when you live in NYC your friends become your extended family - many of us that live here are transplants from other states/countries, in fact there are 800 languages spoken here at any given time - much like most of the US when you leave town and have a pet, sometimes your only option is to ask a friend to dog sit. Our friend Emily left town recently and left us in charge of her dog Chloe, so for the next week we are living with Chloe in her and Emily's place.
Lucky for Chloe she lives in the Dirty Thirties (that's on the West side of Midtown), right on the outskirts of Hell's Kitchen. The neighborhood is perfectly preserved with all the classic NYC brownstone's (with a few high rises going up close to 10th). Hell's kitchen is one of the last neighborhoods to still have the local Butcher, Seafood Shop, Farmers Market, and Spice Shop - all the shops are on the same avenue and it's impossible not to stop by each at least once a day to find something new.
the first few days we have spent with Chloe, i've been sick. My throat is swollen, my nose faucet is on, and i feel lousy. the only thing that seems to have helped is sitting around watching Chloe, having her here has made me laugh, and she must know i'm sick cause she likes to be near me all the time. Once i get to feeling better i can go on down to the Spice Shop and find something to get into. Until then you can comment on how cute Chloe is....
