De dér uger / Those weeks

Jeg er virkelig glad for, at jeg elsker mit arbejde, for pludselig fløj endnu en af de der travle uger gennem min kalender. Eller - travl og travl - der har da faktisk også været tid til en kop kaffe eller to, for vores (halv)nye kollega er faktisk god til at få os andre til at sidde ned og snakke lidt om morgenen, inden alting virkelig går i gang. Det er SÅ hyggeligt! Hvis vi bare kan få tid til det en gang om ugen, ville det være rigtig stort.
Mit kontor er også bare hyggeligt. Nu er der endda ryddet op, fordi jeg skulle finde 2 papirer med passwords, og derfor måtte igennem alle bunkerne. Sådan kan man pludselig blive effektiv!
Der er hængt billeder op på mit lille whiteboard, og jeg har fået fjernet alle spor af min forgænger i min halvdel af kontoret. (Hvad min kollega har tænkt sig med sin halvdel er ikke mit problem)
Om morgenen strikker jeg strømper. En ret besværlig en, og jeg opdagede endda, at jeg har strikket forkert. Hvilket IKKE bliver lavet om! (Den "kreative fortolkning" af mønsteret, I ved nok.)
Og ellers ser jeg frem til dels i morgen, hvor jeg skal med toget kl. 06.58 fra Malmö, dels om 2 uger, hvor jeg skal med kl. 05.28. Fra Malmö. Er allerede helt udmattet ved tanken.......

I'm really happy that I love my work, since another of those really busy weeks suddenly flew by in my calendar. Or - you know - not so busy that we didn't have time for a cup of coffee or two, since our new(est) colleague is really good at making everyone else sit down to talk a bit in the morning, before everything really starts. It is SO nice! If we can manage this maybe once a week, it would be great!
My office is also so nice. Now it's even sort of tidy, since I needed to find 2 papers with passwords, and so I had to go through all my piles to find them. A great way to get going!
I've hung photos on my tiny whiteboards, and removed all remaining stuff from the one using the office Before me. At least in my half of the room. (What my colleague will do with her half is not my problem.)
In the morning, I knit socks. A difficult one, and this morning I even found out that I did it wrong. Which I'm NOT going to change! (It's the "creative interpretation" of the pattern, you know.)
And then I'm looking forward to tomorrow, when I need to get on a train by 6.58 a.m. from Malmö. It will be worse in 2 weeks, when it's the 5.28 a.m. train. From Malmö. Just the thought makes me exhauseted.....

Nå ja - næsten forår! / Oh well - almost spring!

Næste generation / Next generation

Længe inden påske fik jeg et gækkebrev. Fint klippet, med 5 bogstaver.
(Og det er lidt sjovt, at det er sådan en rigtig dansk tradition - de kender ikke engang til det i Sverige!)
Der har ikke været så mange år uden gækkebreve, men et par stykker er det da blevet til, hvor jeg ikke skulle sende påskeæg, men nu er det så tid igen.

Long before Easter, I had a "Gækkebrev". Nicely cut, with 5 letters. 
(It's a totally Danish tradition. You send a nicely cut letter, and the recipient owes you Easter eggs if he/she can't guess who sent it.)
I had a few years without these letters, but those years, I didn't have to send any eggs, which was kind of nice, but now it's clearly time for that again.

Det var jo sendt til "Faster Christine", hvilket indsnævrede afsenderen en del. Medmindre det altså var nogen, der virkelig ville snyde mig!

It was mailed to "Aunt Christine", which kind of minimized the possible number of senders. Unless it was someone who really wanted to cheat me!

Bagpå var der min nevøs piges yndlingstape. Hvilket gjorde det ret klart hvem der havde sendt.
Desværre kunne jeg ikke gætte det indenfor tidsfristen, og hun blev ret glad for sit påskeæg....
Er det ikke hyggeligt, som gækkebreve ændrer sig med alderen? Det er en skøn tradition.

On the back of the envelope, my nephew's daughters favorite sticky tape sat. Which made it kind of clear who send it! Unfortunately, I couldn't guess it before the deadline, and she loved her egg...
Isn't if fun, how these letter change when you grow older? It is a fun tradition.

