NYC

Parting shots we took the subway to the South Ferry to go to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  Three bucks one way on the subway and couldn't have been easier,  put money in the slot and get a ticket and buy another one to go back.  We also went to the 911 memorial and taking pics there just doesn't seem right.  We decided to go to one more Broadway show while we had the opportunity and saw Wicked.   We walked 35 miles from Sunday through Friday.  It was a memorable week --Ann--

NYC Fashion District

We spent one morning in the Fashion District and walked the Walk of Fame.  All these designers go back to my days of sewing garments.  The one store we went into had rolls and rolls of fabrics, wools, silks and more silks and everything else.  I bought some lining fabric for a jacket that has been on my to do list for years, now to find a new pattern that is in style.  Most of the other fabric store we walked past were costume and evening wear glitzy fabrics.  Then there were shops that were just buttons and trims. Almost made me want to sew garments again. Darling daughter was using an app on her phone to navigate us around New York but could she direct us to the quilt shop or the yarn shop??? Nope didn't happen!  I didn't really need more for the stashes anyway.  --Ann--

NYC

The Museum of Modern Art the fun functional things  this book lamp was so cool.  I remember my art professors saying form follows function and less is more.  So true of good design.












then on to the impressionist  I always thought Van Gogh's The Starry Night was large. Its only about 30 by 36 inches and the brush strokes were huge and lots of people to try to look around.

The Olive Trees by Van Gogh

Edvard Munch

Mondrian                                                                          Picasso

Lunch at the Hello Deli made famous by David Letterman most of the sandwiches were named for his cast and crew and current cast and crew of the late night TV shows.  I had the best cup of coffee there that came out of a bunn drip coffee maker!

Central Park

                                                                                                                                                                          Then Rockefeller Center, they were zamboniing the ice, and to the top of the Rock.  We walked 8.5 miles that day on concrete.  Every joint in my body hurt.  --Ann--

NYC

Darling Daughter and I went to New York City last week.  She had time off and I just had the time and To Kill A Mockingbird was on Broadway.  Our hotel was just a block from Times Square so we could walk to just about everything including the theatre.  The play was wonderful! our seats were second row of the balcony or as they call it front mezzanine.  I didn't think anyone other than Gregory Peck could be Atticus but Jeff Daniels pulled it off. There was a lot of humor in the play.  I'm so glad we went.  It was snowing there.  More tomorrow.  --Ann--

wasting snow

I read To Kill a Mockingbird again its funny the things you remember and don't remember from reading a few years ago and maybe its because we are having a snowy winter that this caught my attention.

Chapter 8 and I'm abbreviating and paraphrasing a lot here
Atticus:  "That was Eula May,  I quote---' As it has not snowed in Maycomb County since 1885, there will be no school today.'"  Kids here in South Dakota are actually getting tired of that announcement.
Atticus finally got them to look at their breakfast plates instead of out the windows.
Jem:  "How do you make a snowman?"
Atticus: " I don't have the slightest idea,  I don't want you all to  be disappointed, but I doubt if there'll be enough snow for a snowball, even."
Jem and Scout go outside to find a 'feeble layer of soggy snow.'
Jem: "We shouldn't walk about in it, Look, every step you take's wasting it."
Scout looks back at her mushy footprints. Jem says if they wait until it snowed more they could scrape it all up for a snowman.
Scout catches a snowflake on her tongue "Jem, it's hot!"
Jem: "No it ain't, it's so cold it burns.  Now don't eat it, Scout, your wasting it.  Let it come down."
Scout: "But I want to walk in it."
Jem: "I know what, we can go walk over at Miss Maudie's."
Jem and Scout proceed to make a snowman by hauling dirt and sticks from the backyard, Scout says some politically incorrect words about a dirt snowman, then Jem covers it with snow collected in a peach basket from Miss Maudie's backyard and their own. 
Atticus comes home and complements Jem on his ingenuity and the snowman likeness to the neighbor.  Jem makes some alterations.
Later that night Miss Maudie's house burns.

Wasting snow what a concept!  The snow is so cold and dry here that it won't stick together to make a snow ball and you have to make a small snowball before you can roll it into a big snowball for a snowman. --Ann--
P.S. the reason I read the book again other than it is a wonderful book is because DD and I are going to the play and a great adventure.

on and off the needles

 It's been one of those not much to blog about weeks here.  I watch the snow fall one day then watch it blow the next.  Nature is just not happy with where she places the snow the first time.  We had electric cove heating installed downstairs so I don't have to wear my leggings under my jeans to sew. I got new glasses with distance correction that make me want to wear them.  Then I had my teeth cleaned and a cracked tooth repaired and scheduled a haircut. You know just everyday self maintenance stuff this week.
 New knitting projects: the Hitofude cardigan for daughter, the lace pattern is easy there are just soooo many repeats in each row.  New socks the dark blue are and alpaca wool blend on size 7 needles I really should give them my undivided attention because the will feel so good inside my snow boots, and the other are a tweed with a mock cable no cable needle required.  Knit 2 together without slipping off the needle then knit the first stitch again and pull both off the needle, do that twice purl 2 and repeat, the next row is k4, p2, 3rd row k1, k2tog then knit the first of the k2tog, k1, p2 and row 4 is k4, p2.  Pretty easy.

And I finished my very bright yellow sweater may need to tone it down by wearing my bright blue vest over it to the jackrabbit games.  I'm still learning how to use my new camera from last fall like focusing when using the self timer and I still can't figure out if there is a burst mode with self timer or maybe its the glasses and the camera wanted to defuse the focus to reduce or eliminate the wrinkles and creases that I can see now.  The needles have been busy and  another week of winter is behind us.  --Ann--