Mr. John Lennon and The Beatles

We saw this in Central Park, with flower/vegetable arrangement thanks to the self-proclaimed mayor of strawberry fields...

And down near the South Street we saw these guys looking very dapper....

Homestead

After an uneventful flight (apart from one woman saying loudly that they don't usually announce emergency procedures during landing, causing great worry among the other passengers), we arrived in JFK and contacted our landlord for directions and where to meet the keyholder.
We were renting a fancy penthouse in Brooklyn and really looking forward to it. After being sent to the wrong place, and a couple of phonecalls to the landlord, we arrived at our destination. The cabby was p*ssed to say the least, but we didn't care, we had more to worry about!
The lady at the airport said that the neighbourhood was dangerous and very segregated, boy, she was not wrong! Walking down the street we were like beacons...we definitely were standing out in this neighbourhood. The 'super' arrived to give us our key...he looked like an extra from the Wire and wore his hoody up the whole time, even when we were inside the apartment! He also told us to order in, that there were no restaurants open (at 7pm), which didn't fill us with too much confidence.
The apartment was great though, and we survived a trip to the corner shop and the chinese, so, so far so good.
In the morning our trip to the subway confirmed the fact that we were a novelty in the area and there was lots of this....

...and the accompanying whistling sounding out in the nightime...cosy :)

We practised our most relaxed/bored faces and got the subway like pro's hoping not to draw attention but understanding all the while that that would be impossible...but we arrived safely in the lovely neighbourhood of Chelsea. We got a massive american breakfast in Malibu diner, contemplated life outside the Chelsea Hotel, where some of the best minds have contemplated life, and ended our day of touring with a delicious pizza in Lombardis in Little Italy, the oldest pizza place in the USA.

The first time I visited NYC my dad was with us, today would be his birthday and it is our first one without him, so I just wanted to say happy birthday dad, we miss you every day xxx

New York, New York, so good they named it twice!

On the plane, I was watching this...

...and singing this (out loud)...

New York!!!!
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of,
There's nothing you can’t do,
Now you're in New York!!!
These streets will make you feel brand new,
the lights will inspire you,
Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York

...and looking forward to this...

♥ Coconut Love ♥

Last night I used the method I found in The Green Beauty Bible to deep condition my hair. I loved it, very relaxing for your scalp and relieved the tension in my head after a day of visiting and travelling (thanks for the duck eggs Michael!). Instead of the hair oils they recommended I used organic coconut oil which I bought in the Dublin Food Co-op . I was like a kid on Christmas Eve...I put my shower cap on and went to bed, hoping that my newly highlighted hair would not feel like straw in the morning...and so far, so good...it feels really healthy and smooth...I hope my ♥Valentine♥ likes it.

I hope you are all having a sweet day of love, for yourself or for another xxx

Countdown...

So, it's been a while since I posted anything, a lot has happened...I won't go into it here, but life will never be the same...
In an effort to make the most of the short time we get on this world, I have decided to hit the road and try out my dream of being in New York for more than a couple of days. So off I go, for almost 6 weeks!
Follow me on my adventure and hopefully it will be fun for all of us xxx

Christening argyle slipover

Less than a week to go until my beautiful nephew, and soon-to-be godson, gets christened and I am only at the start of the second side of his cream and baby blue christening slipover! Panic begins to set in when I realise I am back to work tomorrow with lots of visiting and tea parties to fit in during the next few days, add to that the baking of cupcakes for the after party and I realise I should have been knitting away months ago! :)
Will post photos of the slipover once it's finished.

Short sleeve jumper

I found a super big ball of yarn in one of my favourite colours last year. I was inspired by Blair Waldorf of Gossip Girl, she is a brunette like me and always wears shades of olive green and yellows like this. I have a pattern from a book called Not Your Mama's Knitting: The Cool and Creative Way to Pick Up Sticks By Heather Dixon which is for a short sleeve jumper, the kind you would wear a simple long sleeve t-shirt under. It has the cutest little fair isle designs which you can incorporate into it.

I previously knitted a pink one with rabbits, whales, bows and hearts on it. The yarn I used was a baby soft type, which didn't really suit the project and the colours weren't quite vibrant enough to show off the patterns, but I love it all the same.

So here is the work in progress, it has been on the sticks since last year...eek! But I am going to push myself to have it finished on time for the lovely spring weather that I know is on its' way ;p