Fåret / Sheepish

I fredags så jeg en utrolig film, "The black sheep", en horror-komedie hvor genmanipulerede får blev farlige og onde og bed mennesker som så også blev til får.
Så vi skal have lidt mere med får. Denne gang et ur! Jeg tror ikke det går, men stil viserne på din yndlingstid og nyd det!

This Friday, I watched an incredible movie, "The black sheep", a horror-comedy with gene-manipulated sheep becoming dangerous and evil, biting humans who then became sheep.
So we need something else with sheep! This time a clock! I don't think it can work, but put the arms on your favorite time and enjoy!

Det føles som om / It feels like it

I går var det dejligt vejr. Varmere, og ind imellem med solskin. Fuglene sang, og det var bare skønt!
Jeg gik en tur ind til Tivoli, bare for at kigge. Selv om træerne ikke er sprunget ud, så lignede det godt nok starten på sommer!

Yesterday, the weather was lovely. A bit warmer, and some times the sun was shining. The birds were singing, and it was great!
I walked to Tivoli, just to have a look. Although the trees are not in bloom, it still looks like the beginning of summer!

Der var masser af fine blomster overalt. Der var også ret mange glade mennesker! Denne årgang af teenagere lover iøvrigt godt, for hold OP, som de skreg oppe i de vildeste forlystelser!

There were plenty of pretty flowers everywhere. Also a lot of happy people! This years group of teenagers seems in fine shape, because they could REALLY scream on the wild rides!

Jeg strikkede også. Bare fordi. (Ja, det er næste strømpe)

I also knit. Just because. (Yes, it's the next sock)

Og så nåede jeg at se afslutningen på Pantomimeteatrets forestilling. Både Pjerrot, Harlekin og Columbine var på plads, så alt var i sin skønneste orden. (Jeg kan godt leve uden de nymodens forestillinger der ikke har Pjerrot med!)
Det var en skøn dag med afslapning inden jeg skulle på arbejde igen!

And then I managed to see the last minutes of the Pantomime theaters show. Pjerrot, Harlekin and Columbine were all there, so everything was just fine. (I can manage without the newer shows that don't include Pjerrot!)
It was a wonderful day of relaxing before heading off to work again!

Denne gang er det rigtigt / This time it's right

Den lille kjolebody er kommet ret langt. Faktisk skal jeg til at strikke de to dele sammen, og da denne her ikke har ærmer, er den snart færdig. (Håber jeg!)
Denne gang er det hele gået ret hurtigt og nemt - det er utroligt, hvor meget forventninger betyder for den hastighed jeg strikker med! Hvis jeg forventer det bliver besværligt, så går utroligt langsomt. For så strikker jeg på noget andet. Hvis jeg forventer at det bliver nemt, eller bare er lidt mere realistisk, så går det utroligt hurtigt....
Jeg tænker, at I kender til det samme?

The little dress-body has come quite far. I'm actually about to knit the 2 pieces together, and since this one doesn't have sleeves, it will be done very soon. (I hope!)
This time, everything went quick and easy - it is incredible, how much expectations can do for the speed of my knitting! If I expect everything to be difficult, it will take forever. Because then I will knit something else. If I expect it to be easy, or if I have somewhat more realistic expectations, then it will work out really fast.....
I guess you know that problem?

Garn / Yarn

I New York fik jeg købt noget garn. Ikke fordi jeg manglede, men hvor tit kommer man til New York? Det her første garn faldt jeg helt tilfældigt over. På gåturen til Brooklyn Bridge kom vi forbi et lille "Farmers Market", hvor vi egentlig kun kom ind, fordi min søster opdagede skiltet på den lukkede dør og havde lyst til varm æblecider. (Jeg tror, man skal bo i USA for at opdage muligheden for det. Jeg havde aldrig tænkt over det!)
Inde bag døren var der hyggeligt - og der var en kurv med garn! Endda lokalt, meget blødt garn i halvt uld, halvt alpaca. I den fineste, gule farve, som man slet ikke kan se rigtigt på billedet. Min nevø ville have strømper af det. Som om!

