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Bouncing Back
My Weekend in New York City
By Belinda Clarke
SoHo is our next stop, and we pop in and out of funky clothing boutiques and art galleries. After an hour or so of ogling high-priced, unattainable items, I ask Carole to show me a "shoppable" store, to which she responds, "I have just the place – Daffy's." Still pretty much limited to the East Coast, this amazing discount store offers incredible deals on designer (and just plain fabulous) clothes. From Italian leather skirts (for less than $30!) to cashmere at 70 percent off retail, I have a hard time not overbuying. Instead, I settle for two cozy sweaters to help get me through another Chicago winter and a pair of casual shoes. But half the fun is just looking, and we end up spending two and a half hours in Daffy's.
In need of a beverage before heading back to Carole's, we stop into a SoHo restaurant called Ϭ which serves tapas and great sangria. The place is empty, but we are soon joined by young Hollywood actress Leelee Sobieski, who sits with her friends at a table in the back. My first (and only) celebrity sighting!
Finishing our drinks, we head back to Carole's to get ready for dinner. On our walk back, she points out two fire stations for which that fateful day the previous September meant the loss of most of their workforce. We say "Hi" to a couple of firemen hanging out in front, and I briefly ponder what their lives have been like these last 12 months.