Monday Central Park part 2

 At about 2pm, on my way back to Central Park to look at the Shakespeare Garden,  I realised I had had no lunch. I stopped at a nice vegan place that I went to several times last year ( in the same block) and had a bowl of soup. As I was walking through the park I passed 1 of the many icecream vendors.  Normally I would walk straight past but for some reason I saw an icrecream of the gaytime variety called ‘Good Humor Birthday Cake’ advertised. How completely frivolous. Only 1 day late. I walked on about 10 m and then changed my mind and went back and bought 1, took it and sat on a seat that was dedicated to Charles Stover 1861 to 1929 the founder of outdoor playgrounds ( a useless bit of trivia) .  The view was lovely, the sun warm, the icecream less than average. I will not buy another one, but I still smiled at the frivolity of buying 1. Smile 12 . On the way back I stopped for a cup of coffee ( 1 street from my block to cross) . Anyone would think I was on holidays.

Then another first. I took my clothes to a Laundromat.  The machine took quarters, which are fairly big coins – bigger than a 10c and less than a 20c. I had to put a note into a machine to get coins. It was misleading what size notes it took. It clearly took  $10 , but it was not clear whether it took smaller notes and, knowing my performance for the day, it would probably gobble up anything I put in. I put in $10, but  that is a lot of coins.  I pocketed them ( less the $3.50 that the washing needed) , sorted the washing out and put the machine on and bent down and all the coins went everywhere. It took a while  to retrieve them all. Smile 13. After the washing finished, I dumped the wet clothes into a  large bag thing I had found in this apartment and before I was out the door a handle broke. Smile 14. I carried the bag very carefully home under my arm. I had visions of the bottom of the bag dropping out and my washing being spread all over the road I had to cross.  I wonder what tomorrow will bring?