Lisa Durfee, 524 Warren Street
A Humble Hamptons Holiday Award
“Get lost in the cozy holiday you wish you were having. Walking down the stairs with the stiff elegance only a doll can muster.”
Red Dot Restaurant & Bar, 321 Warren Street
The Rudolph Red Award
“This is what dining in a Christmas present is like. Having dined in, I can say I felt properly packaged.”
The Caitlyn Jenner Basement Award
“The sense of an enthusiast’s basement. Sexy skier. Something kinky in the air.”
The Personal Is Political Award
“Poetry is not a luxury—but dismantling the master’s tools is.”
The Forbes Highest Paid Mannequins Award
“A successful cross-country ski outing in the alps with the Westerlind family.”
The If You Give A Mouse A Mushroom Award
“The rodents pulled out the red, green, and the hay for this one. What is Santa’s secret?”
The Flamingo Bells Award
The Basketed Brownian Motion Award
The Ruth Bader Ginsburg-Claus Award
“For not only Santa Claus will judge you but also these scales. And they have determined that everyone gets presents. Just some get heavier presents.”
The Barnum & Bailey Bananza Award
The Dreamworks Award for Gnome-Owl Diplomacy
The Confident Coniferous Conspirators Award
“Here we have the quiet conspiracy of lampshades planning their infiltration of the coniferous oligarchy. So confident and clear! I think they can do it.”
Most Polite Houseguest Award
“Your friendly clipart, eager to help, patiently waiting on you. A most unobtrusive digital butler, bashful with romance. Will you sit here?”
Most Convenient Award
“We’re really matter of fact here, and within arm’s reach, despite this difficult high horizontal window, the longest mantle ever. Evokes a parade or a firing squad.”
Photo: Hudson Hall
Most Likely to Monologue Award
“I don’t even question why there is a chair on the pond because of course you would want to sit on your little stage of ice. Or maybe the chair was learning to skate and is taking a break.”
So, anybody think Finch’s window award-worthy? Or mention-worthy?
I think it is spectacular ❄️❄️❄️???
Me, too. A shame it was overlooked.