yeah, walking the cat. he was anxious to go out. ate some grass. smelled some bushes. same old, same old, but he doesn't get tired of it.
uneventful flight home. sat next to a young indian couple who had gotten married in california in september but went to her parents home in upstate new york for the formal family weekend of parties and celebration. almost 300 people. wow. just like in the bollywood movies. her hands were still painted with henna.
back to the ny experience:
monday was the day to romp in manhattan. we drove into the city in adam's truck and stopped at aud's apartment. he parked the car and we took cabs up to jean georges. omg omg omg. the best deal in manhattan. $25 prix fixe lunch. two items plus dessert. i had cod (with spinach and something else) and tenderloin (with potatoes and something else). plus the chocolate/ginger ice cream with a small dollop of lychee frozen yogurt. other fabulous items at the table: snapper cooked with small sprigs of lavender. tuna tartare with shaved radishes and sesame soy ginger vinaigrette. shrimp salad with avocado, tomato, greens, truffle oil. omg omg omg. and as we were leaving, Gordon Ramsey, of "hell's kitchen" walked out of the other dining room, not 15 feet away from us.
after lunch we wandered to the Time Warner Center, browsed around. the museum of art and design bookstore. several watch stores. ending up back at aud's. the boys went down to the village, we rested. aud and i met my cousin nancy and her husband stan for dinner at the Centro Cafe in grand central station, which was good because we needed to take the train back up to white plains because the kids were staying in the city. more food. i had cold pea soup and bastilla (moroccan chicken in phyllo pastry, with raisins and cinnamon. yum. and a chocolate lava cake for the table for dessert. yum. it is all about the food (and the shoes).
strange day at work started with my keyboard not working on the computer. it went ok but there is so much to do.
