We took a bit of a break in our postings last week to readjust, clean house and catch up. Hopefully you enjoyed your down time as well- be it by a beach, on a bike or reading the newspaper under a fan. I stayed in Manhattan over the 4th and aside from the extreme heat, it was nice to pop around an empty city. One of the highlights entailed biking down the Westside Highway during the fireworks show when they shut it down to cars. Another was a potluck picnic in Carl Schurz’s park (that’s my friend Lisa) and our favorite adventure entailed wedding celebrations in the Catskills. Here are a few photos…and a palette to match.