grandma comes to brooklyn

Why, hello there. It's been a while, hasn't it? Did you miss me? My mom left yesterday after spending a little more than a week with us, and I was too busy enjoying her company to spend much time at the computer. We had a lot of fun and adventures while she was here; her week with us started with carefree fun and ended with Level II head trauma and a trip to the ER (more on that later). Here are some of the highlights of her visit:

• Shopping for cool paper at New York Central Art Supply and Talas.
• More shopping for cool treasures at Strand, Pearl River, Economy Candy, a few shops in our neighborhood, and, of course, Fishs Eddy.
• A walk through Francie Nolan's Williamsburg.
• Spinach artichoke pizza at Artichoke.
• A walk on the High Line.
• Window shopping in Chelsea Market.
• An overnighter with Uncle Joel and Auntie Colleen in New Jersey where we --
• Picked apples at an orchard (more on that later),
• Went to a quaint little country quilt shop (where I purchased fabric scraps for my crazy quilt),
  
• And got stuck in awful traffic at the Lincoln Tunnel on our way back to Brooklyn.
• We went to Emily's and helped feed the triplets.
• Walked along beautiful Margaret Corbin Drive to visit The Cloisters (more on this later).
• Went for an ambulance ride when Caleb suffered a mild concussion after falling off the rocking chair (like I said, more on this later).

It was a full and thoroughly enjoyable week (except for maybe that hospital visit). Even though we stay up way too late nearly every night just talking, I love hosting my mom during her annual October visits to Brooklyn, and Garrett was thrilled to have "gram-graw" with us. We are missing her already!

With Grandma Nancy on our walk along Margaret Corbin Drive.

In the apple orchard.

Playing on "the green" at Auntie Colleen's house in New Jersey.

Scoping out the pumpkins in Chelsea Market.

On the High Line watching the traffic below.