New Year's Day 2010

Who knows what 2010 will bring? I have to ask myself the question again.

Once again, there is no traffic as I drive back to Brooklyn. I had brought blue jeans with me to Beth’s, so I have Greg meet me downstairs and give him the golden gown and slippers and then I drive the car 14 blocks to “The Parking Club”. This is the Brooklyn Law School subsidized garage where we’ll keep the car. It’s nice to get it off the street and not worry about it until I need it again. I love walking around Brooklyn Heights and stop to pick up some more supplies on my way back to Pierrepont Street.

I haven’t seen Avatar, but the trailers keep showing these creatures who fly around. I’m reminded of them today as helicopters fly over our apartment to the heliport on the East River across from them. There is a constant, non-stop drone and I wonder if this is what I can expect during our stay here. I couldn't get a photo on New Year's Day but hope to capture one later on in our stay. They move quickly and are actually very small when seen next to a skyscraper so my camera has a hard time focusing on them.

Emmaline has spent the night but the poor girl is suffering from food poisoning and feels rotten. She and Ted leave in the afternoon and visit places on interest in lower Manhattan. Greg and I shop at the expensive, but fun deli Lassen and Hennigs for a bowl-watching, low-keyed New Year’s day. Beth joins us for a few hours in the evening and we’re feeling at home in Brooklyn.