a coffee and flower shop

 

 i took the bus to meet korrina for coffee and tea at a cafe around the corner from her japanese class at the japan society. it's an interesting place because it's part cafe, part florist. (i also gave her an extra echinacea/goldenseal tincture i had . . yes, we're stocking up on those immuno supports - i'm drinking echinacea tea as i write this and i've had my vitamin c today also).

orange rooibus tea and a decaf cappuccino with oat milk.

 everyone must want to buy this cactus (hence the little not for sale tag). i know i did.

 renunculus flowers . . (which korrina correctly identified).

i walked down to 42nd street with her in the rain (the day started out so sunny and warm) and then walked through grand central and home along madison avenue, through madison park to 23rd street and sixth avenue, stopping at michaels and lionbrand in search of size 17 and 15 double pointed needles.

it was a cold and wet walk home.

take the E train

 today we took the E train uptown to the museum of modern art.

 a small tom otterness fellow . . hanging out with the other commuters.

 in the bruce nauman exhibit at moma . . (days) . .

 afterwards, we walked down fifth avenue to see the norway spruce christmas tree, donated by a couple from wallkill, new york . .

 and then after we had lunch at a pret a manger on lexington avenue, we stopped at grand central station, where kathy and warren took a train home (this is new, connecticut just recently extended their train lines).

 bon voyage! happy trails . .

 happy trails to minerva's home . . 

to make sure she had enough food and water while her human is away . .