wrapping up in new york
I don't know where my head has been lately... I think Baby J has diverted all of my energy into nesting! I have a slew of baby crafts to share, but I did want to wrap up our trip to the East coast... which we finished over a month ago - yipes!
Along the way to Manhattan, we stopped in Hartford and Long Island. I have exactly one photo to share from each leg:
What? Knitting content! I whipped up these hats for some friends of ours, they are the Diezel Ribbie Hat from Tante Sophie in Blue Sky Worsted. My co-worker Rickie made these earlier in the year for her family, and I couldn't resist making some too! The yarn is great and the pattern is so easy. Success!
Rob's cute nieces in Long Island!
We managed to get to Manhattan on a lovely fall day. One of the first things we did was have a picnic in Central Park, which I've never done.

We also took a nightime stroll along the High Line, which was so beautifully lit.
No exhibitionists here!
Lots of opportunities to take goofy photos too!
The theme of this trip might be "things we've never done in Manhattan". The next morning we went to the Cloisters... more silly photos on the way to the musuem.

The Cloisters was a wonderful break from the hustle of Manhattan. We had a great time enjoying the art, architecture and weather.




We dropped by the Met, just to go to the rooftop garden.
We ate lunch at the Secret Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridien Hotel... a super nice hotel with a burger dive in the lobby. It's down a hall next the the concierge desk, it's a little hard to find if you don't know where you're going.
Our last night we ate Arepas (a first!) at Caracas and finished off our trip with a visit to Rice to Riches for rice pudding.

Along the way, we saw lots of good friends, dropped by Purl for a hello to all the wonderful people I talk to on the phone but never get to see, went to the Morgan Library (loved it!), visited two projects of Rob's that took him away for most of the summer, and ate lots of great food. We love New York!


Nov 20, 2009





































