We don’t normally celebrate Lunar New Year (but the kids get the day off from school). This year though, I wanted to do something. Because E is a pig. I suggested we go to the parade in Manhattan and M…
Photo Monday – Around the Corner
I didn’t go very far this week. We were on an outing yesterday and I brought my camera. I had no idea what I was going to photograph until I remembered some trees I had noticed on our block. So…
Fornjot Mini Shawl Thing
You know, I think I should check my gauge more often when knitting shawls. I pretty much never bother to because gauge isn’t as critical with those items as it can be for something that has to fit the body…
Photo Monday – Shells
These are the shells E picked up at the beach last week. It took me a while to get them right. I had them in the sunlight on a white board but there were shadows. So I moved them to…
Photo Monday – Coney Island
Saturday was sunny and cold and I’ve always wanted to check out Coney Island when it’s deserted. So I went. E came with me. We went toward the end of the afternoon, hoping to catch the end of day light.…
Photo Monday – Just the Right Moment
I took the featured picture of my cat the other day. She was snuggling in the bed like a human, her new favorite hiding spot. She gave me a look like a teenager being woken up but her mother. I…
Photo Monday – Winter Walk
These are the “not water and ice” pictures from my Christmas day walk. The images I didn’t know I would find. Winter can seem like such a dead season. The stream goes quiet. No flowers, no leaves. Only the evergreens…
