day after

 

meeting lizette

i took a walk to 54th street and second avenue to meet lizette at the clean market cafe/spa where she sometimes goes for an infrared red sauna. they offer reduced rates during the day.

we shared a bite to eat (chicken fajitas) at rosa mexicana just up the street from the cafe.

fresh lemon tea . . it was a beautiful day in the mid '80's with a cool breeze.

julietta's - the midtown location of greg's favorite ice cream shop. (i stopped to get a cup of pistachio and coffee ice cream for the walk home.)

i also stopped for a few cans of cat food at petsmart (24th street and 5th ave). sometimes i think i only go into this store to gaze at the giant photo of this handsome french bulldog - i would love to have a bulldog again).

saturday excursion to brooklyn

greg and i rode the citibikes downtown to the wall street ferry landing. (he's quite lawless biking these days! he was winding in and out of the cars - sans helmet! - and riding in and out of pedestrians on the sidewalk! i don't know this man!)  i had texted my friend lizette that i was on my way. she texted back, "wonderful!" however, halfway there i received another text from her asking if it was the correct day, "i think it's supposed to be the 23rd or the 30th," she wrote. and you know, she was right! oh well, c'est la vie! we continued on our way, and had a fun time traipsing about downtown brooklyn.

greg and i decided to pop by the playground where lizette was with her granddaughter. they would soon be on their way to a birthday party but i was hoping to catch her before they left . . and we did! it felt wonderful to see her . . so heartwarming.

and we were in time to see her husband joe who had come to meet her and was on his way to work. we walked with them for several blocks and then went our separate ways. 

greg wanted to have breakfast at one of his favorite diners, the new apollo.

some half and half for my coffee this morning.

grits and a sunnyside up egg and delicious fresh orange juice . .

and a perfectly ripe, whole avocado.

we walked to trader joe's on atlantic avenue. it's in a beautiful old bank building and greg had never been inside.

it's very bright and spacious . . 

we bought a few things . . 

and then walked to woolyn yarn store, just a few blocks further west.

woolyn's windows are always my favorite . . 

greg waited for me outside. 

next stop . . amy's!

the yarn is blue sky fibers organic cotton in colorway sundrop.

returning to the ferry . . 

and back to manhattan island.

a recital uptown

i took the bus uptown today to a homeschooling family's recital for violin and voice. it was a beautiful concert with anika sounding like an angel singing and nikolas playing the violin with incredible warmth and feeling. it felt wonderful to be there and especially wonderful seeing such good friends again (how special to be together for a concert in person).

 

there was a delicious selection of indonesian foods for the reception. i tried everything, but don't know the name of what i ate . . i'll have to find out and post later.

sacha and charlotte were there for the concert also . . charlotte just found out she was accepted into peridance's core youth dance program, so i'm excited about attending future dance performances . . !

another food delicacy i have to check the name of . . a special green drink! (it was very sweet.)

i walked home along ninth avenue and met greg in chelsea for dinner as he was very hungry (it was 8:00 by this time). greg had enchiladas but i just ordered a side of grilled butternut squash and brussel sprouts which we share.

it was very grey and windy and felt like it would rain, but we made it home without a downpour.

saturday get together

 

we actually had leftover chicken soup for dinner this evening . . this is last nights taco dinner. i ran a lot of errands today as greg and i will visit montauk for a few days. i took the compost to the green market, picked up groceries for the trip, and washed my warm down coat from lands end. it's finally very cold here and it'll be warmer than the short down jacket i've been wearing.

 

this evening was special as we had a get together of old nyc homeschooling friends. i was so happy to see all of us together on the screen . . everyone was in and out over three hours - one friend leaving and another just coming on . . it was fun and we got to wish two of our group happy birthday. four of us are turning 60 this year . . actually, it might be five of us . . we were all born in 1961.

it's supposed to snow tomorrow night, and all day monday . . !