Ash Wednesday

This is where Paul and I went for Ash Wednesday services last night. The Church of the Incarnation is an Episcopal church built in 1824 and has a famous Tifany stained glass window plus other amazing art work. We were there in the huge setting with about 20 other people for the half-hour long service which consisted of just reading from the prayer book, getting ashes on our forehead, and receiving communion.

A pitcher of chocolate!

This is me pouring melted Belgium dark chocolate into a cereal bowl of steamed milk. It's what I got when I ordered hot chocolate at a little French boulangerie (bakery) on 50th and 3rd. Most people were speaking French and looking quite stylish. I wanted to work there! Maybe I will!

By the way, there was no handle so I had to drink it using both hands. It cost $5, and after I had sat a while, the chocolate I hadn't poured into the pitcher began to harden. I resisted scraping it out with my spoon onto my plate and eating it like candy. It was tough, though.

Today's topic is the view. . . again.

I promise to make this my last topic of the view from our apartment, but honestly, I can hardly believe I get to see this every day! There are some apartments close by, but not so close that we're staring into someone's living room. I have been cooking in for dinner most nights even though the nearby restaurants are so tempting. It's just a joy to sit at our dining table and marvel at the site in front of us.