Wishing everyone who stops by to visit or comment from all over this big world, the most wonderful Christmas, ever......Below....are two pictures from Christmas, 1989, New York City, Rockefeller Center.......The top picture is me with my 'bestest' friend Betty Garrett, who was performing on Broadway, at the time, in the stage musical of "Meet Me In St. Louis"........
Above, is Betty's dear older son, Garrett Parks. We were standing in the freezing cold there, near the Rockefeller Center Tree.....We got no good pictures of the tree...but, I found a few on The Net, and what you see below is very much like what we saw that Christmas Eve Night......
There is something so very magical about New York City at Christmastime---if you have never experienced it you are missing one of the most moving and memorable happenings that exist! It is beautiful and elegant and tasteful, in every way......
May your Christmas be Blessed with the Grace and Seriousness of the Season and may the Joy that accompanies this time of year be yours, as well........Again, I wish you a very Merry Christmas and may all good things be yours on this coming Christmas Day, 2010, and in the New Year to come, as well! Blessings, To Each And Everyone Of You!
More To Come..........
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My wife and I were in New York for the Christmas holiday in 1989 and saw that revival production of Meet Me In St. Louis. Small world, I guess.
A Happy Holiday time for you, dear.
Cheers.- Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 6:53:00 AM PST
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Really wonderful picture of you and Betty. Your friendship has weathered beautifully thru the years.
All the beautiful shots of NY and I am smiling at the mouse in the balls. Must be my country girl nature.
May you and every one you hold dear in your life have a wonderful Holiday and just a delightful 2011.
Hope that bug is history.- Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 7:47:00 AM PST
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One year I am going to NYC at the holiday season to see all the trees - and decorations...
- Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 11:16:00 AM PST
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, my dear friend...
Looking forward to more posts from you in 2011!- Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 11:19:00 AM PST
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Dear Naomi,
Thank you for this lovely post!
I wish you a Merry Christmas too!
Love your photo with friends. You look very beautiful and happy!
I would love to know NY, principally in Christmas seasons.
Many hugs to you!
Cheers.- Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 2:46:00 PM PST
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Thanks for your friendship -- which I treasure -- and support and for sharing all these fabulous photos of your world. May you have wonderful Christmas and health and happiness in the new year!!!!
- Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 4:26:00 PM PST
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We experienced Christmas in NYC last year and it was magical!
Love the photos!
I hope you and Sweetie have a wonderful Christmas full of all the things you love the most.
It's been wonderful getting to know you more this year Naomi. :)- Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 4:39:00 PM PST
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Wonderful photos Naomi! I'm sure it would be magical to be there at Christmas! You and Betty both look so pretty!!
I love that little mouse in the Christmas balls too! Cute!
I do hope you are able to spend Christmas with Betty and her family this year.
Love and hugs dear lady!
To Sweetie too!!! xxoxx- Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 6:50:00 PM PST
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I never got to stay in NYC during this time of year, but my partner who spent 5 years there reminds me each year that it is the best place to be. A VERY Happy New Year to you. I wish you nothing but the best.
- Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 8:31:00 PM PST
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Yooohoooo Naomi...what a festive joy to see all the lovely photos....wishing you a merry christmas and happy new year.
Luv & Hugs to you and Seemah :D- Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 5:35:00 AM PST
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Merry Christmas to you too!! I know you already have the treasure of abiding holiday memories, of marvelous Christmas seasons spent in New York, Los Angeles, and other places. You've enjoyed the love and companionship of such wonderful friends over the years, and Betty is the dearest of all.
Life is never perfect, and you are enduring your share of hardships, but through it all, I am thankful to know that you can draw from the well of joyful memories, and your well is rich and full of them. Health is such a big part of whether or not we can truly enjoy life, so I pray your health improves now and on into the New Year. You are truly a treasure and gift to those of us who are blessed to know you! My family is off to San Fran to enjoy the holiday sights and to see some wonderful art at DeYoung museum. I'll think of you while we are there!- Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 12:41:00 PM PST
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I wish that we had been privileged to see Betty in a live performance!
