Over a decade ago, my husband and I moved up to the Catskills from Brooklyn for a change in the quality of our lives. The rat race of New York City was very much not for me, but I do love that it’s still close enough for me to pop in and take advantage of it when I want to.

I was recently itching for a trip, which coincided nicely with where I am in the process of developing a new collection. That was the prefect excuse to go into the city to visit my vendors and do some supply shopping, and my trip at the end of July followed my usual formula: