OK, here are the photos and blathering about our second - and final - day in New York last weekend. So you only have to hear about it one more time. 😊
Saturday was another perfect weather day. On our way to breakfast at our favorite bagel place, I snapped this photo - I love clock towers, and this also shows what a beautiful sky greeted us early in the morning.
After breakfast, we walked south a bit and saw them setting up for the "Jameson Experience" since it was St. Patrick's Day weekend.
We had decided to spend the day before we headed to get the train home in Greenwich Village. I've never been there, and The Tim had been there, but it was years ago. So we got back onto the subway, and headed south.
We had a fabulous time, walking around, people and dog watching, and just going places that looked interesting. One of our stops was the Stonewall Inn, someplace I've always wanted to see.
There was construction stuff everywhere, and a sign said they were opening a Visitor Center in June 2024. I would love to go back and see that sometime.
Then we headed to Washington Square Park for some sitting, and people and dog watching. It looked like everyone was having a good day.
Even more trees and flowers were getting ready to bloom! There was music, and a kind of crafts market, and some chess matches happening. I think every single bird in the New York area was there, singing loud and clear.
Last weekend was the first Greater Philly Yarn Crawl, which I was missing. So The Tim found us a yarn store in Greenwich Village!
West Village Knit & Needle was a teeny shop with lots of yarn and lots of [primarily] needlepoint supplies. The women who worked there were so lovely, and one of them had her dog there, so we got a dog fix as well!
Even though I had my Lent intention not to buy things, I broke it. I'm glad I did, since I found things that are not available around here; I still told myself that it was OK since I was on a trip (I can justify anything if I need to! 😂)
I asked about local products, and they directed me to some Japanese knot project bags - I decided to buy the one with the cherries and bananas. It's a nice size, and the workmanship is excellent!
And then I also bought some yarn:
This is from Life in the Long Grass, a brand from Cork, Ireland. Look at that green! Nowhere around here carries this yarn in person, and I've looked online at it, but never bought any. I decided that since it was my birthday weekend, St. Patrick's Day weekend, and green yarn from Ireland, I just *had* to buy it! (See justification comment above.) And I already have a plan for what I'll knit with it, so I don't feel like I bought yarn just to buy yarn. The Tim said to just consider it my mini-yarn crawl.
We also came across a really cute, small, but packed with good stuff bookstore, Three Lives & Co. Bookstore. I saw this book and decided that it sounded interesting - and anytime an Edward Gorey image is involved, count me in!
The justification for this one is that it allowed me to support a small, independent bookstore. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
The last place we stopped on our roaming around tour was Sullivan Street Tea & Spice Co. The smells were heavenly, and it was a really cute little shop with all kinds of interesting things to see (and inhale). This was where The Tim found some goodies.
We both love celadon pieces, and he found these pretty tea mugs, as well as this teabag holder.
Which is proof that I am not the only one in the family who likes cat/animal-themed things.
All of these goodies fit just fine into our backpacks so we had nothing extra to carry with us on our way back to the train station. Neither of us had really planned to shop or buy anything, but we ended up finding items that were special, so what the heck?
Our trip back to Philadelphia on the train was very pleasant, and as much as we had a wonderful time, it was nice to be home with the kitties. A nice thing about an overnight trip is that unpacking is finished in about 20 minutes (I hate to unpack after a trip). I usually take St. Patrick's Day as a day off when I can, so I got to spend the day at home the next day, which was the perfect way to end the whole weekend.
This weekend we will be staying put - which is a good thing, since it's supposed to be a day of heavy rain here tomorrow. I'd much rather spend a rainy day at home than have it interfere with plans on a trip.
I foresee a day of knitting, reading, and watching movies. I hope your weekend turns out to be one that agrees with you, too.
6 comments:
I"m going to have to track down that yarn. The color is amazing!
I have enjoyed your travelogue and photos. I always imagine very large cities as being soulless, but to read that the birds were singing, and people were walking dogs etc really gave me a smile. Glad you got some wee treasures as special mementoes of a lovely mini break.
I love a knot bag. They are so perfect for socks. I always have one ready to grab as I go out the door in case I find myself with some knitting time.
My mother--whose Catholic Lenten Rules are famous--would have granted you the usual Dispensation for your birthday. In our home, Sundays and Birthdays were excepted from Lenten Observance. On those days, Lent was paused. All our lives we assumed that was how Lent worked. Since none of our close friends were Catholics, we never had occasion to find otherwise.
You and Tim found perfect mementos for your trip: beautiful, useful, and they'll be constant reminders since you'll be employing them often. Great choices!
Looks like it was a fabulous trip!
How fun we both bought the same yarn, but different colorways. I found Life in the Long Grass at This Is Knit in Dublin, Ireland when I was there 2 weeks ago on vacation. I just loved the feel of the yarn.
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