Yesterday was a terribly rainy and blustery day.  So, I played the home-maker and did the laundry, did some cleaning and made some chocolate chip cookies for Mr. Experation Date and his office staff.  What a comforting thing to do on a cold and rainy day. 

Today I ventured out to Trader Joe's.  The ONLY Trader Joe's in Manhattan.  I did better today than the first time I went.  I left the house at 8:30am for an 9am arrival time.  The store was only moderately full.  When I went two weeks ago in the afternoon, OMG!  Imagine your TJ's on its busiest day, then double the people in the store.    It was chaos.  They don't even have full-sized shopping carts.  They use mini-carts.  Thank goodness, or it would be grid-lock.  Everything is an adventure!

Tomorrow, I visit the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.  Exciting!  I had to reserve this tour a month in advance.  It must be good.  I'll report back, and let you know more about some other sights I've seen recently.