February Break

It's mid-winter recess here in NYC and your friendly family Squid has been busy.

I desperately needed a break with the usual and so dragged my family up to New England to visit my sister for a few days. The last time we went there during the winter, my spouse came to realize, all by himself, just how close we pass to WEBS. At that time he promised that we could stop the next time we passed that way.

Fast forward two years ...

Oh, and we also played in the snow ...

And in the evenings, some quiet reading time ...

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Out and About

It's been a long, slow, quiet weekend here at Chez Squid. Easy visiting on Saturday, quiet indoor pursuits on Sunday and a simple family walk today. Lots of time to knit, read and recover from a trying week.

Yesterday Mike made this:

apple pie made with fresh Greenmarket apples with apple goo on top. Mmmm ...

When we set our itinerary for today, Mike reminded me to take my camera. I think he intended to find some blog fodder since things have been rather lean for the last few weeks.
So here you go. First up, possibly the smallest piece of private property in NYC. It was created in the early 1900's when the Hess family refused to cede this small piece of property to the city after having their property condemned for the construction of the subway. Each side of the triangle is maybe 24 inches long. It is a very early protest against eminent domain, a fight that continues today.

Then on to Father Demo Square. The sign is pictured to show you that typesetting errors wind up even on Parks Department plaques. Look for all the question marks.

The church where Father Demo was pastor.And then a change of religion ...



O.k., a quick google turned up very little about this synagogue but it was organized in 1838 and in 1865 the congregation started a cemetery out near where my folks live.
Speaking of Google, I originally took the picture above to show the contrast between the old row houses at the bottom and the very modern black building. Then Mike pointed out that Google is housed in the very large building behind it all. Yup, the NYC outpost of Google. Mike's got a bunch of former students working there.

And finally, to prove that this is a knitting blog, the back of Little Squid's sweater and the graph for the front.

The felted slippers on the floor are mine.

And ... my Blogger Bingo prize!8 ounces of Sugar Lips BFL top from Adrian at Hello Yarn! It is much more purple then it looks on my screen. Yea!!!

Goodies!

My second Sock-ret Pal came through today with a box of Squidlicious goodies!Included are 3 skeins of Noro and a skein of hand-dyed sock yarn from White Willow Market. It is a lovely pinky/purply colorway and I cannot wait to knit it up! Thank you, Sockret Pal Part 2! I promise to put up some more squirrel sagas soon.


And for your amusement I give you:Big Mommy, Little Mommy. (Said in a sing-song voice)