City Views, Country Dreams

Good evening from New York.

It has been a while since my last post.

Over nine inches of snow fell upon New York City.

I was very glad to have retired last March and to no longer be responsible for any snow shoveling.

City Sanitation Department trucks with snow plow attachments made a quick job of clearing the streets, as apartment building employees cleared the sidewalks.

Meanwhile, while keeping warm indoors, I began a new knitting project.

Knitting continues to be a relaxing, even calming, activity as I continue to follow the actions taken by the new President and his staff.

This afternoon, I watched a 75 minute long press conference held by the President.  It was very alarming to watch the President's behavior.

Back in the 1970s, during the evenings when I watched televised coverage of the Watergate Hearings that occurred prior to the impeachment of Richard Nixon, I began crocheting a complexly patterned bedspread.  I almost finished that bedspread, and eventually donated it to a charity thrift shop.

These last two photographs are of parts of a knitted patchwork blanket I made for fun, not as a distraction from worrisome governmental developments in our country.

It's possible that I might now be taking a pause from blog land, because my concentration is now on other matters.  I am still posting over at my Instagram page.

I imagine that before long I will be back here with some more city views.  Thank you all for your visits and comments.