising real estate costs - the average cost of a Manhattan apartment has now risen to 1.21 million dollars. That comes out to an average of $910 dollars per square foot. That is CRAZY!!!! Check it out here. Hmm.. umm boss? Can I get a raise???