Springtime...for Karen...and Emily.....!!

 

 

 

 

Ah....life is sometimes just what you thought you hoped for when you didn’t 

even know what it was you were hoping for!

After a great day of work at the MetOpera and with much money raised for that most noble of Art forms, I decided to walk over to Central Park since the cloudless day was so inviting.  It was slightly cool in the shade but I was warmed by the sun as I cut through Lincoln Center.  Crossing over to Broadway what did I spy but ÉpicerieBouloud across the street. 

 

Mmmm...it truly is an epicurean delight of a café piled high with raspberry and pistachio tarts, humble cheeses, not so humble pâtés and terrines, and oysters and breads and sweets and ...and...and....!

After laughing and enjoying the camaraderie of others in line I settled on a simple baguette with ham, salted butter and gruyere cheese and picked a grilled brie and gruyere on brioche with ramps and rhubarb confit  for Em Steel who was still at school (on a Saturday!) working with her Steel Thread collaborator David Chang on a photo shoot. (More on that in another post)

After Em and I met at Columbus Circle we picked out a lovely bottle of Rosé from Provence, bought a package of plastic cups and some chips and then hit the Park for a late afternoon picnic.
 

It was just Beautiful! 
 

The flowering trees have turned to bright shades of green with new leaves but not so thick that the distant hills were obscured.  Roller bladers, bicyclists, children, kites, parents, stripes, bagpipes, horses with Police on them, horses pulling flowered carriages, book readers, kissers, laughter, shiny purple sneakers, people sitting on rocks, under trees, on the grass, on benches, across the park, near us, everywhere!   And not a single cloud. Not one.

 

We stayed until our bones were the same temperature as the still cool ground and found the nearest subway back to our place in the Village where we had tea at Café Reggio on McDougal. 

From sandwiches to tea and we spent only $37!

A very nice day indeed!

 

[In case you are concerned about drinking, ahem, adult beverages in public, according to THIS article, that, though it is illegal, unless an Officer of the Law can identify by Brand what is in your cup, you cannot be cited for it.]