[m i a o w] the cat

After a dragging Small Z around yesterday and a fraught night last night, we’ve decided to slow our plans a little bit. Today M took Small Z to the park for the morning. I left mum at the apartment and went out to breakfast on my ownsome.

It was nice to get out without anyone. I walked where I wanted, poked into some shops, ate some blueberry pancakes and bought some secondhand books. I began an illfated quest for a new maternity bra and walked into a lingerie shop and told them what I was after. They pointed me to the back of the shop around a corner, where, hidden from prying eyes, were deeply unappealing examples of maternity corsetry. In beige. Gah.

Small Z had a mammoth nap, and M and I took off to have some quality time and ostensibly get a coffee. However, we stopped to pat cat, and in doing so, realised we were right next to one of my favourite things – an OP SHOP! Woo!

We didn’t have long, but we did well. M got some great shoes, a T-shirt, a jumper and a book. I did what I very rarely do (as I am cursed with inbuilt buyers guilt, even before I buy anything) and threw $30US at a dress. I have to say – when I got it home and tried it on properly, it was worth it. Hooray for me!

We spent the last two hours of the afternoon with SB, hiring bikes to ride around Central Park. Small Z, a bike virgin, did not take kindly to having to wear a helmet, and was not too sure about the whole thing, but we broke it up with yet another fantastic playground. The weather, as I may have forgotten to mention, continues to be sublime.

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dh typed this on Jun 03 09 at 6:10 pm

NYC delis and now pancakes and op shops. Swoon. Envy. Swoon. Keep it coming! I hope you’ll be taking advantage of the built in au pair to hit the nightlife -sure cure for jet lag!

sam typed this on Jun 03 09 at 10:57 pm

B, I hope little Z and little M connect when they see each other again…Little Z might be all well-travelled and sophisticated with a subtle little lilt in her accent – her clothes hanging on her in a…different sort of way. jx

Jen typed this on Jun 12 09 at 11:43 pm

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