On my way I saw this And I wondered who put that there and why. Then lunch and onto the met Breuer and I ask myself who thought this was art, and why? The first exhibit was one I was looking forward to. The write up seemed to indicate that they were pairing recent acquisitions […]
Such a lovely day and back in NYC. After a morning of errands I found myself looking up at the Hermes store. At first I didn’t know what it was, I just knew that I wished I could get to the top. So, I followed a stream of people inside and wow. Really beautiful. With […]
We found Cafe D’Alsace on a google search for a croquet madam. On 2nd Ave at about 88th Street we had a freezing cold walk up. We weren’t certain we would get a table having called ahead and being told there were no tables nor do they take reservations. When we arrived half the tables […]
no soup dumplings until after 5 pm So we got finger bao along with scallion pancake with beef and string beans. The beans were great. The pancakes good. The dumplings flavorless We spent most of lunch picking places where we can hopefully grab a baguette
Today I am off to the metropolitan museum to see a few paintings by Pierre Bonnard. This all came about as I started planning my trip to London next week. I searched around on the ArtFund.org website for anything happening and stumbled on this that will be leaving The Tate before I return in May […]
Had a lovely breakfast with Kate and her mom. A tiny French brunch in the west village
It was cold, but not brutal so we walked across the park to the New York Historical Society, then back across to the Met. Lots of interesting tidbits. At the Historical Society we saw a short film ‘We Rise’ narrated by Meryl Streep about the role and advancement of woman over the last 100 years. […]
Close to home and lovely to be inside. I went alone for a much needed steak dinner. It was far from the best but had a good feel and I would go back if were here and hungry.
Off Madison at 69th Street under the blue canopy I spotted this place while I was out walking. I walked on then was drawn back. It was worth it. I had a lovely drink, a delicious steak and a marvelous mousse for dessert.
