After 2 days bed rest I'm feeling much better than I was, and ready to get back to the streets of manhattan. I'm sure I am scaring people with my cough though, they keep telling me bless you after I cough. Jane wants to return to the Chelsea market to get some take home presents, and we both end up spending money at different places - Jane a new handbag at Kenneth Cole, and me some gorgeous vintage plates from La Maison Supreme. I have been looking at differe...

A glorious day, warm with blue skies and only a little breeze - too good an opportunity to turn down a day outside. Jane and I set out for the high line! We started from the meat packing district end - and I don't know how much meat packing is done here anymore, all the truck bays and warehouses are all under development for residential buildings! This area was affected by cyclone sandy, but I wonder if the success of the high line has driven up the real estate...

It's the weekend, and it's time to go into manhattan, and see what's happening! I'm concentrating on Chelsea today. I started with an antique market that takes over two floors of a decrepit parking lot between w24-25 off 6th ave. The space is divided into different lots manned by the sellers who specialize in different things - old manolo blanik shoes, furs, silverware, printing press pieces, and general flea market junk. Fascinating to forage through but nothi...