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The top photo is the upscale fish market on the ground floor of our building. We’ve yet to try it, but we will soon. As some of you already know, I found the toiletry kits. At the same time, I found my carry-on bag (we have several). I hadn’t even realized yet it was missing. The down coat is ready. I squeezed the life out of it, stuffed it in a smallish plastic bag, squeezed the life out of that, and tied a knot in the top. I might still use the vacuum cleaner.
I’m off this afternoon for Málaga. There’s a pleasant shopping mall at the train station, so a way to kill some time tonight and places for a quick bite to eat. I’ll share photos from New York, of course. If there are any of me, you might recognize my eyes. Everything else will be covered. The high temperature in New York City will be the day I come home, a tropical 34˚F/1˚C. The average all week will be 20F/–6C and the low will be –9F/–13C. But at one-quarter the price of summer, I suppose it’s worth it. Besides, The Kid Brother wants to go shopping.
I remember the winter of 2015 in Brooklyn when my mother had been in hospital and then rehab, and there were ice floes in Coney Island and NY Harbor. Something I had never seen before and hope not to see this time.
El Corte Inglés was having a three-day sale on appliances, so we ordered our new clothes washer Friday at a 23 percent discount. It will be delivered Tuesday. I don’t expect it to be used until I get home. I did a load of laundry Saturday and that’s the last time I’ll hear that old Whirlpool knocking (or find it two feet away from where it started). It always looked like it was trying to escape.
La foto de arriba es del mercado de pescado de lujo en la planta baja de nuestro edificio. Todavía no lo hemos probado, pero lo haremos pronto. Como algunos de ustedes ya saben, encontré los kits de artículos de tocador. Al mismo tiempo, encontré mi bolso de mano (tenemos varios). Ni siquiera me había dado cuenta de que faltaba. El abrigo de plumas está listo. Lo exprimí al máximo, lo metí en una bolsa de plástico pequeña, le exprimí al máximo y le hice un nudo en la parte superior. Todavía podría usar la aspiradora.
Esta tarde me voy a Málaga. Hay un centro comercial muy agradable en la estación de tren, así que es una buena manera de matar el tiempo esta noche y de ir a comer algo rápido. Por supuesto, compartiré fotos de Nueva York. Si hay alguna de mí, es posible que reconozcáis mis ojos. Todo lo demás estará cubierto. La temperatura máxima en la ciudad de Nueva York será el día que vuelva a casa, un 1˚C tropical. La media durante toda la semana será de -6ºC y la mínima de -13ºC. Pero, a un precio que es la cuarta parte del del verano, supongo que merece la pena. Además, el Hermano Pequeño quiere ir de compras.
Recuerdo el invierno de 2015 en Brooklyn, cuando mi madre había estado en el hospital y luego en rehabilitación, y había témpanos de hielo en Coney Island y el puerto de Nueva York. Algo que nunca había visto antes y espero no ver esta vez.
El Corte Inglés estaba de rebajas durante tres días en electrodomésticos, así que el viernes pedimos nuestra nueva lavadora con un 23 por ciento de descuento. La entregarán el martes. No espero que la usen hasta que llegue a casa. Lavé una carga de ropa el sábado y esa será la última vez que oiré a esa vieja lavadora Whirlpool golpear (o la encontraré a 61 cm de donde empezó). Siempre parecía que estaba tratando de escapar.
• Un edificio del gobierno de la ciudad.
• ¡Aquí vive gente! Observe la puerta de tamaño humano cortada en la puerta grande de la derecha.
• Un edificio de la Junta de Andalucía.
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Boud wishing you a good journey, and reunion with your brother.
I like the doorknockers shaped like hands — friendly handshake when you take hold.
Keep warm in the big city!
Upscale fish market, full of upscale (!) fish ..
Anonymous,
They all wear designer scales.
Hope your trip is enjoyable and safe
Safe travels; stay warm.
Bob,
I came prepared!
Have a safe trip, Mitch! (Jan from Perth)
Jan from Perth,
All is well! Thanks.
Bon Voyage, stay warm.
Nice Knockers! (Why Thank you Heir Doctor!) Someone had to say it.
We stopped for lunch at a seafood restaurant on Friday, that had shockingly little fish on the menu (we ended up with crabcakes.) I would love to cook from that market.
David,
The fish market is supposed to be exceptional. We’ll have to on and get advice on how to prepare things.
