Yarn, Tassles, Ribbons, Oh My!!! (Plus Giveaway)

First off, I have not forgotten

about the

GIVEAWAY.

I just don't know what happened

to the month of

November!

It went whooshing by like a

freight

train!

So please, if you have not

left me a comment,

added your name

to the

"Following" list

and maybe even posted

the giveaway on

your blog, do so, and I will

draw up names

in December.

I have to give a deadline though,

so December 16th will be it.

Click here for the

NOVEMBER GIVEAWAY

if you leave a comment,

your name goes in once,

if you "follow" as well,

that's twice,

if you post it on your blog

that's three times.

Best wishes!
(By the way, this is my
100th Post, whew)

Now to go onto other great

and exciting things that

I have done

this month.

My dear friend

Valerie and I took a

girls

NYC

trip.

And we saw some eye candy!

We went to

Lion Brand Yarn store

and it was

beautiful!

Here's their Mascot

And the wall of Yarn

The ladies at Lion Brand were so nice

and allowed us to

take pictures of their lovely store

After that we hopped on the Subway

and headed to Union Square

not realizing what was

in store for us when

we came up

from the subway station

UNION SQUARE FARMERS MARKET

and scones the size of a softball

we had to split

a pumpkin scone and was it

delicious!

and there were tent, after

tent, after tent of

crafts, herbs, spices,

teas, handmade items,

baked goods,

things from

other countries, it was overwhelming

and so much fun!

But we were

on our way to this wonderful

place

TINSEL TRADING COMPANY

It was beautiful when we walked

in.

I love the details of the building

inside

The workers in here were also

so helpful and kind,

we spent quite

a bit of time in here,

taking it all in.

Then on our way back to the subway

we were ready to cross

the street and

Valerie looked over and

spotted this

amazing,

colorful,

large,

a crafters paradise

M & J TRIMMING 

Do you see the beautiful

pink tassels?

They had these I think in

every color

out there!

So yes, we had a blast.

I've lived in NYC, born and raised

and have never

been to these

shops.

How sad, I know, I hear you

crafters out there!

But now that I know where they

are at

I will be back!

Hope you enjoyed the tour,

don't forget to go to

my Giveaway Post!

Summertime Fun!

(Isn't she lovely?)

This is one of many reasons

of why

I

LOVE

summer!

Seeing things come to life.

A week or so

ago I went out to my garden

and started

taking pictures. I try and

do this

every year.

Then I keep a journal

of what

NOT

to plant next year

or what to

do differently

next year.

Below are many of my

pride and

joys:

Since I've taken this picture

my veggies

have grown quite a bit and I've

been able to

make a delicious organic

salad

Its amazing how delicious

food tastes

when you grow it yourself.

I really enjoy

going out there and picking

part of our

meal.

I also have been able

to use some of

my homegrown Herbs

I marinated some chicken

with fresh

Rosemary

and then grilled it, MMMMM!!

Now on a

different story,

do you remember this?

After a terrible rainstorm my back

porch

looked like this the next morning.

Well

after some phone calls,

and insurance

calls,

we now have this

a new beautiful, sturdy, better quality

porch roof.

Not only is it pretty, but we gained more

space,

we can enclose it down the road,

you can walk on it,

the guy who

put it on demonstrated

that part for us....lol

but we hardly

payed

anything for it.

Insurance payed for the majority

of it.

How wonderful!

We also gained a new family!

Well, that

didn't last for long,

would you like to meet

Oscar?

Say hello Oscar, don't be shy

When I first saw him on our back

porch, I just

about screamed

because I thought

it was a rat!

It was so exciting for me,

because,

I am a City girl, and although

I've seened

more animals living here

than ever,

I've never seened a

baby possum.

But I have seened them as

adults and

honestly'

they

scare me

half to death.

So although Oscar was cute

he

HAD TO GO!!

So we trapped him in a

pet carrier,

drove him

to the woods

and set him free.

Now I have to explain first,

there was no

mama

around.

It turns out, my neighbors

down the driveway

found an

adult Possum

partly under their shed

and

wondered where it came

from.

It looked like it was

hit but didn't

die instantly so it

crawled down

to their shed

and try to crawl underneath

it but didn't make

it, and it

died.

How sad!

I did tear up as I was

telling

my DH about this.

I am an

animal lover

but I don't mess with wild animals

at all.

But then after Oscar was

taken to a new home,

two more appeared.

DARN!

So we trapped them

as well.

Then,

last thursday night,

Possum NO. 4

Oh my, what in the world!

How many

did she have??!!

While my DH was busy snapping

pictures, I was trying

 to lure

him into the carrier.

It worked!

We dropped him off, came home

and OMGosh!!

This insane.

Possum No. 5

No time for pictures,

need to trap

NOW!