In New York, I bought some yarn. Not, because I needed, but how often do you get to go to New York? This first yarn was actually something I stumbled across. On our walk to Brooklyn Bridge, we passed a small "Farmers Market", and really only entered, because my sister saw the sign on the closed door and wanted som warm apple cider. (I do think you need to live in the US in other to notice the possibility of this. I would never have given it a second thought!)
Behind the door was a really cozy shop - and a basket of yarn! It was local, very soft yarn in 50% wool, 50% alpaca. In the nicest yellow color which you can't really see on the photo. My nephew believed it would become socks for him. As if!

Det blev også til en tur i Knitty City, som ligger lige bag naturhistorisk museum. Hold op, som der var mange mennesker! Der var fyldt rundt om bordet af folk som strikkede og snakkede. Meget, meget hyggeligt.
Jeg fandt grønt og gråt "Dos Tierras" fra Malabrigo. Den grå var lige lagt på hylden, hvor den så hurtigt kom af igen.

I also paid a visit to Knitty City, which is located right behind the Natural History museum. There were so many people in there! The table was filled with talking, knitting people. Very, very nice place and atmosphere.
I found green and grey "Dos Tierras" from Malabrigo. The grey had just arrived in the shop, actually, but quickly left again. 

I julegave fik jeg 3 bundter af samme slags garn i rød-gul-grøn-brune farver. Så jeg tænkte egentlig, at det grønne og grå kan gå sammen med det andet. Det er fint, når der er lidt kontrast, synes jeg.
Og det skal jo så være noget til mig, forstås......

For Christmas, I had 3 skeins of the same kind of yarn in red-yellow-green-brown colors. So I actually looked for something to combine with this. I like the contrast with the green and grey. And it's going to be something for me, you know.....

Nå ja - jeg købte også endnu en strikkepose. Den kan vist ikke sådan lige blive væk i den farve.....

Oh well - I also bought another knitting bag. This one will not easily get lost, being so orange.....

9

Det næste par strømper er færdige - klar til næste uges fødselar, som for en gangs skyld har fødder i en rimelig størrelse.
Sidste år fik hun meget, meget tykke strømper, fordi jeg var så langt bagud og det skulle gå hurtigt, så i år har jeg skruet op for charmen. Strømper med mønster, i hjemmefarvet garn. (Det er godt nok svært at se mønsteret for alle farverne, men det lader vi ligge!)
Denne gang er det "Decca" strømper, strikket i et knitpicks strømpetæppe. Det er altid sjovt med de der strømpetæpper, hvor man ikke aner hvordan det endelige resultat bliver, men jeg synes nu de er blevet ret funky. De vejer 65 gram.
(Lige nu er det uge 14, så jeg er faktisk 2 par strømper foran min tidsplan......)

The next pair of socks are done - ready for next week's birthday girl, who actually has feet of a reasonable size.
Last year, she had very, very thick socks, since I was so far behind and in a hurry, so this year, I really turned on my charm. Socks with pattern, in home-dyed yarn. (It is kind of hard seeing the pattern in all these colors, but let's not talk about that!)
This time, it's "Decca" socks, made from a knitpicks sock blanket. Sock blankets are always fun, because you have no idea how the finished project is going to look, but I do think these socks turned out kind of funky. They weigh 65 grams.
(Right now, it's week number 14, which means I'm 2 pairs ahead of my schedule......)

Blomstershow i Macy's / The flower show at Macy's

Marts måneds bog / My March book

Jeg har fået læst en bog mere, i marts måned. Den anden bog jeg har læst af Sally Goldenbaum. Ligesom den første bog var den altså lidt tung at komme i gang med. Der var utroligt meget om mad og parforhold og strikkeklubber og knap så meget drama.
Men de sidste kapitler var gode! (Og faktisk har jeg en god håndfuld mere af hendes bøger)
Næste måneds bog er også klar. Lånt af min søster. Om "Radium pigerne".

