Fay, Olivia and Cator sans cheval

We all got up at the crack to go riding in Central Park and when we arrived at the stables the manager told us it was too icy for riding in Central Park and that all rides had been canceled for the day.
She was just as irritated as we were.
BOO! And we were all kitted out in helmets, boots and jodpurs.

We made the most of the day, since we are rarely up and never out by 8:30am.
We were the first to arrive at the Boat House and feasted on a mammoth buffet. It was so lovely to gaze out onto the icy lake while warming up with some ht tea.
Then we took a tour of the park and found loads of amusing statues to climb on.

We walked up to the Met and toured the Nan Kempner exhibit in the Costume Institute. Such fun!
I even saw the Lacroix jacket that she mentioned in a panel discussion I attended several years ago. She exalted that it was made by Def and Dumb women in the south of France. An audience member spoke up that the jacket was actually made at an atelier that hires battered and abused women and not def and dumb women. "Oh that's right! Well I just adore that jacket!" was her quick and snappy response....

We wrapped up our outting at noon on the dot.
Noon? We usually are just getting up after a night at the Beatrice!