Patricia Shaw

Leftover yarn used up in seed stitch stitch fingerless mitts (pattern my own).

Colorful seed stitch cowl being hand knitted on wooden circular needles. Tiny kitty stitch marker on needles.

Night knitting.

Ugh.

Happy birthday wishes to you!

Our subways are not scary! (But they do have dirtier platforms compared to other cities’ metros. <sigh>)

I am baffled about the NYT propagating the myth that it is scary.

Beer-battered and fried sounds pretty tasty!

When President Trump attacks immigrant communities, he's attacking the very fabric of our nation.

And we're fighting back.

Read more books.

- To escape into your imagination.

- To become more informed about other people, places, ideas.

- For how-tos.

- For inspiration.

Attended this author event out of curiosity without having read any of his books . . .

Dove into the first book (“Fortune Favors the Dead”) of the series on the subway ride home and am REALLY enjoying it!

Graffiti art on a brick wall of a man spray-painting “I heart NY”

Black and white photo of the Empire State Building at night

Closeup of a decorative beaded boar on a car front

Video of the old wooden escalator at Macy’s Department store.

Today’s Manhattan wanders included
(1) public art,
(2) ye olde Empire State Building,
(3) a beaded car at the “outsider art” exhibition, and
(4) the rickety old wooden escalator at Macy’s.

The start of a rainbow-yarn knitting project with its respective yarn ball and a glimpse of a tiny succulent plant in background.

Good morning and happy Economic Blackout Friday!

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Ohmygoodness, that scar looks huge! Poor pup!

Wow! (That stubby tail going back and forth! 🙂)

Icy path in Central Path with a man in foreground and trees in background.

Icy lake in Central Park.

Icy lake with ice rescue ladder sign in foreground, in Central Park,

A hawk in the grass with feathers surrounding him.

And a walk through an icy Central Park, where we spotted 3 hawks, including this one who was finishing an early dinner of pigeon.

Front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its “Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now” exhibit sign.

Wooden sculpture of the top of a young woman with a long braid.

Tall black statue of a woman.

Painting of three women and Egyptian historical figures and symbols.

Find your moments of joy.
Replenish your spirit.

For me, that includes visiting art museums, like today’s Met Museum wander. (Last day to catch the “Flight into Egypt” exhibit.)

The Coopers Hawk who hunts for pigeons in our Hell’s Kitchen ‘hood is back this morning.

So far, no breakfast yet.

Things that caused the DC plane crash:
— Having 1 air traffic controller do a job 2 people normally do, because of far-right efforts to destroy the government

Things that did NOT cause the DC crash:
— Women
— Black people
— Pete Buttigieg
— DEI programs generally

We live in a surreal world nowadays.

Sparkly strings of light draped across a street at night in New York City.

Just popping these night lights here for anyone that needs them.

(Hell’s Kitchen /
January 2025)

Sweetpea!

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SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.

You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.

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An ice-covered pond in Central Park, with a flock of ducks, bare trees, and tall buildings.

A red “Danger: Keep off the ice” sign in foreground while many people mill about on an ice-covered pond in Central Park.

First post, and it *must* include pics from my most recent Central Park wander (if you know me, you know I ❤️ taking photos of NYC, my longtime romance).

Recently read the line “If I can breathe, I have hope.” Holding on to that thought this week.