Thanks for those great photos of door knockers… I love them 🙂
Mitch, I wish you the very best of times on your trip! And, I’m very glad that you found all of your “where the heck are they??” things… woo hoo! Enjoy that puffy jacket. Hoping this afternoon and tonight will be relaxing, in Málaga, and that the flight(s) will go smoothly.
Judy C,
It was a surprisingly NOT exhausting trip here.
Have a safe journey and stay warm in New York! Enjoy your time with the Kid Brother!
Debra,
We’re both happy to be together and my time with others has been sweet.
I guess I’d only heard the Fats Domino recording of “I Hear You Knocking” and he did a very fine job of it but Smiley’s version is terrific! The lyrics just slay me. “Go back where you been.” Ah yeah. I hear you knocking.
All right. Just don’t freeze to death in NYC. Do you have any of those hand warmer things? Glen uses those when he goes hunting in the freezing cold.
Report in when you can. We worry, you know.
You probably already figured out who that was. Ms. Forgetful Moon.
Ms. Forgetfulmoon,
I like Smiley’s version even better. I’ve seen those hand warmers for sale around town, but I don’t need them for what I’m doing. Hugs
The Joke apparently is that Donald wants the inauguration ceremony moved inside the Capitol because it will be too cold to have it outside. This is the fellow who wants to invade Canada at -37C this weekend, good luck with that. LOL! Have a great trip and a good time with your kid brother. I can’t afford to go to the USA with our dollar at 0.69 cents on the US dollar to see my sister in NYC. It’s raining here in Charlottetown, feels like spring at its +5C. typical winter in PEI. Bon Voyage!
Laurent,
Yeah, these temps would be nothing to you. As for the Orange Menace, I just can’t.
Glad you found your travel essentials. Bon voyage, and I look forward to hearing about the trip! I can’t remember whether I ever saw ice floes around NYC during the ten years I lived there. I’m pretty sure I never saw them at Coney Island or in the ocean, but maybe in the rivers…?
Steve,
Do a search of ice bergs and ice floes in New York. They’ve happened before. But 2015 was the first time I even knew it was possible.
I love door knockers that look different. And the architecture of those buildings is so pretty. I love it there. Glad to hear your brining warm clothes…as I said those NYC gails whipping between the buildings is wicked in the winter. Which is why I very seldom do NYC in the winter. Safe travels toots.
Mistress Borghese,
It’s been frigid but I’ve been prepared.
I hope you have a safe and fun trip! I love the door within the door.
Kelly,
The door within a door is very common. Human sized door within a horse- and horse-drawn carriage sized door.
I fear we’re entering Carry On films territory – as my first thought (like David’s) was “Ooh, what lovely knockers!”
Two weeks, and counting, and we’ll be doing the opposite to you – escaping the cold and gloom and heading back to the Costa del Sol! Not so much in the way of glorious Baroque architecture (outside Malaga), but some much-needed sunshine (fingers crossed)… Jx
We’ve swapped thick padded coats and fires 🔥 for sunglasses 😎 and t-shirts. Mitch has done the opposite. Arriving in Benidorm reminded me of arriving in Vegas. Nice here on the Costas. Jon perhaps you should think of revisiting Benidorm.
Jon,
When i did my first knockers post in Sevilla I always referenced Nice Knockers. Our minds!
LOVE old doors and door knockers!
Have a wonderful visit with your brother.
Jim,
So do I, as you can tell!
I’ll be happy when we learn you’ve arrived safely and haven’t frozen on the way. I hope KB is cooperative. I love the normal door cut in the giant door. We have a winter storm watch Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon with the possibility of some snow and ice. Jacksonville will fall apart! I won’t dare to leave the house because people here are wild drivers under good conditions. Say hello to New York for me.
Love,
Janie
Janiejunebug,
Chuck has been great. Stories to tell! I can’t believe the weather in Florida!
I forgot to mention that a number of men have told me I have some pretty great knockers myself!
Janiejunebug,
And I’ll bet they’re less tarnished than the ones pictured. (Or maybe not.)
Patience above! If I had this market handy I would be eating fish daily. I am mad-jealous.
Urspo,
The market is impressive.
A bigger door than needed obviously, but it’s still cool-looking. Try to enjoy your trip in spite of the frigid temperatures.
Kirk,
The doors open into large central courtyards. The large doors would open for horses and carriages.
The fish and the doors are great. Stay warm, have fun, hope you and the KB enjoy your time together. Olivia
Have a great trip and a wonderful time with your brother. And stay warm!
Walt the Fourth,
I came prepared and am surviving the cold.