Summer Fridays in New York are nice and quiet and empty--perfect for going on a marathon-log walk and exploring the city. While we did make it from Chelsea in Manhattan to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, we didn't quite take as long a walk as we did last Friday because we cheated and took the train home. The sun really took the pep out of me. Maybe I should have had a second doughnut...
...from Doughnut Plant! Jon had the yeast vanilla bean (top left), and I had the yeast coconut glazed (top right). The breakfast of champions.
We stopped by 1 Centre Street again to see if we'd catch the Law and Order people filming like last week, when we saw Kathryn Erbe. (I was hoping to snag a pic of Chris Noth or Sam Waterston for Mumma.) When I saw Judith Light (top left), I thought we hit SVU paydirt. But then I recognized Rebecca Romijn (in sunglasses, top left) and saw the cast chairs (top right): Ugly Betty.
Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge. This time, I was the jerk holding up traffic by taking pictures.
As seen on the streets of Brooklyn: the Bed Bug Club in Boerum Hill and a white tiger in Park Slope. (Where were Sigfried and Roy?)
Lunch at Moutarde in Park Slope. Nicoise salad sans anchovies (top left) and a warm goat cheese salad (top right). The whole time I had Mumma's voice echoing in my head: "Ugh...goat cheese!"
Prospect Park. So empty, so wonderful! Jon and I spent the afternoon and early evening on the grass under a tree planning this week's cookies and daydreaming about Brooklyn brownstones. Scratch-ticket millionaires?
the park was so perfect today! and Judith Light looks *great* in person...even better than on _Who's the Boss_ and when we saw her in the off-broadway production of _Wit_.
Posted by: Jonnazz | July 25, 2008 at 10:39 PM
WOW! What a magnificent day!! Your pictures are fabulous and make me want to run right down to Donut Plant and across the Brooklyn Bridge.
I also like the new picture you put up of yourself on the blog. Was this taken on the walk in Brooklyn? It's appropriate to have an outdoor shot with all of the outdoor activities which clearly inspire your creative cookie baking!
Posted by: Lorraine | July 26, 2008 at 08:31 AM
Thanks, Lorraine! I like the new profile too. Jon took this pic of me in Prospect Park. In the original, I was scratching my head, and it looked like my left elbow was growing out of my face. I had to photoshop out the stray limb...I think I did a pretty good job!
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | July 26, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Sounds like the PERFECT day....except for that (UGH!) goat cheese salad. The photos are great and I especially like the new one of OCG. Daydreams can become reality...don't give up on that dream of a Brooklyn brownstone!
Posted by: Mumma | July 26, 2008 at 04:10 PM
I knew it, Mumma! You and goat products are not friends.
Posted by: Oatmeal Cookie Guy | July 27, 2008 at 12:00 PM