Archive For October 30, 2013
I am in the midst of preparing for my first Christmas Handmade Market (November 22-24, Fielding Estate Winery, Beamsville). I am not exactly sure what to expect with volume of people and setting up space, but I still have a couple of weeks to prepare. It is a bit of a learning curve on many…
Well, I have now been to New York City and I had the opportunity to visit both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the MoMa. It was very fun to have some complete art geek moments and see some of the art I studied up close and personal (much to the consternation of those set…
My poor son… As a special thing to celebrate his soon to be sixteenth year, he and I have traveled to New York City. Today, our first full day here, I am dragging him through the Met. I am an art history geek. I entered one of the galleries, saw a portrait by Rembrandt in…
My Thanksgiving weekend has been filled with the usual family, friends, food, and hang out time. There have been a couple things that have made this weekend standout in and amongst the years of holidays. First would be that this weekend was also my in-laws 5oth anniversary. Pretty amazing being married fifty years. What…
I love my cemetery. I figure that is probably an odd thing to say, but it is true. The cemetery we live close to is this magnificent green space. Huge old trees, rolling terrain, soft grass, beautiful vistas. I walk my dog there everyday. My children learned their letters from finding them on the stones,…