I read another book, during March. It is the second book by Sally Goldenbaum that I read.
Like the first book, it was a bit slow to read in the beginning. There was so much about food and relationships and knitting clubs and a bit less drama.
But the last chapters were good! (And I actually do have another handful of her books.)
The book of April is ready already. Borrowed from my sister. About "the Radium girls".

Små lam / Little lambs

Det er lidt sent til at lave påskelam, men mens vi stadig venter på forår, tripper de første små lam rundt ude på marken og ved ikke bedre end at verden er et koldt sted.
Dagens opskrift er en lille lammehagesmæk.
Altså - hvor sød er den lige?
Opskriften er her.

It is a bit late for starting to make Easter lambs, but while we are still waiting for real spring, the first little lambs are stumbling around in the field and don't have any idea that the world can be anything but cold.
Today's pattern is a little lamb baby bib.
How cute is that?
The pattern is right here.

Glædelig påske! / Happy Easter!

I dag er den første påske i mange år, hvor jeg IKKE er oppe ved mine forældres grav. Tror, det er godt at have en morgen hjemme inden jeg skal arbejde i morgen.
Men glædelig påske alligevel! Jeg synes jo, det er den mest passende dag på året at besøge et gravsted - den dag hvor vi fejrer opstandelsen, så næste år er jeg der nok igen.
Ønsker jer en dejlig dag.

Today is the first Easter Sunday for years with me NOT visiting my parents grave. I do think a morning at home is good, before work calls tomorrow.
But happy Easter anyway! I do think this is the best day of the year to visit a grave - the day celebrating life and the resurrection, so I guess I'll be there again next year.
I hope you all have a lovely day.

Ikke en strikkeferie / Not a knitting vacation

Meget kan man sige om den dejlige ferie i New York med min søster og Co., men strikkeferie var det ikke. På en hel uge fik jeg ikke engang strikket halvdelen af det medbragte garn, men lidt blev det da til.
Jeg startede et par strømper til næste fødselar. I hjemmefarvet garn. Jeg håber, hun kan lide sådan nogle crazy-striber! Ihvertfald bliver de to strømper ens.

A lot can be said about the lovely New York vacation with my sister & Co., but it wasn't a knitting vacation. In an entire week, I didn't even get around knitting half of the yarn I brought, but I did make a little.
I started a pair of socks for the next birthday girl. In home-dyed yarn. I do hope she likes crazy-stripes like this! At least the socks will be identical.

Jeg kom også et stykke på en ny kjole-body. Denne gang uden ærmer til den anden baby. Det er iøvrigt gået op for mig, hvad der gik galt på den første. Den blev alt, alt for lang, fordi jeg målte det forkerte sted da jeg skulle måle kroppen. Rart at vide!
Dette sidder jeg iøvrigt og skriver i lufthavnen. I forvejen. Flyet er 2 timer forsinket, så måske skulle jeg indhente lidt strikketid nu?
Min mindste nevø er iøvrigt nu blevet så gammel at han IKKE græd da vi sagde farvel. Det var både rart og trist. Altid noget, at vi allerede planlagt hvornår vi ses igen.

I also worked on another bodystocking-dress. This time for the other baby and without sleeves. I realized what went wrong on the first one. It turned out far too long, since I measured the length in the wrong place. Nice to know!
By the way - I'm writing this at the airport. Ahead of time. The plane is 2 hours late, so maybe I should catch up on my knitting time now?
My youngest nephew has by the way gotten so old now, that he DIDN'T cry when we said good-bye. It was both nice and sad. Good to know, though, that our next meeting is already planned!

Afslapning / Relaxing

I går var vores sidste, hele dag i New York. Fødderne var ømme, og vi var trætte. Desuden havde vi set det vi helst ville se, så vi tog den med ro. Vi prøvede at tage på Tenement Museum. Der var fuldt booket (og fyldt med mennesker), så det må blive en anden gang. I stedet tog vi på et hyggeligt, lille chokolademuseum. Hvor der ikke var så mange mennesker. Hvor der var lækre smagsprøver og vi lærte, at det var hovedjægerne (dem med skrumpehoveder!) som først havde nydt chokolade. (Vi lærte også hvordan man laver skrumpehoveder.)
Nå ja - og vi kom på tv-skærmen i det rum, hvor de lavede fyldte chokolader. (De var gode!)

