Whew! Back from New York City ~ lots of excitement, lots of inspiration, lots of fun! I managed to get a few hours in the Met before the show opened and thoroughly enjoyed every minute.

If you want to see more Met pics, click here. The weather was glorious that day ~ thank goodness because it was rather nasty the rest of the trip.

After the Met, I walked through Central Park for an hour before collapsing into a taxi to go meet friends from Connecticut who drove down to see me the night before the show opened ~ it’s become a tradition – thanks, Rob & Kathie ~ always a good time!

I had a great time catching up with show friends both at Surtex and the National Stationery Show. Very much enjoyed the Surtex opening night cruise. I danced my dinner off and table-hopped the night away.

Me & Susan Rooney on the boat.

Me, Sue Zipkin & Andrea Mistretta having way too much fun!

Franchelle & hubby Joe.

Also had a nice lunch with Ellen Crimi-Trent and Robin Zingone & her hubby on Sunday during the show.

On Monday night I met up with a group of artists & others at the Paramount Hotel bar. Many of us had been meeting up there one night during the show for the last few years, but this year had a special meaning ~ we were celebrating the memory of Judy Hand, a fellow artist who left us too soon. We’ll all miss her.

(l-r) Tina Higgins, Martha Collins, Ed Hand, Me, Mary Jo Recker and Fran Seigel at the Paramount Bar.

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