What a fantastic weekend! I've always wondered what it's like to stay in one of those grand old brownstones in Brooklyn, and I'm so glad that I finally got my chance when we stayed at Jessica's lovely place. It's renovated exactly as I might do -- plenty of old world details, like ornate decorative fireplaces and working wooden shutters on the windows, but with a huge modern kitchen where I could pretend I was on a cooking show (okay, just for breakfast, we ordered Seamless and went out for the other meals, 'cause it's NYC). Jessica was a great host, and she sweetly left us a bottle of wine and some tea so we'd feel welcome when we arrived on a cold night. Comfy, quiet bedrooms, and though you can hear cars & the bus going by outside occasionally, it's really just white noise. For a NY apartment, I was surprised at how quiet things were at night. I hope we get the chance to come stay again and explore more of Bed Stuy, seems like a really vibrant, cool neighborhood.