... the Pembroke Room in Manhattan and it was my favorite. All the people who tried it loved it
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I also had this tea at the Pembroke Room in Manhattan and it was my favorite.  All the people who tried it loved it.  I'm glad to see that Amazon has it for sale.
2217408
It was really a hit with the others here at the independant facility where I live. A little than I pictured it would be, but over all, it is great!
4603783
This was my go-to Christmas gift, and everyone loved it
4389838
It was a fabulous. The whole family loved it
4007787
Traveled to Europe this summer to visit family and my cousin had this clock in her house.  My boyfriend fell in love with it, so when we returned I wanted to get this for him as a momenta of the trip and was lucky enough to find it on Amazon.  It really is a fun, modern twist on the Cuckoo clock and actually has a pleasant chirp then it chimes.  I'm not a big fan of clock noises in general, but I have to admit this one is unobtrusive.  It chimes the equivalent chirps on the hour and once on the half hour with a little bird that pops out of the opening.  Setting it requires a little patience and attention to the instructions. It has a light sensor on it so at night when it's dark it stops and picks back up in the morning with the correct time.  Fun and unique, looks great on the fireplace mantel and always gets compliments. It arrived on time and VERY well packaged.
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This was such a cool read for me because I had a special experience touring the U 505 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.  I'm a bit hard of hearing and the day I went to the museum there were several middle schools there on a field trip.  When we went to tour the 505, I asked the tour guide to speak a little louder because the kids ( having a ton of fun ) were very loud.  The tour guide did a great job and when we got to exit the sub, the tour guide asked the kids to check out the mock up of the periscope outside of the sub and the kids all dashed to the exhibit.  The guide turned to us three adults and said " would you like to take the real tour?"  He allowed us into the gated off areas in the forward and aft tube rooms as well as the restricted engine room.

As I read Han's book I could/can relive every aspect of the U 505 and all the amazing valves ( there must have been 200 or more ) and the danger he and his crewmates faced.  Hans became an American citizen and hold no grudges against the Brits or the Americans.  He was simply a kid who wanted to fight and be part of an elite group of war fighters.
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I went to the Philipiines a few months ago and I bought this so that I can give something to my friends. They were very excited about this and they opened one and recorded themselves eating them for the reactions. I definitely review this for the experience we have eating this. It's just a really fun treat.
2221972
I found this with some friends while on a trip to NY and loved it.  I bring some home, but always run out.  i am glad to be able to order it here!  Everyone should try it!
1624349
I enjoyed this recording of thirteen jazz pieces ranging from 3.33 to 7.56 minutes each. I am not generally a jazz fan. I usually like classical music and go to classical concerts, especially when the music is played by a full orchestra of dozens of players. I went to Preservation Hall in New Orleans years ago and really enjoyed what I heard. When I read that the members of Preservation Hall were playing in Washington, I went to hear them. I was disappointed. I think that my enjoyment in New Orleans was increased because of the ambiance of the room where the band played and by the demeanor of the players.

 I mention this so that readers can evaluate my comments. I enjoyed the thirteen pieces. True, the ambiance at home was unlike Preservation Hall, but I still liked what I heard. I think each of the pieces was pleasant, moving, exciting, and the variations in the music carried me to various emotions and thoughts.
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This book really makes you feel like you are right there in the middle of Manhattan hanging out with these wonderful characters.

The bars, all the parks not just Central Park, Times Square, SoHo, the East Village and the energy of its people and the city itself. Not to mention all the witty and fun conversations going on between lively New Yorkers which you get to experience through these great characters.

It really is an extremely friendly city just like it is portrayed in this book and that is why it was easy for such a shy character like Katrina to meet her neighbors Shana and Gracie right away and quickly become such great friends

Just like in NY and in the book if you go to a certain deli or coffee shop,  they will know your order by heart, know your name and chat with you. Hence Kat goes to the same coffee shop every day and chats with Justin while he fills her order.

I liked the dynamic of her friend Brittany who had been Kat's RA in college and is the only person she knew when she came to New York and is a bit of a wild child.

And I like the references to the ubiquitous married men who always seem to be forever present in large numbers in the bars. Always looking for those wide-eyed young women who are new in town. We meet some of these characters as well.

And I really liked Deb, Katrina's best friend in Mountain View and how she would call her from NY and report back from time to time.

The most amazing thing about this book is this transition that occurs in Katrina who was completely sheltered, naive and unbearably shy. And to watch her try new things, stop doubting herself and to start living her life for herself.

