February

I've fallen behind in taking pictures and uploading them. The weather has been so bleak and wintry, I have not really felt called to the camera.


FEBRUARY 14 - HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Finally, the first peek of spring! Every year, the winter aconites bravely poke their heads up in our front yard around President's Day. Usually they end up getting snowed upon. I spotted the first one today, but in about 10 days, there should be a carpet of yellow to greet me as I go in or out.

FEBRUARY 13
I made this card for a challenge on the A Muse Lounge website, called Stamping to the Music, which was to create something using music as an inspiration. I chose the song FALLING IN LOVE AT A COFFEE SHOP by Langdon Pigg. I used the Love Mugs stamp and the color brown to carry out the coffee theme.


FEBRUARY 9
This is the valentine I designed this year, using Twinkling H20 watercolor and the Heart Line stamp from A Muse Artstamps. All mailed on time, too!



FEBRUARY 7
This morning I went out to get the paper and I noticed that the snow had melted off the roof over our stoop and created some interesting ice sculptures on the bushes. This one kind of reminded me of a cross between a proud bird and a unicorn.


FEBRUARY 6
My grand-nephew Jacob loves trains, so I made him this choo-choo card for his two year birthday. All aboard the Happy Birthday Express!

FEBRUARY 2
On this particular morning, the Hudson River was absolutely breathtaking. A warming spell had melted a lot of the ice that had covered the water, and the river was totally calm. The reflection of the Palisades on the opposite site was clear as a mirror. It was difficult to capture the stillness from the moving train, but I think this picture does.

January 2009

Friday, January 9
I experimented with my new camera and night shooting in New York City. I later found out that I should not have used the Night Shooting setting. I was in a moving car, and got some interesting dancing light photos. I like how this shot show the signage of a busy intersection.









Thursday, January 8, 2009


My friend Arlene gave me a knitting pattern for a hat that is made in ribbing. I have to admit that I was not in love with it as I made it. I find the look of all ribbing to be very boring, plus it is black yarn. I finished it tonight, and was amazed at how cute it looks when it is finished! I now have completed three hats for the children of friends of mine, and I am excited to give them the finished products.





Monday, January 5, 2009
Back to work today. Dominican Academy, the school where I work, is a magnificent landmark townhouse on 68th Street in New York City. It is always beautifully decorated for the Christmas holidays. I wanted to get some photos of the front door with the traditional wreath, which we may use for cards or publicity in the future. Unfortunately, the police left a bunch of metal crowd-control barriers in front of our building when Laura Bush visited down the street before Christmas - they are on the left, and cramped my style in framing the photo. In addition, the building across the street is under renovation, and the contractor has a big white sign on the scaffolding, which reflected in the glass of our door.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

The guys in my family are very particular, and often debate the pros and cons of items before making purchases. They discovered a brand of suitcase which they like, and now three of them have the same bags in different colors. All the bags were together in one place today - blue-my nephew Tom's, maroon, my husband Don's and green, my son David's. Happy traveling, guys!

January 2, 2009

One of my Christmas traditions is that I like to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art and see the Neapolitan Christmas tree and creche. then I take the Fifth Avenue bus downtown, and see the tree at Rockefeller Center. I went on Friday, January 2. This year I decided to get off the bus and actually get close to the Rock Center tree, and try out my new camera's night photo setting. The lights they use now on the tree are much smaller and brighter than those that were used when I was a little girl. The tree is just beautiful!