Sunny Day

My favorite place to walk in New York City.
Image from T. Tara Turk's site [ttaraturk.com].

Beautiful autumn day. Up at 7, drove Figgy to MHS, walked Sug and got locked out so had to carry her on the long and winding road back through lobby [no dogs allowed there], had business meeting about new writing assignment, emailed editors with different details. Now switched out of heels and into Nikes.

Hurrying over to bus stop now to go into NYC! Will switch back into heels after walking from Port Authority to press event with Samsung/Niecy Nash [host of Style Network's Clean House]. My niece Leah will be there, too. Then, then, I'm going for a walk in Central Park. I can't wait.

Change is in the air. More later.

Downtown [Thank you, Petula Clark. I love this song.]

When you're alone and life is making you lonely


You can always go - downtown

When you've got worries, all the noise and the hurry

Seems to help, I know - downtown

Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city

Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty

How can you lose?



The lights are much brighter there

You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

So go downtown, things'll be great when you're

Downtown - no finer place, for sure

Downtown - everything's waiting for you



Don't hang around and let your problems surround you

There are movie shows - downtown

Maybe you know some little places to go to

Where they never close - downtown

Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova

You'll be dancing with him too before the night is over

Happy again



The lights are much brighter there

You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

So go downtown, where all the lights are bright

Downtown - waiting for you tonight

Downtown - you're gonna be all right now



[Instrumental break]



And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you

Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand to

Guide them along



So maybe I'll see you there

We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares

So go downtown, things'll be great when you're

Downtown - don't wait a minute for

Downtown - everything's waiting for you



Downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown ...