weekend at home

back to reality
 back home
 weekend rituals 
resume
 with the added bonus 
of
 meeting 
a blogger
 after being 'friends' online 
for about 2 years

  saturday 
i had the pleasure of meeting 
face to face
 with 

 okay 
so her real name 
isnt 
'Beth'
 i am not sure
 she would feel comfortable 
with
 me
 using
 her real name 
here in cyberspace 


her friend Iris
 (not Iris, Jill, apologies to Jill if she's reading this)
 took the photo

 they are both book review bloggers 
while
 i didnt know or read Jill's' blog
 i have been reading 'Beth's' 
getting some wonderful recommendations
 both
 for myself
 and 
for books to give others

we met at 
 in
 the
 on west 77th street
 we had tasty frittatas topped with lox
(salt cured smoked salmon to those of you who dont know)
 in charming surroundings 
chosen
 because
 she and Jill were planning on visiting the museum

 caffè storico
 has been open about 18months
 i believe its opening
 coincided
 with the renovations the ny historical society building underwent 
you dont have to belong to or even go to the museum 
to dine in the cafe 
and 
there's a fun gift shop to explore 
as well


it was
 a
 hot
 hot
 hot
 day 
brunch was really good
 and 
we both indulged
 in 
dessert


two scoops
 of 
sorbet
 pineapple and salted chocolate 

come on 
tell me
 you could have passed that up

i dont believe you