Yesterday was our last, full day in New York. Our feet were sore, and we were tired. Furthermore, we had already seen what we most wanted to see, so we took it easy. We tried going to the Tenement Museum. It was fully booked (and very crowded), so that will have to be another time. Instead, we went to a very nice little museum of chocolate. It wasn't crowded. We had the opportunity to taste different types of chocolate, and we learned how the head-hunters (the ones with the shrunken heads!) were the first to enjoy chocolate. (We also learned how to make shrunken heads.)
Oh yeah - and we were on the tv-screen in the room with the chocolate bonbons. (So yummy!)

Bagefter gik vi op i nærheden af Times Square, og på vejen fik jeg købt gaver til de små i familien. Nåede lige 30 sekunders stress over at skulle finde outfits til FEM børn, men pludselig løste det sig.
Vi gad absolut ikke Times Square igen - man sidder jo nærmest fast i klumpen af mennesker! - men vi skulle se musical lige ved siden af, og desuden havde min søster og niece IGEN fundet et godt sted at spise.
Vi fik veganer-sushi, og det var utroligt lækkert.

Afterwards, we went towards Times Square, and on the way, I got to buy presents for the small ones in the family. Had 30 seconds of stress thinking about finding outfits for FIVE kids, but suddenly it solved itself.
We absolutely didn't want to visit Times Square again - you get stuck in the pile of people! - but we were going to see a musical close by, and my sister and niece also AGAIN found a great place to eat.
We had vegan sushi, and it was so delicious. 

Bagefter gik vi så hen og så Aladdin. Jeg havde glædet mig til at se den sammen med de andre!

Afterwards, we went to see Aladdin. I had been looking forward to watching it with the other 3!

Min nevø havde sit favorit-foto-fjæs, men han glædede sig vist ikke desto mindre. Selv om han ikke vidste, hvad han skulle forvente.
Alle var svært begejstrede, og bagefter tog vi undergrundsbanen hjem. Vi gik IKKE!
I dag er så den sidste dag. Vi skal ud og spise lækker morgenmad og vi skal pakke, og så tager de andre af sted ca. 6 timer før mig.
Det har været en dejlig ferie. (Og I skal nok få lov at se garn på et tidspunkt)

My nephew wore his favorite photo-face, but nonetheless, he was excited. Although he didn't really know what to expect.
Everybody were very excited about the show, and afterwards, we took the underground home. We DIDN'T walk!
So today is the last day. We are going to eat breakfast, and then do some packing, and then the others will leave about 6 hours before me.
It's been a wonderful vacation. (And you'll get to see the yarn some time!)

Vi går en masse / We walk a lot

Man går VIRKELIG meget i New York! Især, hvis man insisterer, altså. (Det gør vi)
I går gik vi først til Central Park. På vejen mødte vi Dorina som gik med. På vejen kom vi også forbi Carlo's Bake Shop. Han er åbenbart sådan en amerikansk Mette Blomsterberg, og min niece ville gerne smage hans kager. Hun var noget skuffet over bageriet, men kagerne var nu ganske ok. Ikke sådan helt overdrevet fantastiske, men absolut gode. Jeg fik en "lobster tail".

You can walk A LOT in New York! Especially, if you insist. (Which we do)
Yesterday, we first walked to Central Park. On the way, we teamed up with Dorina. We also went past
Carlo's Bake Shop. I never heard of him before, but my niece had and really wanted to try it out. She was somewhat disappointed from the shop, but the cakes were quite okay. Not over the top amazing, but quite good. I had a "lobster tail".

Vi tog kagerne med til parken, og købte desuden noget kaffe, og så sad vi der på en bænk og spiste. Det var hyggeligt! (Og vi var ikke trætte endnu. Vi havde kun gået ca. 7000 skridt da vi var kommet så langt.)
Bagefter tog vi til the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Min nevø havde fået til opgave at lære noget om de gamle egyptere, og det måtte bestemt være det rigtige sted til det!

