Mersydotes

My bestie's having a baby soon!  And he's going to be all snuggly in his new dungarees! With little legs and little hearts, he'll be ready for the world- once he gets tired of his birthday suit!  This is special, washable wool that I picked out from Knitty City in Manhattan.  One afternoon I was able to pop out of the subway during my commute for just a few minutes and dash into the shop on 79th Street.  I told the ladies there that my best friend was having a baby boy, and could they recommend the perfect yarn?  They were so nice and pointed me toward the baby super wash wools- this was the very last ball of the denim color.  Just enough for a tiny pair of dungarees! Lots of love, ~Mersydotes

It's been nearly a month, and now I'm back.  You might say that time flies, but I say that from a non-linear, non-subjective view-point, it's really just a ball of wibbly, wobbly, time-whimey stuff.  Either way, it's good to be back in the blogosphere.   It's been hot, hotter than ever, with no rain and no reprieve.  We've been making iced coffee (even Mr. Mersy likes it when I use the hazelnut instant coffee) and escaping to Brighton beach whenever we can. Three weekends ago we fled from the nitty gritty of the city with friends and made our way into the Hudson Valley to Stormking Art Park.  It was breath-taking.   To be yanked from our neighborhood where the population density is 90,000 per square mile to acres and acres of mountain meadows and valley overlooks was glorious.   Just to remember that the rest of the world exists even if your stuck in NYC working two jobs in neighborhoods that stink of trash and garlic day in and day out is prob