SoHo Window Displays

The Best Meal We've Had in New York

As many excellent meals as I've had since moving to New York, none compare to the late summer meals my mother would cook when I was growing up: bright red tomatoes, corn with delicate strands of silk still attached, and earthy new potatoes.

Of course, as a young person, I wasn't interested in preparing the foods, just eating them! I didn't realize how much the smells of onions cooking in bacon grease excited my taste buds; I didn't make the connection of how the sound of the pressure cooker sizzling and hissing was as much a part of good eats as lifting the fork to my mouth. Restaurant meals are wonderful, but you kind of miss the foreplay!

My husband and I came home from Union Square's Green Market with as much as we could carry on the subway. I prepared two nights of meals from it, and each night he said, "Best meal we've had in New York." 

 

Six-Year-Old Violinist

Isn't this just the cutest thing you have ever seen? He was playing outside of the New York Public Library. That's his dad behind him. I wonder whose idea it was to showcase his skills on the sidewalks of New York. I'm guessing the dad wanted his kid to get some public performance practice. And, yes, of course, I gave him a dollar. He was good!

 

The First Leaf

Sitting in Bryant Park yesterday, a lone leaf landed on the table where my handbag was sitting. It was the exact same color as my handbag, and I thought that was neat. . . 

How to Decorate a Long Hallway, Part Three

I wanted to decorate my long hallway with photographs, but I didn't to spend a lot having them enlarged and printed. So, I did it myself using my plain ol' black and white printer. I just enlarged the photos on the computer and printed them in 8.5 by 11 inch segments. I used green painter's tape to add some color and a nice graphic element to the theme.

Eyebrow Threading in New York

Got my eyebrows threaded for the first time the other day. I had never heard of it in Cincinnati, but perhaps that's just because I wasn't looking. It seems like every beauty salon offers it here and not just for your eyebrows, but for your entire face!

I did my eyebrows, but she asked me twice if I wanted my upper lip done! Uh, no and no.

Sanctuary's New Rooftop Restaurant and Bar

The Sanctuary Hotel boasts a brand new rooftop restaurant on the 20th floor. The view is outstanding, but the decor was just as pleasing. The restaurant wasn't open when we got there, so the front desk folks said we could wait in the lobby, an intimate and gorgeous space that truly was a sanctuary from the sidewalks of Times Square.