Sunday, December 14, 2025

the reckoning

A lovely last day in the city where we met and fell in love two decades ago.

Es Devlin's Congregation at the Perlman Center (poetic) , the Ruth Asawa retrospective at MoMA (brilliantly wintery) and a leisurely linner at a hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant where my curry had all the coconut milk I craved and my papaya salad was liberally laced with chillies. 

Presumably because of the tiny snow storm, our flight home kept getting delayed... from 7 to 9 to 10 to 11. And went through a similar number of gate changes. I guess we can't say we were taken by surprise when our flight got canceled. 

There are no other direct flights until tomorrow, and Big A has to work Monday night, so we're going to rent a car and drive through the night to make it home. 

Pic: A glimpse of Congregation.

12 comments:

Nicole said...

Eeep. Safe travels, my friend!

StephLove said...

I'm glad you had a better day than the day before, but ugh, flying is such a pain these days. And driving through the night, yikes.

J said...

Save travels! I mean, you’re home now I’m guessing, since it’s Tuesday and you’re posting. I hope it was an uneventful drive. I’m glad you had a better day than the prior one!

Lisa's Yarns said...

Yikes - driving through the night!! I hope it went smoothly for you guys! That is a rough return!

Jeanie said...

It sounds like a wonderful trip till the overnight drive home. I trust you are home safely now so that's a good thing! What a great break -- just the one you needed right now.

Nance said...

Flying is such a hit-or-miss endeavor anymore. I hate that you had to drive all night like that, but I'd have probably made the very same choice at that point. I hope it was a safe and uneventful trip.

Yay for homey and satisfying Thai after your visit to Perlman and MoMA. What terrific exhibitions! Being around great art and creativity is a good way to end your time in NY.

maya said...

Thanks, Nicole!

maya said...

First time since the pandemic that I've had a canceled flight, so I guess I should count myself lucky!

maya said...

J--This was like watching you solve a math riddle in real time :)!

maya said...

Thanks for checking up on us, Lisa; you're simply lovely <3

maya said...

Thank you. It truly was a very refreshing "palate cleanse," Jeanie. I'm back and in a much better mood overall.

maya said...

It was an uneventful trip, Nance; thank you. I adore New York... I wish it were more affordable overall.

down and then a recharge

I spent Friday night in the E.R. with Nu (so thankful they're ok now), and there was another fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.  My brai...