lying in a lumpy bed in NYC

our adventures have begun!


  we arrived yesterday to horizontal snow and grey skies and spent the night in with a bottle of lovely bubbly and not so nice stir-in sauce and filled pasta. the realisation dawned on me that it will take months to recreate my cupboard of herbs and spices. we spent $60 in the supermarket and i don't even have salt pepper or oil. how will i cope? and i saw my first ever mandarine yesterday - a bag is only $7!

  the miniature studio isn't as bad as expected, though I've had to create a fortress with our suitcases in front of the door to the terrace as it doesn't close properly. not sure we'll get much use out of the terrace over the next month.

  today is social security day when we become real resident Aliens - you can't do anything without a card by the sounds of things. hope the rain stops soon...