Here's my DH taking

the last

one to

its new

home

When we took the first one

out here

I was actually emotional,

I felt so bad

but I knew we couldn't keep

it around

they get big and not so nice.

But by the time

No. 4 & 5

came around, I was getting

annoyed.

But they seemed ok

moving into

their

new home.

Whew!

I think that's done now.

Haven't seened

anymore

since that last one.

Adventures of

living in the

country!

We went to NYC to visit

my family

on Memorial weekend

and had a blast.

love walking around

the City(Manhattan)

and we

walked around

Jackson Heights, Queens

where

alot of the

Indians, from India

live.

That was so much fun.

But on our

way back home here to PA

it was bittersweet

as always.

I LOVE NYC but I don't

see

myself living there again

unless I

had to,

but it is still hard to leave

mainly

because I miss my parents

so much.

But I took some

pictures as we were driving on

the B'klyn Bridge

I really love taking pictures

of this

bridge.

It brings back many memories.

I've walked this

bridge

so many times.

But when

we got to the

Holland Tunnel

we got

pulled over by the Police.

Evidently,

you CANNOT

take pictures of the Tunnel.

He had me

delete that

picture and wanted to see

of what else

I took,

he saw the Bridge and

said that

was ok.'

Because of Terrorists

reasons,

no

pictures of the

Holland Tunnel.

That was new to me,

How embarrassing,

sorry

Officer.

Won't do that again.

So heads

up,

don't take pictures

of the

Holland Tunnel.

Well, there goes what I've

been up to

for the past few months.

Now its

cold and rainy

and I may

just do

some sewing today.

NYC Trip and Handbags

Hello everyone. Well, we just returned from our trip to NYC. My second trip in three weeks, I love it. We actually went back to see some of my hubby's friends. Two of the couples were flying in and the rest still live in NY. It was a mini reunion for them. But we spent the whole weekend with two of the couples and had a blast. Vince and Wendy still live in Brooklyn while Kyle and Michelle flew in from TN. It's been awhile since they've been to the city so it was an overdue visit. So Friday morning we went to SoHo in Manhattan. Off the train we saw this cute French Bakery on Spring St. It was so tiny inside and full of people that I couldn't take any pictures sorry, but it was darling in there.

Below in Bloomingdales on Broadway. Michelle had never been inside one so we went in. It's four stories high and very old fashion. Hardwood floors, great molding inside. Really pretty in there. Stop by when you visit the area.

Spring St. station is where we got off for one section of SoHo. We were heading to Pearl River which I just realized I took no picture of. It is the coolest Asian store on Broadway. Whatever you need from an Asian decorating point of view they have there.

Then on Saturday we went out to dinner in Brooklyn to the Water Street restaurant. Yummy food and if you love beer and burgers this is the place to go. Atmosphere is really nice in there as well.

After dinner we walked around and across the street I saw another french bakery but this time in Brooklyn.

Then right next door to the restaurant we went into Jacques Torres Chocolate Cafe.

Need I say more!!!

So we walked off dinner and wanted to go under the Manhattan bridge where they renovated and added a park. When we got there, there were five wedding parties having their pictures taken. The brides were gorgeous and the brides maids just beautiful. This is just one wedding party that I had a picture off with the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.

Another view of the bridge with manhattan behind it:

Can't get enough pictures of the bridge with the city line:

As we continued to walk around we came to the River Cafe the 5 star restaurant in Brooklyn. It sits what looks like a dock on the water. I wonder if it rocks a little in there while you're eating? HMMMM

View of the Bridge again with sun ready to set. Just love that view:

This is taken on the Promenade in Brooklyn looking at the City line:

The Promenade is where they film alot of movies. They've been doing that for so many years now and I wish I could remember some of the movies but I'm having a mind block right now. The Promenade is in Brooklyn Heights.

We were on the rooftop at Vince and Wendy's place and was able to take these beautiful night time views of the City with the fog overhead. It was gorgeous. The Brooklyn Bridge is there to the right.

So after all that fun time in NYC spending it with great friends we had to come home. And I had to get back to work. So today I finished my last bag. YEA!! Done with that. I'd like to get a few aprons done but I'm tired and I feel like I'm coming down with a cold or it could be bad allergies but I don't have the energy to cut fabric right now. So I'll wait until tomorrow. Hope you enjoyed my NYC pictures. As much as I love the city I don't miss living there. But I love to visit, especially in the Fall. Have you seened, You've Got Mail? The part where Tom Hanks is emailing Meg Ryan and he tells her that NYC is wonderful in the fall, its his favorite time of year there and he is right. NYC in the Fall is beautiful. I love that movie. I've watched it over and over and over again and I don't tire of it. I guess because it takes place in NY and I enjoy watching Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. I may have to go put in the DVD player now.......