Monday mural

I saw this big poster in Soho a while back.
I never saw the show, but this
sounds like a resolution you not only
shouldn't break but one you
shouldn't have to make in the first place.
And yet . . .

[See more Monday murals at
Oakland Daily Photo.]

ABC Wednesday—A is for "Ali"

Seen in Soho, Ali larger than life
and at the peak of his power.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.
For more Monday Murals, go here.]

Ladder 20, Division 1, Rescue 6

I thought the requisite dalmation at the firehouse
had gone the way of the horse-drawn fire engine, but
many stations still keep one as a kind of mascot,
including this one on Lafayette St. in Soho.
Before the 1920s, they performed an important function,
as friend and protector of the horses—guarding them
(and the equipment) against theft and running ahead of them
to clear the way when they were called to a fire.

To see more Ruby Tuesday posts, go here.
And for more of Our World Tuesday, go here.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

Prime NYC real estate: This pretty building is on the
corner of Macdougal and Prince, in Soho. (And, yes,
that's a nice, shady terrace off the second floor. Bet they
enjoyed it when the temps were up in the 90s this past week.)

[To see more Sunday Shadows, go here.]

Mellow Yellow Monday

I was having dinner recently on the terrace
of a restaurant in Soho, near this fairly
new art installation. People never stopped
coming by and posing with it. You can see a
closeup and learn more about it here, in the Villager. 
To see more Mellow Yellow, go here.]

Mellow Yellow Monday

This bright yellow truck, which was parked
in Soho on a recent Sunday, belongs to Marco,
 New York's most enterprising POP artist.


[To see more Mellow Yellow, go here.]

abc wednesday —K is for "kitchen"

Went to a wine-tasting in Soho a while back:
Italian wines and delizioso food to go with.
This young chef was in the open kitchen,
stirring up a big steaming pot o' pasta.


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http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/

Shadow Shot Sunday

Came upon this little display of shabby chic furniture
on Houston (that's pronounced "how-ston" here) Street,
the northern edge of Soho. Before the magazine
The World of Interiors came up with that wonderful term
30 years ago, I thought my furniture was just plain shabby.
The Brits really are brilliant sometimes.
[See more Sunday Shadows here.]

Mellow Yellow Monday

One of my favorite pieces of graffiti art, 
in a place I've featured before.
[See more Mellow Yellow here.]

mellow Yellow Monday

This is Astor Wine and Spirits. If there's

something you've tasted in Europe and you'd 

like to enjoy here—let's say, for

example, Pineau des Charentes (a fave

from France) or Aperol (essential for

concocting the quintessential Venetian spritz)—

I promise you can find it in this well-stocked emporium.

[See more mellow yellow here.]