An ethereal tutu in the window of ABC Carpet. 'Such stuff as dreams are made on...'
and a magic ball through which we see a rabbit...... However, less magical is the fact that La Pain Quotidien has vanished from where it used to be at the back of the store. It's well below freezing and there is a water main break at Madison Square Park.
So Frances and I rush to City Bakery on 19th Street in search of carb comfort.
Whole wheat croissants....who knew?
YoungManBehindCounter: The hot choc of the day is lemon. It's delicious. Me: What? Really? Please couldn't I have regular hot choc? It's sort of like chocolate chip bagels..... Him (smiling) : I love chocolate chip bagels....... Me: Well, I'm sure they're all wonderful, but I'll stick to the plain kind for now.....
We repair to Beads of Paradise on17th Street to drown in Thai silk
and dream of foreign parts.
I buy $15 worth of powder glass beads from Ghana....
then
a squash for soup at Union Square.
On the way home I saw people waiting in line for a vintage clothes expo. Hard to be bored in New York.