I write this to you from our brand new apartment in Bedford Stuyvesant, about 30 minutes walk from where we were before. We moved a couple of days ago, as the guy we were subletting from was due back. However, silly old Sandy the hurricane got his flight cancelled, so poor Harrison the cat has been left to weather the storm alone. Seeing as I have no desire to have a starved cat on my conscience… And because I think he's one of the best felines I've ever met, I braved the hurricane conditions this morning to check in on him. It's possible I'm being a little dramatic here, the eye of the storm isn't due to hit until this evening and the weather on my walk there was just a bit grim, not in the slightest bit dangerous (though it was a little rougher on the way back). Everything still felt a bit 'off' though, Brooklyn is on lock down, with most shops shuttered and dark. Some more haphazardly than others.

Talking about graveyards, Halloween is almost upon us and the locals haven't let me down in their house decorating efforts.

Some went for the 'my house has been toilet papered' effect.

Some chose tiny, tiny pumpkins.

Some decided rotten pumpkins were more festive.

And some decided the harvest theme, with just a hint of purple cotton wool, was more their bag.

The best of all the houses though was, sadly, one I didn't see myself, but instead found on the interwebz. It's Wizard of Oz themed and it's pretty great, even if I do find so much effort on Halloween decorations a little bizarre. Check out more pictures here.

As Halloween falls on a Wednesday this year, Saturday seemed to be the day most Halloween parties were being held. Mr and I sadly had no invites (cry cry) and so instead holed up in a pub after a delicious Dutch Boy burger.

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