And you know you've read a great book when you can easily envision these characters living out their lives interacting with one another even though you have read the last page.
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This book was about family and friends and the bonds we share with them and our pets.  I thought it was so comforting and I couldn't put it down. I finished it in two days. It was easy to picture the characters and their home and community. It made me want to visit NYC again. It makes you realize in such a big city, there are little pockets of neighborhoods that are close knit. I had a blonde cocker spaniel for 9 years that I loved like a human. He was my first dog as an adult. My whole family treated him like a human and it about killed me when I had to euthanize him. He was my baby so I could relate to Glenn Paskin's experiences. His close relationship to Pearl was so touching also and I cried at the end for her and Katie. A very beautiful story.
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Over 20 years ago my husband (then fiancee) and I stayed at Murphy's Bed & Breakfast in Narragansett, RI for a weekend away.  Besides the Inn being beautiful and comfortable and filled with beautiful flowers, what was most memorable were the breakfasts, which were unbelievable! From the orange smoothie style drink, to the amazing blueberry muffins.  Everything we ate those 3 mornings was amazing, creative and just delicious.  We spoke to the Inn Keeper, Marha Murphy and told her how much we love all the food she made and she told us she was coming out with a bed and breakfast cookbook and that all the recipes would be in there along with many other great recipes from Bed and Breakfast Inns all over the country.  I asked her to please let me know when it came out so I could purchase it.  True to her word, she mailed me a note to tell me that it would be coming out within the next month and if I was interested to let her know and she would sign my copy.  So I sent her a check and received the signed cookbook in June of 1992.  That was my first cookbook I ever owned and I still use it to this day.  The Chafin Farms blueberry muffins are our favorite, but the Countryside's Applebread is the Christmas Morning standard in our family. I have tried so many of the recipes and they are all wonderful - simple, cozy, scrumptious recipes that everyone will love.  I recommend this cookbook to everyone - once you start making these recipes at home, everyone will feel like they are eating at a bed and breakfast! Enjoy!!
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I can see why a lot of people wouldn't like this book. We spend a lot of time with some unlikeable and oblivious privileged characters. I actually had this book for quite a while, read the first section of it, couldn't get into it and put it aside in disgust. Then a few weeks later, I picked it up and this time something clicked.

This book tells the story of two high school then college friends and their lives after entering the "real world" from sheltered Bennington College. First one, then the other moves to New York City. The book follows them through their 20s as they make their way in New York.

While the girls were super annoying in the early part of the book (when they were college girls), part of the enjoyment of the book is watching them learn the lessons that life in NY teaches you. It is a hard place to live and to make your way. I particularly loved the descriptions of how the girls "hardened" after their first year there, which rings true with what my NY friends have told me about the place.

I don't feel the author wrapped everything up neatly at the end, but that didn't bother me. She created so many moments of wistfulness, the joy of youth and the looking-back at that innocent time in your life. It reminded me of a modern take on John Cheever's stories about NYC in the 40s and 50s when people come to the city with high hopes and get beaten down (or not)--plus, from a young woman's point of view.

I would love to read more by this author. I think she is very promising.
4127241
Captivating.  I loved it. Great all around experience
1521957
I loved every minute of it and was delighted and charmed by Feinstein's keen intelligence and analytic abilities.  Talk about being in the right place at the right time!  His meeting with Ira Gershwin turned out to be a huge gift to our own musical legacy.

The loss of George Gershwin at such a young age is right up there with the loss of Mozart.  Heaven only knows what they would have accomplished.

A few years ago, I was visiting the Reynolda House Museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  They had an Aeolian-Skinner organ-on the same principle as a player piano.  At regularly scheduled times, it would play.  i was in the top part of the house, in the same room with the organ pipes, when it launched into "S'Wonderful".  It was euphoric!  I purchased three Aeolian-Skinner cds in an effort to find a copy, but to no avail.

I love Gershwin.  I love the Houston Opera version of Porgy and Bess better than any other.  I love Michael Feinstein, and I am hugely grateful for this wonderful book.
3376677
I was at work and i heard people talking about how good it smelled. so i wanted to try it myself. I loved it, now it's one of my favorite colognes
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I follow the Humans of New York Facebook page, so I was very excited when I saw that there was book coming out. I was not disappointed. This book now holds pride of place on my coffee table and has started many interesting conversations with guests to my apartment. The photos are beautiful and the stories are moving, and often uplifting. I would recommend this book to anyone.