ABC Wednesday—O is for "over home"

The house on the left was my maternal
grandparents'; the one on the right
was my great-grandparents' (and where my
grandmother grew up).  It was always
referred to as "over home"—as in "Where are
you going?"  Oh, I'm just going over home."

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ABC Wednesday—O is for "owl"

One more cute critter from the latest visit to the
office from our friends at Sea World—a
young (but already very loud; seriously, you
can't imagine) screech owl.

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Odéon metro station

Question for the NYC Transit Authority:
If a Paris metro station can be this 
clean and colorful, why can't any of ours?

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ABC Wednesday—O is for "oranges"

I'm not really that fond of oranges and never go 
out of my way to eat one, but for the 18 months I was 
pregnant with my two kids (well, closer to 19, 
thanks to Lila the Late), I had a strong craving and 
consumed hundreds (maybe thousands).
I can think of worse things.

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ABC Wednesday—O is for "opera"

I'm pretty sure I used "opera" for O in the
last round.  But that was the Metropolitan Opera
in NYC.  This is the Hungarian State Opera House,
 in Budapest.  This extravaganza of gilt and
red velvet was completed in 1884.

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ABC Wednesday—O is for "opera"

This picture was taken 5 years ago in the summer—
when chairs are set out at Lincoln Center,
a big screen is placed on the Metropolitan Opera
House, and people gather to enjoy filmed
performances from previous opera seasons 
(in this case, we were about to enjoy La Bohème).  
But this coming weekend, I will get to experience a live
 performance of Cosi Fan Tutte here at the Met
—conducted by James Levine and compliments of my
friend Lisa as a (belated) birthday gift.  Can't wait!

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ABC Wednesday—O is for "orchestra"

Specifically, the New York Philharmonic, who
played the score of 2001: A Space Odyssey live as we
watched the film. (Who remembers "I'm sorry, Dave."?)
O could also be for . . .

standing Ovation—the audience
(including me) loved it!

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The Bold and the Beautiful

A few days ago, I showed you an orange tulip that
stood out in its simplicity.  And it stood out
because it was surrounded by these big, blowsy
blooms.  They do make a statement though, don't they?

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To see more macros, visit Lisa's Chaos.  And today,
the featured letter at Tina's Picstory is O, for you-know-what.]

ABC Wednesday—O is for "orthodox"

I live about a mile from the Brooklyn
neighborhood of Crown Heights, which I'm
sure is where this ultra-Orthodox gentleman
and his wife and (four) daughters live.  I don't know
as much as I should about my neighbors in the 
nearby Hasidic community, but I do know 
that his fantastic fur hat is called a shtreimel, made 
typically of Russian sable, stone marten, or gray fox; 
it is often a gift to the groom from his bride's father 
and can cost anywhere from $1,000 to more than $5,000!

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ABC Wednesday—O is for "oblivious"

"Giant rat? What giant rat?"
I really love New Yorkers.  By
the way, we also ignore celebrities 
(no comparison intended, of course).

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