Now I never need to leave my apartment!

Technology just keeps getting cooler by the second. You must go to Google maps, locate 36 Mott St. in New York City, them click on the "street view" tab. Move the little guy to Mott and Pell. Spin around. I was sitting on the bench in front of that church on the other side of the street, its much closer in real life. The Black on White sign on the church side of the street is Aji Ichiban with fun candy stuff, including Flower's Kiss, the yummiest ever.

color

I owe y'all a bunch of color pics, but here's an Illustrator sketch.

Day 2

Day 2

Lunch Time

They gave us a 2 hour break for lunch

Forgive Me

It has been so very long since I have posted. As all my friends, including my lovey wife at Pumpkin Spice Knits all have blogs, the peer pressure to post increases.

Let's hit the high points of the last few months. The extended family came to NYC for Thanksgiving to stay for a few days and have a big turkey dinner in our fancy new apartment. My mom, who hadn't been to NYC since she was a teen, had a grand time. We went to Soho and Pearl paint, and down to Beadsworld USA. She got to see the window displays at Macy's on Wednesday, since they has just been installed, it wasn't to crowded.
The Macy's Day Parade was cold and rainy and we made the pact:

1. If it is cold or rainy, we will not go to the parade.
2. If it we are in NYC, we will go to the parade.
3. If we are going to go, we will get up early and go to [a top secret location], where we know we can see and is right on our subway line.
   

Here was our view of the parade 2006:

That's right, cold turkey butt.

But other than that we had a grand time:

Family is good.

Cast-On

Cast-on is a podcast about knitting.
I'm working on the computer, Mrs. Jackson is knitting, and we spend time together listening to this lovely radio show about natural wool dying, fleece, iron age spinning, and life in Wales. Three or four mellow tunes for a relaxing afternoon or evening.
Our new favorite thing.

NYC Skinny Women

It's not that all NYC women on the Upper West Side are skinny with funny hair... really...

Starbucks - 102nd & Broadway