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We’re having a bit of a cold snap today. The temperature is only supposed to reach 37˚C/98.6˚F. After 42C+/107.6F, it’s almost refreshing.
Yesterday I went for a brief walk (maybe 40 minutes). It wasn’t just a fun walk. I also ran errands, a stop at the pharmacy and then on to El Corte Inglés where I picked up some sugar-free protein bars. While there I phoned San Geraldo but of course got no answer. So I made an executive decision and picked up barbecued beef empanadas for lunch. I texted him via WhatsApp. He didn’t see that either. Still, he was delighted when I got home. In our world, this means I cooked lunch.
I decided to grab some photos of our lobby and hallway to share with you. Today is up in the air. A workout and stretching are seriously required. Well, so is some drawing. Body and mind (and soul).
Hoy tenemos una ola de frío. Se supone que la temperatura solo alcanzará los 37°C/98,6°F. Después de 42C/1047.6F, es casi refrescante.
Ayer di un paseo corto (quizás 40 minutos). No fue solo un paseo divertido. También hice recados, pasé por la farmacia y luego fui a El Corte Inglés, donde compré unas barritas de proteínas sin azúcar. Mientras estaba allí, llamé a San Geraldo, pero, por supuesto, no obtuve respuesta. Así que tomé una decisión ejecutiva y compré empanadas de carne a la barbacoa para comer. Le escribí un mensaje por WhatsApp. Tampoco lo vio. Aun así, se alegró mucho cuando llegué a casa. En nuestro mundo, esto significa que preparé el almuerzo.
Decidí hacer algunas fotos de nuestro vestíbulo y pasillo para compartirlas con ustedes. Hoy es un día incierto. Hacer ejercicio y estirar es realmente necesario. Bueno, también dibujar. Cuerpo y mente (y alma).
• Las paredes están acentuadas con dibujos de nuestro barrio y de la ciudad.
• He visto a muchas personas admirándose en el espejo de cuerpo entero, incluido un buen amigo nuestro.
• Solo hay tres apartamentos en nuestra planta. El nuestro está al fondo.
• Me gusta la escalera estilo años 80.
That’s a very grand entrance lobby!
I’ve never been a fan of that kind of bannister – it’s a bit too “1960s municipal library” for me.
Jx
PS now I have a hankering for empanadas – haven’t had one in ages!
Jon,
Oh how I love empanadas. We need to check out the specialty shops in the neighborhood.
Oh, wow… you must have had great feelings of anticipation to see that apartment, once you walked in and saw that the building was like this. So nice!
Judy C,
The exterior was ugly, so the lobby was a nice surprise.
Well done on cooking lunch! And I think drawing first, exercise after.
I’m not a fan of all that marble etc. Maybe it’s welcome in sizzling hot weather though.
Nice lobby! If something from the 1980s if vintage, I am very-very-very old (and you are older than I am.) I started in the building business in 1980.
David,
The 80s were 40 years ago. Jeez!
Wow, your lobby! Your building! Gorgeous.
Jennifer
Jennifer,
The lobby is pleasant (and always cool). The exterior is dreary. I don’t want to share that because it gives just a bit too much away.
Impressive lobby!
Debra,
It’s not bad. The sensation dies when you squeeze into one of two of the tiniest elevators I’ve ever seen.
Nice!……good find on your part.
Jim,
Too bad we don’t have a rooftop pool.
At first I thought you’d taken B&W photos of the lobby until I noticed the blue in the tiles and the green plants. Very chi-chi!
And now I want an empanada; I have a cookbook with an empanada recipe and I am going to give it a shot!
Bob,
The lobby is not an uncommon look here. I love empanadas!
Love the lobby! A touch of a more vibrant color would be nice, but that’s just my tasteless opinion.
We’re only hitting 88F today and then it’s back to the 90s and triple digits. I think my a/c has developed a wheeze.
Deedles,
I like the black and white with the addition of the blue and white ceramic tile, but a splash of color could be nice. This is not uncommon. We had coffee outside today in high 80s. Heading back up to 100s again. High 80s has become springlike for us.
Okay. You had me going down the “Walk Right In” rabbit hole. First I watched the Dr. Hook version you posted which I do not think I’d ever heard. Than I watched the Rooftop Singer’s version (boy, were they white!) which is the one I think I’m familiar with. And THEN I listened to Gus Cannon’s version. He wrote the song way back in the 1920’s. The way the different eras and artists interpreted the song is fascinating. Gotta say I like Gus’s version. Thanks for the inspiration to do that.
I like your lobby and hallways. Although lacking in color, the different patterns of the similar palette keep it interesting.
Ms. Moon, trying to act like she knows something which she does not
Ms. Moon,
I checked them all out, but have always liked the style of Dr. Hook (for this song). Do not play me Sylvia’s Mother. I was torn between Dr. Hook and Gus Cannon. And, yeah, the Rooftop Singers were way too clean cut for me.
The Dr. Hook version was certainly energetic!
Hard as it was to get past the pic at top, I eventually did. V. impressive! Spectacularly so!
I did it again – ME!
Raybeard,
Not easy to pass Moose by.
That’s a swanky looking building! I guess the mirrors come in handy for people who are stepping out for the night, or even heading to work, and want last-minute confirmation that they didn’t forget some crucial element of their wardrobe. (Like their pants.)
Steve,
Our handsome friend Connor especially likes to check himself out. And I’ve seen some dolled up 20-somethings spending time perfecting the look.
You set my ear worm for the day from the moment I read your title. I never knew Dr. Hook did a version. Call me a redneck, but I was always a big fan of them.
Kelly:
I enjoyed some of Dr. Hook’s stuff. Sylvia’s Mother, however, made me absolutely nuts.
Nice lobby
Adam
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Adam,
It’s not bad.
That lobby looks very posh — I like its Art Deco/Moorish feel! Is it standard Spanish design to have doorknobs on the middle of the doors?
Dudo & Moose don’t have to let their hair hang down to relax cuz it’s already on everything, LOL!
Tundra Bunny,
Yes, that’s standard style for front door. I thought it would make it difficult to open, but the balance works well. That knob is simply to push or pull. The key turns the lock.
A building of distinction, very nice.
larrymuffin:
Isn’t that something?