Hot time .....Summer in the city....can you hear me singing

        As I sat down to write this I thought..... Yet another absence from blogging must be addressed!  Well...I just got back from spending six weeks in Manhattan helping my Daughter moving from one apartment to another. An 11 block move sounds simple right?  Wrong on all accounts!  Less became more with every obstacle  from oppressive heat to a triathlon being run while the movers made their way up 11 streets charging by the hour! They were happy as runners held up traffic and everybody clapped and waved except for Stephanie and myself who were ready to pull our hair out!
           Once again I can't make up stories like this but we actually ended up at St. Luke's Hospital that night as my Daughter thought she was having a heart attack! Luckily her symptoms that mimicked a heart attack were actually severe dehydration. The Hospital told us they had brought in extra saline anticipating runners being dehydrated with the heat but 5000 fared well while we sat that evening in Emergency. At the time it was scary but we've since been able to laugh how funny it was because picture this.... we come in by cab and they assumed the vintage Parent being me was the patient and I said I'm great it's my daughter! It really was comical when we think back on the moment!
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I love her new terrace....alright the fire escape but I like to imagine the Audrey Hepburn movies of years ago in Manhattan and all the funny scenes they shot on fire escapes. You can see across how some buildings do have terraces and again remembering the movie Rear Window and laughing so much!

Room with a view! LOL!

Love the Rack from Ikea!

A gift from Bob Notto...Vintage Door! Chairs were owned by Virgil Thompson Composer who resided in the Chelsea Hotel! Always a story in NYC!

It's a little tricky loading the Dishwasher! LOL!

Looking from the kitchen! Please note picture below shows table on the angle and the door on the left painted black.

Love the Flower Pot!

Room from a view...table on an angle! Making use of every inch in NYC!

City Sunsets...Amazing!

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 It truly was a working trip but there was loads of fun time as well. The pictures speak for themselves and the neighborhood is great. 
           With every move comes the fun of getting acquainted with a new footprint...New York city talk for neighborhood! The Upper West has some great local restaurants and the the Museum and Central Park are a  block away. We tried a few eating spots and they're all very good. Friday night Happy hour at Crave offers Clams and Oysters and Senn Thai is sooooo good. The funniest thing is the 50 people who are on line every night for vegan ice cream. This so reminds me of the old "neighborhood"  where they would line up for Levain cookies. The first time I saw so many people of all ages lined up...I thought it was either a soup kitchen or casting call for a film being shot!
      I really have enjoyed walking around and meeting new store owners and introducing myself as well as  picking up Strudel at Zabars  for dessert.  There are so many more City stories to share, as well as meeting up with old friends and making some new ones too!  More to come tomorrow.                               Talk to you soon...Denise