Fun Stuff

Walking around my neighborhood this afternoon I spotted a new addition to the scenery.

These guys:

They kind of look like a mom and baby to me.... There was another one too and I'm excited by the thought that I might encounter more in the future.

Another nice thing I noticed is that some bulbs I planted in the fall (and totally forgot about) are peeking out of the soil! They're some tulip bulbs that the Conservatory Garden was giving away at the end of summer. Can't wait to see what color they'll be...

And lastly, I'm making apple crisp today. And this makes me very happy. I use Martha's recipe. The only changes I make are that I don't use lemon juice because I don't feel like buying it and I don't peel the apples. It takes so long to peel 3 pounds of apples and I'm a big girl, I can eat apples with the peel on.

La Dee Dah

I cast on for some fingerless mittens a couple days ago with the new yarn and they are turning out really pretty so far. I finished one this morning and cast on for another one just now. I'm designing as i go so they fit perfectly! I'll post the pattern here when they are both finished (I write the pattern as I knit the first one and then test it's accuracy by knitting the second one).

In other knitting news, I finished the Haruni and also a hat. I've gotta try to get some good photos though because they deserve it.

And here are a couple photos I took (with my new camera!) as I walked from Harlem to the Upper West Side the other night. Central Park looked so pretty and spooky and deserted in the snow.