SPAM AND THE FAM

We are back in Big D after a delightful NYC weekend – saw Spamalot, laughed so hard my cheeks hurt, shopped on Fifth and enjoyed the “Safety: Design Takes On Risk” Exhibit at the MOMA…..loved a large plastic hat/umbrella that I would seriously buy…also liked the portable, inflatable housing bubbles for the homeless in see-through apple-green plastic because the homeless do not like to be invisible. My husband’s medical school stomping grounds in Washington Heights have REALLY changed — ironically there’s “Dallas BBQs” and “(Malcolm) X Caffe”. “These young med students have it so easy,” he grumbled.
We saw how redevelopment is heading further uptown, and the neighborhoods in the 106’s where I dared not venture years ago now look pretty inviting. The whole city is pretty inviting and yes, after perusing prices – half a million buys my old studio apartment on 119th and Morningside Drive, maybe — Dallas high rises sure do look like a bargain.