Hurricane schmuricane

We stood in looong lines at the coop for emergency food, bought extra candles and batteries (though everybody was sold out of D's), cleaned off the fire escape a bit (though the building behind us had left an untethered rolling rack on their roof, and it's still there!), Craig spent 2 days at the studio assessing the possible situations and wrapping equipment in plastic. Finley and I went to a b-day party yesterday and hung out on a soggy stoop with a neighbor boy. Then last night we hunkered down. The wind and rains thrashed around and the feeling was "okaaay, here we go!" Thinking the storm would wake me up at some point I was surprised to wake on my own to... not much. A bunch of leaves on the ground, a bit of rain and around 11am... the SUN! I know there are MANY people out of power or worse so I will just say that I am glad we were prepared and so relieved that we were spared.

Here is the sun shining this morning... next to we have the spider mobile (or ghost detector as she likes to call it) from fairygodmother Nana.




UPDATE: The rolling rack is down! and I can't believe I forgot this photo!

Southampton 2011

Spaced out over three weeks this August we had three separate visits with Granpops & Bebe at their sweet beachy rental. How lucky we all are!

Cousin Nana from San Francisco!

Things we did... Steve McQueen Exhibit at the Met (ahem, Alexander, that is - ongoing error on my part), many fun art projects, lots and Lots of dancing, Sunday paper in the park (or "Church", as we like to call it), walks around the neighborhood, bagel eating - toasted pumpernickel with tomato for Nana, plain with tofu cream cheese not toasted for Finley and my new love - the everything bagel toasted with tofu cream cheese. We took the bus and dipped our bods in the Red Hook Pool, took the subway to Manhattan and went to castings and Nana watched Finley while I went to a wee job. We met back up at the fountain in Washington Square Park then onto my old block for Mamouns falafel on the stoop with Mitch. Then it was back to Brooklyn to pack up the car and all (Craig too!) for a night adventure drive to Southampton. There with Grandpops and Bebe had few mostly lazy and sandy days on the beach. Finally we headed back to Brooklyn for a couple last and rainy days around the apartment (my junk drawer is now sublime.) Thank you for coming, Nana - we love you! Murray is in deep kitty mourning...