Amy's scarf

I wanted to make a handmade gift for our dear friend Amy, who let us stay with her in NYC. I started this Granny Kerchief shawlette before I left, and finished it in New York.

I extended the ends so they were longer and could be easily tied.

I think the navy will look nice with Amy's blond hair.

Plus it's a nice lightweight cotton that she can hopefully wear for many months.

We met during "How to Succeed," so this postcard worked perfectly as a thank you card.

Amy wasn't there when we left New York, so I hid it on top of one of her shelves and gave her instructions on how to find it when she returned to her apartment. I hope she likes it!

New York friends

We were lucky to meet up with some Vancouver friends while we were in New York! Barb, who was Anna in the King and I:

I've already sung Amy praises, but here she is again.:

Stephanie, who we met up with at the Shake Shack for a quick burger and a catch up. Sadly, I forgot to take a picture :(

Tamara (R), who was visiting her friend Daniela:

Our dear friend Shira, who we have done many a theatre show with but who now lives in New York:

And here is a new friend, Bruce from the Rogers and Hammerstein Organization (more on him to follow):

Ode to Amy

Let me tell you about our awesome friend Amy. She made an appearance in this blog post from last summer. We met her last year when we did "How to Succeed" at TUTS. Well now Amy lives in New York - 2 blocks from Times Square! - and she let us stay with her on our visit.

She had to travel while we were there, so she left us to our own devices. But we managed to get in a dinner, a drink and a breakfast before she left.

Her apartment is in a lovely building that (thankfully) had an elevator. It was only out of service a few times, so we had to walk down twice and walk up to her floor only once. Look at this lovely old letter box:

CK waiting for the elevator:

She's right across the street from the Gershwin Theatre, where "Wicked" has been playing for 10 years!

How cool is this - a poster signed by the cast!

Isn't her pad lovely?? It suited us perfect. So central and close to everything, that we only took the subway once when we were getting into the city. We could walk everywhere.

Hello hubby!

Amy has a mystery plant growing, which started sprouting just before we left.

We are SO grateful to Amy!

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