the perfect white dress

yesterday i met with the lovely Jenna B. Damien made the trek from Long Island bless his soul. When I woke up I immediately decided i was going to spend the day under the covers, with the mantra "i'm no good" floating through my head. Then Jenna calls and asks me if I had looked outside yet. No, by 1pm when i finally woke up, i hadn't rolled over to open the window. She convinces me to go to Central Park, to talk and to not say a word.
The early afternoon I went grocery shopping and bought some fixins for sangria and a light picnic at the park.
I bought some very cheap red wine (blasphemy i know, but please i'm broke.) 2 plums, an orange, blackberries and strawberries. I bought bananas for the intended Banana Cake I was going to make. I also purchased a small bottle of Hennessey Cognac...which proceeded to crack me up through the remainder of the day.


I made a very simple (read:SWEET) Banana Cake, chopped some fruit and put the fruit in the wine/brandy concoction. I found a thermos to transport the drinks, and my light picnic was complete!




I met Smooth Jenna B and Damien at her apartment and we headed to Central Park. The weather was remarkable; warm and sunny. Which was good for someone who did not want take her sunglasses off all day. We got to the park, hiked up some awkwardly placed nature and all got a little tipsy from sucking fruits and talking about life.

We headed back to Queens and went back to Jenna's apartment. Covered with art work and eclectic trinkets; dried fruits, lofty pillows, fresh flowers, it was the perfect place to be happy it was Saturday and that there were no plans.
Jenna made omelettes and I chopped organic vegetables for the HUGE salad we were about to make. With avocados, sprouts, carrots, red cabbage, sweet onion, lentils and sesame dressing it was a colorful masterpiece. "Welcome to my world".

It was a good night of sitting near open windows and smoke. A combination that confirms spring is here.