Mersydotes

Last night, Mr. Mersy came home to find the kitchen table, ironing board, and bed completely covered with various bits and bobs of crochet and knitting.  Yarn was tangled up everywhere, amigurumi chickens and mice peeked out from every corner, and the number of doilies strewn around was pretty shocking.  But he didn't bat an eye- his yarn tolerance is incredible! All this mess was part of preparing for a flea market tomorrow morning where, for the first time ever, I'll be selling some of my creations.  I'm not sure that New Jersey needs stuffed chickens or hanging ornaments in the shape of watermelon wedges, but I might just be pleasantly surprised!   Best case scenario: I sell everything I've ever made and my fascination with yarn becomes a profitable enterprise rather than just a relaxing pastime.  Worst case scenario: I don't sell a thing and someone insults my doilies.  Personally, I'm hoping for something in the middle- ...

And.......I'm back! Phew!  It's been a long time since my last post in July, and in all those days and weeks and months, lots and lots of life has happened- and a whole bunch more is on the way.  But it feels nice to come back to this little digital corner of the world and say hello once more.  To be honest, I'm not quite sure who I'm chatting with here on the blog, but even if it's just myself (and probably my mother), that's perfectly fine!  It's a little place where everything can be just as it should. Wintertime has been perplexing this year, don't you think?  The vicissitudes of the weather have been really striking here in NJ (yep- we moved!).  One day it's in the 60s and as mild as late spring, and the next it's gray and frigid, the bare trees huddled against the wind.  Right now, it's one of those desolate, gray days, but I just noticed a few flakes of snow drifting past the window.  That would be a nice way to brighten thing...

Two weeks ago on a Thursday evening, Mr. Mersy came home and said he had Friday and Monday off of work.  It seemed like too good of an opportunity to miss for an impromptu summer vacation.  Where to go for a long weekend?  How about Canada?!  We thought it might be nice to escape NYC over the 4th of July and head somewhere nice and quiet.  So we hopped into the car on Friday morning, tossed a suitcase in the trunk, snuggled Penny in her bed in the back seat, and drove 6 hours north till we crossed the St. Laurence and reached Montreal.  Little did we know that we'd arrived not only on Canada Day, but also smack dab in the middle of the Montreal International Jazz Festival and the Quebec City summer fest- it was a hopping place indeed! Montreal In Montreal there were museums and botanic gardens and fireworks and street art galore. Quebec City In Quebec C...