First Walk after Sandy

Fallen Tree on Bleecker Park

On Thursday I was able to go down to the West Village and see L and her parents. They had no electricity so the apartment was really cold. I spent the day with L and we played with her blocks and her ball inside the apartment. When the sun came out and it was a little warmer we decided to go on a stroller ride. We walked around and a feeling of emptyness, sadness and gratitude filled me. We were lucky to be alive and well and I prayed for those in need.

Bleecker Street Playground was full of leaves and debris. L was able to play for a while. There were a few kids with their parents but the streets where empty. That night I help L and her parents move uptown to a hotel.

L playing at the Park after the Hurricane

Halloween in the West Village

 I usually take L for two walks during the day. She loves to go on stroller rides  for 1 or 1.5 hours at a time. After that I usually take her to the park since she is learning to walk and really loves her independence and the capability she is acquiring of being able to move by herself and go places where she was not able to go at all before without being carried...

Taking her in stroller rides gives me an opportunity to discover places and explore streets that I had never seen before. New York's architecture is eclectic and beautiful. The mixture of styles, materials, designs and proportions are unique to this city. I cannot wait to start showing L all the amazing buildings, gardens and wonderful details that can be found in almost every street.

We were really looking forward to the Halloween Parade and celebration in the Village. It would have been our first. L was going to dress up as a pumpkin but Sandy caused a dramatic change of plans.

Cynthia Rowley

Spiderweb stockings

L and I also love to watch the store windows. Creativity is everywhere.  We enjoyed looking at the windows at Cynthia Rowley's store on Bleecker St. The manequins had a colorful halloween makeup that really caught the attention of the people walking by the store. The stockings on display where also great, specially to wear to a Halloween Party.

For me the best window was  Tom Binn's on Perry Street. The jewelry at this store is really special. Anyone looking for something different and unique should stop by this store. You will not be disappointed. The girls at the store are really nice too.