Freed from some of our daily responsibilities during this year-end holiday week, we’ve gotten to enjoy a few treats that we normally wouldn’t get. The unpleasantness of seeing the Revere Sugar Dome getting taken apart aside, these pleasures include an afternoon in Red Hook and things like afternoon cake and espresso at Baked on Van Brunt Street and yesterday afternoon’s stunning sunset (plus uncrowded shopping at Fairway). Which isn’t bad for a Wednesday. The sweet & salty caramel cake was excellent as always, but the sunset rocked even more.