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| East River...3 blocks form home |
"Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you."
Annie Dillard, writer
Allowing
myself to be….a New Yorker?! When I
shared with a Patient all the things I was doing during my “Winter in Manhattan
Odyssey”, her response was: “That’s great, but you know New Yorkers don’t do
that, right?” (She still owns, but
rents, her UWS apartment.) I admitted
that yes, but I had set an example with my Roomies at that time and made them
take more advantage of what NYC has to offer!
Now, since I have a year (although
already a month has flown by!), I don’t feel as compelled to be “out there”
every moment. Arriving to the apartment
around 1:00am Friday, Kristi was right behind me as she worked the early
shift! So, we sat up chatting (and yes,
drinking some wine) for a couple of hours.
But that’s a huge point to this year, as well, healing, and being
together.
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| East River @ twilight |
Kristi was up and out fairly early as she actually went home
to Milton for a fund-raiser for a dear friend who was tragically killed a
couple of years ago. I had the Happy
Healing Home to myself. I read, wrote,
researched some goings on in the city, and got very lazy. If anything, I’m finding there’s too much to
do in this city I’m loving more each week!
Finally, at around 6pm, I made myself get dressed and get out. None of things I researched got done. But I did my meander my neighborhood, loving
the possibly last summer like evening for the year.
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| Sojourn fro our window |
Being very hungry, I
decided to treat myself to the restaurant literally outside my window, across
the street. I am so glad I did! Sojourn (79th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) is wonderful. It seems to be a happening spot for the
younger crowd based on the noise with our windows being open. But early (especially by New York standards)
it’s great. As always when alone, I sat
at the bar and had a lovely chat with a Lady from the neighborhood. She proceeded to introduce to me to Everyone,
so I now have my place where people have learned my name!
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| Mike Kelley's Memory Ware |
Saturday I had booked
another afternoon with New York Gallery Tours (www.nygallerytours.com).. Rafael
Risemberg had chosen the Upper East Side, my neighborhood, so it was especially
enticing. I had the added pleasure of
finding the Lady who first introduced me to Raphael’s tours, the photographer Robin
Platzer (Twin Images).
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| James Rosenquists' Meta Universe |
It was a wonderful few
hours. Rafael had chosen 4 Galleries in
mansions, one in a carriage house, and 2 in traditional spaces. One of the mansions was actually the site of
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Wedding Reception. What a treat!
This time I really liked most of the art.
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| Jean-Michael Othoniel (my favorite) |
After the tour I went
to Midtown to pick up some information for Wild Berry Traveling at the official
NYC Information Center (www.nycgo.com) on 7th Avenue between 52nd and 53rd
Streets. There are a few other
locations in the city as well. Being in
the neighborhood, I decided to try my luck for tickets in for the Book of
Mormon lottery. (2 ½ hours before each show you can enter the
lottery which is 2 hours before…great seats for well under the going ticket
price, right now only $33). Alas, no
luck again. Decided to pop in and see
Kristi at work at Valahalla (on 9th Avenue @ 54th Street)
for a bit.
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| Karin Kneffel |
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| O Zhang's I Am Your Mirror |
Sunday became another
lovely lazy day. We did throw clothes on
to go across the street to Sojourn, this time for brunch. We decided we will become regulars!
Monday, we both worked! I started working on my website for Wild Berry Traveling, and if I do say so myself, I'm liking it and am quite proud of myself! (with lots of help from Kristi!)
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| From Tina C on Yelp |
Before heading home, I had the hankering for French onion soup. So I researched on
Yelp and found a little bistro,
Le Moulin Cafe, on York bewteen 76th and 77th, 4 blocks away!
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