Saturday, November 3, 2012

lost things (lyn)


First day out of the neighborhood since last Saturday.  Venture over to Lincoln Center to see a new play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.  It is more entertaining than I expect.

Meet Shari and Zelia for dinner at Tiramisu, a local Italian restaurant.  I have never seen it so mobbed.  I can only imagine that other eastsiders have not felt much like going out until now.

At dinner, Shari loses a beautiful Roberto Coin earring.  They are an anniversary gift from her husband and it is the first time she’s worn them.  Understandably, she is upset.  But as we leave the restaurant, Shari puts it in perspective, “It’s just a thing.”  And I think of all the things people in New Jersey and Staten Island have lost. 

I see a news clip of a couple returning to their water-logged house.  Their daughter’s baby book is ruined, but a box full of old photos is spared.

Yes, these are just things.  But still, it is sad to lose them.  

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