Expanding my horizons....

Recently I had the opportunity to join three long-time and dear friends on a trip to New York City. This was the first time to this megapolitan city for any of us, so we were geared for new adventures and sites long before our plane left Toronto!

We were awestruck by the space-visibile techno-Times Square, starstruck by the celebs we met on Broadway, and dumbstruck by the sheer numbers of people -- and taxis -- on an island that is only twelve miles long and two miles wide!

What a fantastic adventure...

I must add a caveat -- I like cities. I like people watching. I like the architecture of a city's tall buildings. I like the history of landmarks. I like the beauty of the parks and natural landscapes. I like cityscapes at night.
I like envisioning what's going on in the lives of people around me, or where they're going, what they're doing...  I think you get the idea!  So, NYC was a jackpot of all these things, in one mega-meal serving!!


We did a couple of Broadway shows (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike starring David Hyde-Pierce and Sigourney Weaver, as well as The Trip to Bountiful starring Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Vanessa Williams), and saw the sights (Empire State Building, Rockefeller Centre, Central Park, Statue of Liberty) as well as touring Manhattan by bus and boat.

Despite this jam packed schedule, I also had an opportunity to stop in and experience first-hand, the trendy Purl SoHo... what a great yarn/fabric store!

A few fibre treasures had to follow me home... one an amazing combination of merino and milk protein turned into a laceweight yarn. My choice was a rich turquoise blue called "Paradise". Not sure what I'll be making with it yet, but the anticipation is the fun part of the journey.

There's so much more to explore in NYC -- much more than we had the time or energy to conquer this trip. I'm looking forward to experiencing the energy, excitement and dynamic variety of things to do on a return trip...