monday monologue - sunday adventure
The annual NYC Marathon
pretty much shut down cross town traffic this Sunday
so I put off a trek across to Madison Avenue
and went to the GreenFlea on this side of the park
BUT
on the way I had
to wait
pause at Broadway
as a parade of UPS trucks
trundled across West 79th Street
like a herd of elephants
they
were accompanied by
a motorcycle police escort with flashing lights
had I not been talking on my phone at the time
I would have a photo for you.
When I got to the GreenFlea
which is on Columbus Avenue at 77th Street
I noticed West 77th was blocked off
by two HUGE dump trucks
I crossed to the Museum side
to check out the Farmer's Market
and
there
the mystery of the UPS Truck exodus
was solved
(dont bother to embiggen, its blurry, sorry)
In all the years I have watched the NY Marathon
not once
not even
one single time
have I ever heard about UPS's participation
What do they do, you ask?
Well, gentle reader, they schlep
they schlep
all the Marathon runners' clothing
the things
the sweaters
the hats
the scarves
that the runners wear
to
the starting line
in
Staten Island
Staten Island
these items are put in plastic bags
and
onto the trucks
I learned that
Girl Scouts volunteer to help load the trucks
that then head into Manhattan
to
West 77th between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
(the very same street closes the night before Thanksgiving so Macy's employees can inflate the balloons that fly in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade)
I dont understand
why
this has never been covered on the local news,
hey, Michelle Charlesworth,
how come you and Eyewitness News never covered this aspect of the Marathon?
Major props to you, UPS!
the UPS trucks parade no longer a mystery
I headed to the GreenFlea
where
lots of sunshine
comfortable temps
brought out
shoppers, wanderers,
and
new vendors
I met
Brie (apologies if I am spelling it wrong!) and Mike Masterson
check out
their fabulous
house of re-boot
jackets, pullovers,
and
what we Americans call jumpers
(Mike has his arm around one in that photo, his other arm's round Brie)
not to be confused with the sweater
Brits call a jumper and we call a cardigan
I digress
click here for details
about how they make some really
cool looking clothing engineered of
'excess of fast fashion culture'
Visited with Kitty
who this week was across the aisle from the Mastersons
she designs/sells one of a kind chairs
chaises, ottomans,
and
now
pillows!
I like to think
I inspired
her to make pillows
when
I ordered
two pillow covers
the fabric I chose
is not in that pile
tho I am loving the striped one
in the middle
I headed home
on the way there was a quick stop at Zabar's
Toonman loves their meatballs
and
a visit to Pet Central to place this week's cat food order
I dont know what is causing it
but
both cats seem to have a 'love it less' attitude about their food
Experience
tells me to wait it out
what they hate today
tomorrow they will inhale
yet
the Jewish mother in me
wants to temp them with new tastes
especially
fish with less aspic
not in gravy or sauce
and
no big chunks
no mushy texture
please
I'll leave you
on that note
knowing
every pet owner one of you
is ready with stories of your own food battles
and how you solved them
I look forward to your comments, gentle reader
thanks for wading through the blather