NY Subway

The New York subway... 
Crowded with people, bikes, suitcases . . .
Noise vibrating through the tunnels
A bit overwhelming for non New Yorkers

The New York subway... 
A people watcher's dream
Cars filled from morning until the wee hours of the night
A venue for entertainers hoping to be discovered

The New York subway... 
Truly the heart of this city. . .  

Girls Night In

Last night we decided to have my niece's girl friends over for wine and pizza. It's sort of a tradition whenever we come for a visit to New York.  We first met most of these girls when they were freshmen at NYU about 9 years ago!  Throughout the years we had many a nights siting and chatting over a glass of wine as they shared their thoughts on various topics from boys to their heart felt  passions. Last night was no different!  I sat listening to these young women, so impressed as always!  So stong, so confident so interesting so passionate! 

Ahhh The Joys of Retirement!

One of the great things about retirement is last minute trips!  A few weeks ago my sister and I decided to take a trip to see my niece in. New York.  We usually wait until spring break but decided why wait when we don't have to!  We took the red eye out Thursday night arriving very early Friday morning.  My niece  surprised us with theatre tickets to see Wicked, the play we have been wanting to see forever! !  I highly recommend it if you have not seen  it! We are here for the week, to help her out with a few things around her apartment but as always we will find time for fun in the Big Apple!

Weather Has Me Thinking Spring!

Coming from the Midwest, we would not even begin to think of spring until maybe May!  However, living in New Mexico is a very different story. The weather here is fantastic, mostly because the sun is shinning most every day.  It is the desert, so at night and early morning it's cool but temps during the day have been very mild.  In fact, last week and this week temps have been hovering around 70! This is unheard of in Chicago. Today as I was outside looking around I even noticed baby plants beginning to sprout up!  I felt like running to the nursery to see what's available so, I could start planting...but I'll wait a bit because after all it is only February 10th.

Sorry the pics are not coming through today by way of my iPad!  It shows up until I publish :-(
Not sure what the problem is... Time to buy a new laptop I think...

But imagine if  you will baby green sprouts pushing through the ground...

My Diamond in the Rough!

I have heard about this place  . . . The river with a great trail . . .  Well I finally got to experience it when one of my granddaughters came to visit.  I knew she loved to be out in nature and to hike.  What a beautiful winter day, temp about 55, sun shinning brightly a perfect day to enjoy the beauty that surrounds me. The best part of this place... It's only about 15 minutes from home!