After car service to LaGuardia, renting a car, driving to Long Island City, taking the truly beautiful Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan and the George Washington Bridge to NJ and the yes-it-really-is-scenic Palisades Parkway up to/back to NY and the thruway and a stop for lunch in New Palz, I’m here. A walk by the creek, some time for free writing, and a little dog named Lucy.