You all know by now I love my "job" AND I love New York City.  Perfect combination for me!  Coming out of a consultation one day on the Upper East Side, I decided to walk back to Penn Station for my train home and thought of getting a "dirty dog" along the way  --  Hot Dogs from the carts in New York are called Dirty Dogs, I believe because the water they are in gets so dirty :)  But then you never know what you're going to run into.  I didn't get home until the evening because as I was walking, something caught my eye; and not being one to let anything get past me, I decided to go over and see what was going on.  Thank GOODNESS I had my camera because I can show it!  So what else does a Feng Shui Consultant do?  We run into the best things and have FUN.  I thought I'd share my afternoon through some shots I took:

Tents?  It was a Tuesday.  They must be selling some things, time to go investigate....

Beautiful Lincoln Center.  The elegance of that place amazes me, to date it remains the BEST tour I have ever taken and most people don't know about it!

And a Shot of the Ballet.  Look at the day, it was just beautiful!

There were a maze of tents, each one having unique, handcrafted items in almost everything you could think of.  This was an original piece of artwork that was dispayed outside one of the tents.  Price?  $6500.00

I'm SO glad I stopped!  These animals were in a tent---and the last thing I would have expected to find!  They are Alpacas.  There was a woman there explaining about the lives of Alpacas.  I think I was more interested then the kids :)

Are they CUTE?  They look like little camels.  Well, you wouldn't want to be a female Alpaca, here's a few facts I learned that day:  Alpacas are bought and raised for their fur.  It is non-allergic and used for many different things.  But the female is basically used to breed and have babies.  A Gestation period for an Alpaca is 11.5 months and two weeks after giving birth, they are bred again.  They can live up to 20 years but "only" breed for 12-15 of those years....which means they spend much more time pregnant then not.

Alpacas are known to make humming sounds---except when they're mating.  When they're mating they make "singing" sounds......hmmmm, maybe they aren't so unhappy after all!

They ARE cute, aren't they?  Except if you touch their heads, they don't like that and just may spit at you if you do.

Here is a person weaving the fur from the animals.  It's a tedious process that is done from methods used from long ago.

The finished products.  There are scarves, hats, and just yarn if you are creative enough to make your own things. 

Oh, well, back to reality....one last shot of this beautiful fountain.  I always wonder how many movies were shot in front of it?  a few come to mind.

One of the reasons I love New York so much.  Who would have expected to find Alpacas by Lincoln Center?  Or anywhere in the City for that matter?  If you're ever in New York City, don't miss an opera, even if you think you won't like it..you will!  And don't miss the Lincoln Center tour.

 So what else do Feng Shui Consultants do?  We get to have FUN!

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