Hey friends,

With all that’s been going on this summer, I haven’t had a lot of time to just wander around NYC. Last night, though, I met a friend for drinks at The Mansfield Hotel bar (aptly named M Bar) in midtown (drinks here are expensive, but the atmosphere is laid back and subdued, which can be really nice (and hard to find) in the hubbub of midtown. If you do find yourself here, you simply must try Violet’s Blue Martini with fresh blueberries and pineapple juice. To die for.)

Anyway, the bar is on 44th, and as I started walking to the subway I thought … why not walk home? I haven’t done that in forever, and the night was cool and breezy after the rain, so I just went ahead and did it, my friends.

And you know what? It was lovely.

^^ Even on a wet and dreary day, the New York Public Library is still the most lovely.

^^ If this photo doesn’t scream New York — with its lights, tall buildings and taxi cab — then I don’t know what does.

^^ If you squint really hard, you can see the red Radio City lights shining away in the background.

^^Rockefeller Center, in all its glory.

^^ It’s kinda hard to tell from this photo, but St. Patrick’s Cathedral is getting a massive facelift.

^^ I have an unhealthy obsession with street vendors — particularly of the large pretzel variety 😉

^^ 54th Street ya’ll! Only 40 more blocks to go!

^^ I couldn’t tell you why, but I think there’s something eerily beautiful about this photo …

^^ Birdcage women? Interesting display.

^^ Anyone else as purely ecstatic about the fall weather clothing making its way to window displays? No? That’s just me? Okay then.

Okay friends. Well I promise to be back at some point to talk more about Gallow Green, the rooftop garden where we celebrated my sister’s engagement last weekend. It’s seriously a sight to be seen.

Bis bald, friends!