Sat.19th 

Began as usual with a trip to the greenmarket and other errands. No mystery surrounding me. I'm a creature of habit. 

Skipping right to dinner:

My choice involved a yen for BBQ ribs, which I had at Blue Smoke - a Danny Meyer restaurant located on East 27th St. between Lexington and Park.  The ribs were yummy, but the noise level was deafening.Buy hey, one has to sacrifice sometimes.

 Sun, 20th 

 I had great plans to visit the New York botanical gardens. The weather was perfect for an outing. There is a special exhibit of Monet's flower garden at Givrney, where he spent his last years. The garden used the same flowers and arrangements as Monet created.

Alas, I spent the morning on the web and phone trying to get directions using public transportation.  It was not to be.The first set of directions called for 3 buses.  It became wearisome and frustrating, so I opted for a movie in the neighborhood.  A total cop-out. Not having planned anything to see, I wound up taking a cab, instead of a nice
walk to the theater. 

Time was short, so I saw "Dark Shadows" starring Johnny Depp, directed by Tim Burton. There was a wonderful exhibit of Tim Burton last year at MOMA,and that's what drew me. I don't usually go to Goth themed movies - not the right word, but the other (vampire-I just remembered) description went out of my head. 

I was totally unprepared but there were some very funny bits.Fans of this genre will enjoy. I followed with a lovely brunch of stuffed French toast, with a glass of white wine.  Finally, I walked home to catch up with the NY Times,  and a lovely dinner of leftover ribs.

There you have it, but not in a nutshell.   

 bobby