January 7, 2012

Today I went to NYC with Frank and Chris to see the opera Hansel and Gretel.  The day was gorgeous - 15 degrees above the normal temperature for this time of year.  We walked up 8th Avenue from 42nd Street after parking in the Port Authority lot -- for someone who considers herself New York savvy, I can't believe I've never parked here!  Anyway, we took a quick tour of Hugo Boss on our way up to Rosa Mexicano for our usual delicious meal - no guacamole this time, though!

Although the music in the opera was beautiful, the sets were a disappointment to me - so gray and utilitarian.  You would think the set designer would make use of the entire stage, but no!  Frank said it was supposed to look like the page of a book, but I don't buy it, especially when the audience was full of kids probably seeing their first production at the Met.

We had to hurry back after the opera because Frank and Chris were going to a party in Rehoboth Beach, DE, this evening.  I stopped at Jamie Hollander on the way home to get a sandwich for dinner.

Breakfast: two mini-scones
Lunch: queso fundido
Dinner: Italian meats on a panini roll
Beverages: coffee, coconut water, pinot noir, pomegranate margarita!!

I finished The Paris Wife!  Well done; it gave me a new interest in Hemingway, especially if I end up teaching American Lit in 2012-13.  I actually read a sample of A Moveable Feast by Hemingway after I finished the novel because it dealt with the same time period as The Paris Wife.