Polly Ruiz's (pollyanna) Blog

 As I was watching my son's Change of Command ceremony from a bluff overlooking the Narrows and the gray sea beyond, I caught a glimpse of the cliffs I used to climb when I was a child, when Staten Island was as rural as my home in Pennsylvania is now. The great behemoth of a bridge, partially ob...

I was floating on a raft that reflected the almost-violet and cloudless sky of Promised Land State Park, on a rare day off. The white, sandy beach was nearly empty at one of my favorite places in the whole world, Pickerel Point. Our market is thriving here thanks to the Rennaisance that followed ...