coffee get together

this morning greg and i were out early to have coffee with the different schools (parsons school of design, mannes music and theatre school and the lang school of liberal arts). they offered very good local coffee from the joe coffee shop directly next door, along with blueberry muffins and chewy chocolate chip cookies. we met a lovely couple who were there from colorado. their daughter was in her first year.

the different deans spoke today . . highlighting the camaraderie amongst the departments and how they encourage the students to take classes from all areas. it was fun and i'm so glad we participated. i think it's the first family get together they've had since covid. i really feel that the pace has accelerated and we are back to how things were before the pandemic arrived. it feels hectic to me! i have to make an effort to keep things simple.

i spoke with morgan today. they are very busy in london with working for the society for the blind and with a preschool. they've also been working on the new apartment that is a little damp but is slowly improving (two dehumidifiers have been installed and plaster has been taken down from the walls to allow the brick to breathe and dry out better). they are still waiting for a heat pump to be installed so they can have hot water. it's supposed to be done this coming week.

victoria is in town. she came by to pick up her keys for the storage unit. she has a friend coming in from texas to help clear things out. she's staying at a finnish friend's residence hall uptown. they're supposed to come for dinner next saturday.

here's korrina with grimace the mets unofficial mascot (you can read about how he became the mets good luck charm this summer here). she was on her way home from work and is wearing her latest hat and shawl knitted pieces. you can see them better here:

we've been following the mets and yankees games . . game six for the mets is tomorrow in california. the dodgers lead with three games to the mets two.  the yankees are playing game five right now with cleveland and the score is currently tied at 2-2 and it's the bottom of the ninth.