We brought the cakes to the park, and bought some coffee as well, and then we sat there, on a bench, eating. It was very nice! (And we weren't tired yet. We only walked about 7000 steps when we got that far.)
Afterwards, we went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. My nephew was supposed to learn about the old Egyptians, and this was the right place!

Her er han i gang med at tage en selfie foran en grav, så han kan vise sin lærer, at han faktisk var der.
De har også et helt lille tempel som er flyttet fra Egypten og samlet igen på museet, som han så også fik set.

Here he is, taking a selfie in front of a tomb, so he can proof to his teacher that he was actually there.
There is also a small, entire temple which was moved from Egypt and collected in the museum. He also got to see that one. 

Vi så også en rigtig mumie! Den slags er jo altid sjovt at se......

We even saw a real mummy! It is always fun seeing those......

Bagefter gik vi hen og spiste frokost, hvorefter jeg var i "Knitty City", inden vi gik hele vejen ind til Times Square på flade, ømme fødder, og bagefter gik vi hjem.
Det blev til knap 33.000 skridt igen den dag. Måske kan vi nå op på 100 km i løbet af de 6 dage vi er her?

Afterwards, we went to have lunch, and then I visited "Knitty City", before we walked all the way to Times Square on flat, sore feet, and afterwards we walked home.
I ended up walking almost 33,000 steps again that day. Maybe we can make it to 100 kilometers during the 6 days we are here?

Elsker Nintendo / Love Nintendo

Mandag / Monday

Både søndag og mandag har vi gået ret meget. Mandag startede vi med at gå ind til Ground Zero. Det var første gang min niece på 15 og min nevø på 12 var derinde, og det var faktisk en ny oplevelse at være der sammen med dem og tale om det igen. Nu har vi alle vi andre levet med det her i 16 år, men at se nogle andre virkelig fatte det for første gang gjorde det så virkeligt igen.
Nogen havde sat en hvid rose i et af navnene. Så smukt.

On both Sunday and Monday, we walked a lot. On Monday, we started by walking to Ground Zero. It was the first time to see this for my 15 year old niece and my 12 year old nephew, and it was a totally new experience being there with them and talking about it again. By now, all of us lived with this for 16 years, but watching someone else really understanding for the first time, made it real again.
Someone had put this white rose in one of the names. So beautiful.

Bagefter gik vi hen til Brooklyn Bridge for at gå over. Det er virkelig rart at være her med min søster og børn - hun har nogle ret gode ideer til hvad vi kan. Jeg havde f.eks. aldrig tænkt på det her, selv om det er med i en del film. (Hvor der aldrig er så mange mennesker som i virkeligheden!)
På vej derhen kom vi forbi et lille "farmer's market" - hvor de havde lækkert garn!
Så nu behøver jeg ikke gå i garnbutik*.

Afterwards, we walked to Brooklyn Bridge in order to cross on foot. It is so nice being here with my sister and kids - she has great ideas about what to do. I would never myself have thought of this, although I've seen it in a few films. (On film, it is never as crowded as in real life!)
On the way, we passed a small "farmer's market" - where they sold really nice yarn!
So now I don't have to visit a yarn shop*.

Det var en meget fin gåtur over broen, og bagefter tog vi undergrunden op til "375 Fries", hvor vi fik - ja - pommes frites. De var gode! Vi gik så til Chinatown og fik kinesisk is. Også lækkert. Derefter tog vi toget til Central Park, hvorefter vi gik tilbage.

It was a nice walk across the bridge, and afterwards we took the underground up to "375 Fries", where we had - well - fries. They were great! Then we walked to Chinatown and had Chinese ice cream. Also delicious. After that, we took the train to Central Park, and walked back.

De sidste kilometer var med en del jamren. Fra alle. For hold op, hvor kan man få ondt i fødderne!
Tirsdag kan jeg godt leve med at gå max. 20.000 skridt......

