sarah in nyc

 I voted today because I have plans on Tuesday. I voted in a school a few blocks from my house that is within the campus of several blocks of housing projects and city services. I know that might sound bleak except that the area is planted with masses of the most wonderful trees.. The line was relatively short. Once we got into the school gym where we were all voting the room was filled with joyful noise. As I was waiting, the room erupted into cheers because an elderly man was voting for the first time. Each poll worker I encountered thanked me for voting. I thanked each one for making it possible for me to vote. On my walk to the polling place I was struck by how some of the worst buildings in the neighborhood wither cast beautiful shadows or recieve shadows particularly well. Some of the trees along Broadway are looking especially pretty today.   I was inspired by this video which shows how to make a wrap skirt out of a rectangle of fabric. I made a skirt out of some pretty magenta

 It is Friday but we have been invited to dear friends' for dinner. I am bringing the plum tart that I had made for Rosh HaShanah. That ends the food portion of this post. This is my serger. I use it often but not always. a piece of machinery that is used often but not always needs a cover to keep the dust off. My serger came with a clear vinyl cover that I melted when it was too close to my iron. A while back my buddy Patti bought some cotton backed vinyl that she thought might work to add to her raincoat. It turns out that the fabric wasn't needed so she gave me the yard of vinyl. yesterday, I decided to make myself a serger cover rather than continuing to use the partially melted one. It was quick to make and if you want me to give you directions I happily will. But while I was making this serger cover I remembered  an incident from my childhood. My friend Paula and I had made plans to go downtown. In our local parlance we were planning to go "Down Square" or down