Please tell her that Jim and I wish her a very Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Years to come - which is the very same wish we have for you, Naomi. I do hope that your health issues abate in 2011 and that you will feel like blogging more often. Thanks for the nice, nice card (I got it today).- Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 1:04:00 PM PST
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merry christmas---miami style, c. 1949
I'm dreaming of a bright christmas
just like the ones I used to know
Where the palm fronds glisten
and tourists listen
To hear foghorns soft and low
I'm dreaming of a bright christmas
with every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and light
And may all your Christmases be bright
the fat lady- Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 4:58:00 PM PST
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NYC certainly is a gorgeous place to visit over the Christmas holiday season. I loved the trumpeters and the tree, and the store front displays, so many people, lights, decorations, it was magical! Happy Holidays Naomi!
- Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 7:23:00 PM PST
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Christmas isn't Christmas until I visit your holiday post and wish you the merriest of Christmases in the world, dear Naomi.
I have only been in New York once, and it wasn't December, and I didn't get to walk around and really see anything because I was there for a conference, but the city is always so beautiful in the movies, and some day I will luck out!
Stay inside and warm, dear friend. We're gearing up for another blizzard in southern Indiana.- Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 8:00:00 PM PST
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What gorgeous photos of you! Wowza.
What part did Betty play?
I've been to NYC twice just after Christmas before (and once during) New Year and all the decorations were still up and everyone was very nice and friendly and this was in the late 70's when NY had a bad rep. I loved it. Betty seems too young to have played Katie, who I think would be the most fun to play. (Cabbage has a cabbage smell!)- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 1:50:00 AM PST
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I think that might be on my bucketlist - spending a Christmas in New York.
Merry Christmas Naomi. =)- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 4:21:00 AM PST
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I love the city this time of year
your photos are wonderful
Merry Merry
all good things
love ya
Hope sends hugs :)- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 7:40:00 AM PST
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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2011! I hope you have a wonderful time :)
- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 11:14:00 AM PST
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A *very* Merry Christmas Naomi!
- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 11:52:00 AM PST
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Lovely, magical and beautiful! Love. It! :)
- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 12:51:00 PM PST
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merry x-mas naomi and sweeti.. hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow.. We are celebrating Sunday because that is when hes mom is coming to visit instead of tomorrow.. talk soon..
- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 1:31:00 PM PST
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Dear Naomi,
I must confess, yeah this very serious:
Only been to N Y City once, and only for a short evening (on our way to Merida at Yuctan).
But where did we go:
Right there, looking down at the Ice Rink.
Where else - when you have only 3 hours in New York during X-Mas time?
Happens to be only some years after your performance - but next time I hope to with time and body at the same place as you are.
btw. Posted some scenes from the Graveyard. I'll post some more happy ones during the Weekend.
hugs
Tor
ps. Happy you are up again writing. I know about when fingers do not follow your mind....- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 3:22:00 PM PST
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Beautiful photos, my friend! I dream of visiting NYC at Christmastime! I think of movies like Serendipity and all I want to do is shop in the streets of Manhattan and ice skate at Rockefeller Center and fall in love all over again!
Happy Christmas to you, too, my friend! Love and hugs from Miami...xoxo- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 3:23:00 PM PST
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My oldest daughter came home from NYC on Tuesday---a college graduate! We are all together for the first time since August. Presents come in all kinds of wrapping, I think.
I wish you happy, healthy, peaceful and loving days, Naomi. ♡- Friday, December 24, 2010 at 6:30:00 PM PST
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I will try to be *politically correct* and say Happy Holidays Naomi!!
Once again you bring smiles to my face seeing the old photos of you and Betty...I just love all your photos all the time!- Saturday, December 25, 2010 at 6:36:00 AM PST
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Just popped by this Christmas Day to wish you Happy Holidays Naomi. I hope this comment finds you and Sweetie as well as can be.
Thank you for popping y again. It is weird you get the message saying it won't post as it is always there waiting to be moderated, but your emails reach me too. I hope the parcel I sent you arrives soon :)- Saturday, December 25, 2010 at 12:12:00 PM PST
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Merry Christmas! Thank you for the greatest pictures.
- Saturday, December 25, 2010 at 10:09:00 PM PST
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Lovely photos. How glamorous you look in your furs. I still wear mine when it's cold enough, and to hell with political correctness.
word Verification - difyin!- Monday, December 27, 2010 at 2:25:00 AM PST
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Christmastime in New York is on my to-do list. I'd love to see The Nutcracker there.
- Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 4:37:00 PM PST
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