En route to work, heading downtown, south on Park Avenue @ 26th Street. Credit Suisse headquarters to the right, center divider to left.

Dining, Family Style – Banyan Cafe, East 44th Street, NYC – traditional Filipino dishes served up without fuss, just family-run, good eatin’.

Ah! Remembering city life and the peaceful sanctuary we once valued, but now life in the country without a pied a terre is worth trying for again.