Awoke to the sounds of a derrick………..on my front terrace…….lowering 2 men over the wall.
Remember that EARTHQUAKE a month ago. It put a crack in our building…..
Split open for…….10 floors high in the tower! $200,000 to fix it.
Went for a morning walk………past a homeless couple who sleep on the steps of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
Bumped into a friend……….Ruth………who is boning up on DADA. A friend of ours….Rudy Ernst……wrote it.
Exercise for 39 mins…………then 30 laps……….and a steam. Ahhhhhhhh.!
Passed a street artist across from The Apple Store on Broadway.
Two workmen were in the apt…..repairing the handle on my terrace door. They handed me a bill….$1236…..for a handle! Gotta love New York!
I whipped up some BLT’S for lunch…..on Pullman Bread toast.
My guests arrived from Boulder Colorado……….who are touring the entire US of A in their motor home.
Pickled red peppers and chips…….and an olive.
Meet JUDEE……….
Meet her husband….TOM.
Blueberries………..mango sherbet……….french vanilla with peach puree…..and two blackberries.
A walk in Central Park after lunch.
Stopped by the Boathouse Cafe for a coffee.
A sweet Korean couple were getting married…..cute!
The Bethesda Fountain………..with threatening skies……..tho the pigeons don’t seem to mind.
The pond at her feet is filled with water lillies.
A four o’clock storm came up. Lasted 10 minutes. Gone.
Dinner: Pesto Ravioli…….roasted yellow peppers…….butternut squash. Dab of feta.
After dinner……went for a short walk…….stopped in at Housing Works Thrift……..to see our friend George. SMILE!
