Having just returned from Antarctica, Leona eggschanged her parka and boots for the fashionable camel coat and little black dress that carried her through many venues in NYC. Our ultimate free range chicken enjoyed her first class seat to the Big Apple.
There she booked into a hotel conveniently situated near Central Park. Walking everywhere for four days, she really eggsperienced the city with all the Christmas lights and festive decorations.
The animated scenes from the Lord and Taylor windows stimulated her wanderlust. She dreamt of all the places she has not yet visited. Patiently I explained that she couldn’t go back in time, that some of the scenes were of past centuries and couldn’t be visited outside of Hollywood. Sigh!
Clucking constantly she befriended many people, leaving her wondering why New Yorkers had reputations as cranky and difficult. Everyone she met was helpful and friendly. Maybe it’s just that birds of a feather flock together – Leona never met an unfriendly person.
Returning to the Neue Gallery where Barbara and her sister, Nancy, first imagined creating Leona, she enjoyed an authentic Austrian dinner while watching New Yorkers walk their dogs through Central Park. Not outdoing Leona, every dog had on a very special outfit.
Thanks Leona for a fun time in New York!
Maureen
Tags: Leona, Neue Gallery, New York City
