in case someone forgot their toothbrush...

my friend amanda has parents that are sweeter than honey.

it's no surprise she is sweeter than honey.

they hosted a crab feast for amanda's friends with delicious food, drink and warm bedding for all.

that was sweet, but this here...this little gesture left on the kitchen counter late evening was the icing on the cake--and the perfect example of just how thoughtful the wallaces are:

(note reads: good night all! in case someone forgot their toothbrush)

a new york afternoon

jon and I drove up to New York yesterday to hang out with my dad and sister.

it was lovely.

(petra and dad)

(creeping vines)(the incredible High Line)
people-watching at the High Line

i was so impressed by the High Line. what an incredible example of innovative landscape architecture--and the beauty of restoring old structures to create new possibilities for green space!

viszlát!

and we're off! be back sept 13th!

Who is Richard Hirschler? Part 1

This is
my dad.

He was born
in October, 1941
in Budapest.

His mother met my grandfather,
a famous gynecologist and also a communist who came from an Orthodox Jewish family.

It's no surprise that while some people were reading "Nanny Diaries" or the latest Malcolm Gladwell book on the beach last weekend, my father's was busy with:



Oh, dad! I love you.