Way back in December…
It seems like we've already had lots more snow this winter than years in the recent past. Here's the snowdrift on top of the grill way back at the beginning of December. You can just see the eyes of the cute little snail. And for a while, late at night there'd be a lone deer scrounging for food under the bird feeders. Kevin get to see some fabulous sunrises but I get to watch late-night deer feeding. The darling Princess, snuggling down in Kevin's freshly cleaned and dried clothes down on the ironing board. It doesn't matter the weather (unless it's pouring rain), Riley is always up for a...

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final objects from the “Making Marvels” exhibit at the Met
i hope somebody reading this is interested in these objects because I thought they were truly wonderful. This is the piece on the picture of the exhibit; it's a Celestial Globe with clockwork from...
More shiny things at the met
first, they kept referring to the word "kunstkammer" in many of the objects in the collection and i didn't read anywhere what that meant. i found it on the website. Each of the remarkable pieces in...
More at the Met
After looking at the Impressionists at the Met on Thursday, Dec. 12th, mom and i wandered around a little and then walked by an exhibit and decided to go inside. It's called "Making Marvels: Science...
Impressionists at The Met
My favorite thing to do at the Met is stare at the Impressionist paintings. I feel i never have time to properly take the time to look at them, but i'm always happy for the opportunity. I know i've...
happy new year!
i'm taking a break from writing about NYC to wish you all a lovely new year. i have a cold, so we're spending the night sitting around. we did have some new year's eve day excitement though - we...
the final bit of our second day in new york…
After leaving the spectacular SeaGlass Carousel on the evening of Wed. Dec. 11th we got on a bus and made the short trip over to the 9/11 Memorial Fountains. It was dark, cold, and windy by the time...
the SeaGlass Carousel
On Wednesday, Dec. 11th after we left the Brooklyn Museum and got tix for the Temptations show on Broadway, mom and I hopped on a free downtown manhattan bus and headed for the Seaglass Carousel....
More from the Brooklyn Museum
OK, a few more photos from the Brooklyn Museum...this is a jackal from Egypt, and i took it because it reminded me of amy and jim's dogs. i found this info about it very interesting. i liked the...
Brooklyn Museum
We arrived at the Brooklyn Museum after seeing the church where mom and dad got married and then doing a lot of walking through Prospect Park. Online it says the Brooklyn museum is"one of the oldest...