* Som om

The last few kilometers had some whining. From everyone. It's crazy, how much your feet can hurt!
On Tuesday, I can survive walking less than 20,000 steps......

* As if

Frihedsgudinden / Statue of Liberty

I dag får I en New York opskrift.
Der er jo en del ting man kan forbinde med New York. F.eks. er det her Spiderman holder til!
Men det er jo også her Frihedsgudinden står!
Vi skal ikke hen og se hende. Til gengæld kan man hækle en pude med hende. (Eller tage til Paris, hvor en miniudgave står i Seinen på en lille ø.) Opskriften finder du her.

Today, you'll have a New York pattern.
There are lots of stuff to think when you think New York. For instance, this is where Spiderman is hanging out!
But it's also the place of the Statue of Liberty!
We are not going to see her. But now you will have the opportunity to crochet a pillow with her. (Or go to Paris, where there is a mini-statue somewhere on an island in the Seine.) The pattern can be found here.

Velkommen til New York / Welcome to New York

Så kom jeg til New York. Med kufferten fuld af slik som sædvanligt! Det var en helt ukompliceret flyvetur med masser af tid til at strikke og se film. I Newark var der en af de der evighedskøer ved immigration, og imens sad min søster og børnene MEGET utålmodigt og ventede, da de var landet ca. samtidig med mig, men var gået lige ind. Det var SÅ dejligt at se dem igen!
Min kuffert (og ekstra taske) var tunge, så vi tog en taxa fra stationen. Det var dejligt nemt og hurtigt!

And then I arrived in New York. My suitcase filled with candy, as usual! The flight was quite uncomplicated with plenty of time for knitting and watching movies. In Newark, Immigration had one of those forever-lines, and all the while my sister and the kids sad waiting, VERY impatiently, since they had gone straight in when they landed at the same time. It was SO nice seeing them again!
My suitcase (and extra bag) were heavy, so we took a taxi from the station. So quick and easy!

Vi gik ned til Hudson River, nød den dejlige sol (som alle New Yorkere tydeligt også havde savnet! Der lå stadig de sidste klatter sne hist og her.) og gik hen og fik aftensmad.
På vej hjem kunne vi nyde den flotte solnedgang over New Jersey. Med niece i silhuet.

We went down to Hudson River, enjoying the lovely sun (which all the locals seemed to have been missing as well! There were a bit of snow here and there) and then we went to have dinner.
Going home, we could enjoy the beautiful sunset over New Jersey. Including a silhouette of a niece.

Selvsamme niece som var så "venlig" at snapchatte mig dette billede - hendes trætte moster som ENDELIG havde fået netværk!
Lige nu er klokken 05.30. Alle sover sødeligt. Undtagen mig. Jeg sidder her på trappen og blogger. I mørke. Det er nu meget hyggeligt. God dag!

The very same niece who was so "kind" to send this snapchat to me - her tired aunt who FINALLY got network!
Right now, it's 5.30 a.m. Everybody is sleeping soundly. Except for me. I'm here on the staircase, blogging. In darkness. Which is kind of cozy. Have a nice day!

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Strømperne til babyens far blev også færdige. Et nøgle wollmeise i en eller anden blå farve, hvor farverne virkelig har klumpet sig sammen på uforudsigelige måder. Det mest mærkelige er næsten, at det skifter undervejs i strømperne, hvordan striberne er. På det ene skaft holder spiral-mønsteret lige en pause. Jeg forstår det ikke.
Nå. Det er almindelige rib-strømper på pind 2,5. Årets største størrelse, og muligvis er de blevet en smule for lange. (Det oplever han nok ikke så ofte, modtageren!)
De vejer 125 gram.

The socks for the baby's dad also got finished. A skein of wollmeise in some blue shade, and where the colors really pooled in some unexpected way. The strangest thing is how it changes along the sock how the stripes are. On one of the shafts, the spiral-pattern takes a break halfway down the ankle. I simply don't get it.
Well. These are normal rib-socks made with 2.5 mm needles. The biggest size of the year, and they may be a bit too long. (I guess he don't get too long socks often, the recipient!)
They weigh 125 grams.