Tonight is it's just me and the doggies. I have chosen my childhood Menorah. It reminded me of the year when my brother and I were fighting over who was going to get to light the candles. I'm not sure who won, but, I remember my hair caught on fire. It was put out quickly [...]
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third night HANUKKAH
This year is the first year that we are celebrating Hanukkah without our children. With the help of technology we were able to light the candles together! 2 iPads $1600 2 iPhones $500.00 Celebrating Hanukkah together priceless!
empty NEST
It's been 2 weeks since we went on to Atlanta to move our (freshman) daughter into college. We arrived two days before her designated "move in" date (Saturday 10:45am). We had an early morning flight (I woke up with puffy swollen eyes ,headache and a sore throat). We were ready to leave only to discover [...]
new york city AGAIN
This was a wonderful weekend to travel to New York City. My husband and I had a wedding to go to on Saturday evening. We arrived at out Hotel around 3:00pm, and we were told our room wasn't available. (here is the back story on the hotel...We have stayed at the same hotel for the [...]
the versatile blogger AWARD
The Versatile Blogger Award! Today after I posted my picture for my 365 project, I did what I have done for the past 179 days. I started to read the blogs I follow. First on my list was Fun & Fabulousness. I was delighted to see that Elisa had been nominated for The Versatile Blogger award. [...]
On my mind…..
Reading the paper, watching the news or turning on the radio....Everyone is talking about the same thing, Haiti. How upsetting, to see the devastation and hear the stories. The desperation on the faces of the Haitian people reminded me of the people living on the streets of Buenos Aires. These are pictures of a few [...]
Don’t get me started……!
I took this picture (actually 10 stitched together) before the holidays on my way home from picking my son up at school. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Was it true? Were all the trees on our street really going to be ripped out and chopped up for firewood? Our 70 year old street [...]
behind my LENS 