I'm a little teapot

The other day when I walked out of my apartment to head out for work, there was a tiny teapot sitting in the stairwell.

...???

You just can't make this stuff up.

Building Book Exchange

There is a constant book exchange in my building. I have no idea how this started, but I love it. On any given day there will be books left out in the windowsill of the stairway on the landing between the first and second floor. Anyone going up or downstairs can grab a book, or leave one out. I love the idea that I'm surrounded by readers... or at least a handful of them. I also love the idea that we are taking part in a shared community of ideas by reading the same books. I also love that books are being recycled and shared rather than thrown out or wasted or forgotten.

In House Opera

There is an opera singer that lives on the first floor of my building. Apartment 1B to be exact.

I know this because sometimes when I come home I can hear her practicing.

So New York.