SEE YA, IRENE

Hurricane Irene has come and gone, thankfully the damage downtown was minimal. Here are a few before and afters from around the West Village...

The calm before the storm and a gorgeous sunset...

No bread for you (or peanut butter), apparently PB&Js are a staple of the Hurricane diet...

Still no one was brave enough to buy anything perishable...

This dog felt embarassed about his rain jacket and wouldn't hold still for a pic...

 Stores starting closing early on Sat in anticipation of the storm.

 Not surprisingly a lot of the bars stayed open...

 The  aftermath, a lot of leaves and branches down.

How did you survive the storm?

AND WE'RE BACK...

After a week of living with plaster and paint and non-working shower, my new bathroom is painted, cleaned and back in working order. I'm thrilled!!

Here are some of the before and after pics...

Remember this?

 After

 Before

 After

 Before

 After

Now I'm in search of a cool bathmat and shower curtain to replace the ones I lost in the flood (light blue ones are just temporary)...

Bed, Bath & Beyond

Bed, Bath & Beyond

Anthropologie

Anthropologie