Take me out to the ballgame...

Crossed the state line to see the Rockland Boulders play the Newark Bears. The night was cool and the kids were excited. I’m not sure that they really cared which team won, they just wanted to run to the playground then run to the bleachers then run back again. They watched at least 7 innings in total and the NY team beat NJ by 1 point! I had peanuts so it was fun. Oh, and they had fireworks after the game! Ooooo, ahhhhh, wow!

The photo of the field is a mistake. I had already set the camera exposure for the fireworks display and then something, I can’t remember what, happened on the field. I took the photo and then realized that the settings were all wrong. Accidents happen and sometimes they are happy ones. I think it looks kind of cool. What do you think? July 2nd

Hair raising fun...

My friend Terry runs a terrific hair salon in North Haledon, NJ. She has talent and personality that are as big as her heart, and that is saying something! She has more energy than I can muster and loves her work. I love people who love what they do. She creates art and her medium is hair. We artists have to stick together. Need a lift, get a new do and be a new you! Everyone who works at Terry’s Mane Street Salon is wonderful. Don’t trust me go see for yourself. Check her out on Facebook, too. June 30th

Project Ladybug event held at Terry's Mane.  Told you she had a huge heart.

It's time...

I can no longer ignore the garden. I can no longer tell myself that I love the wild garden look. The daisies are going to fall. They get tall, they fall, and they look ugly: Kmart to the rescue. I got stakes and twine and I am going to tie those poor plants up. Maybe tomorrow… Loved the items in the garden area though. July 1st

Hippy-tie yea...

Guess what we did the other day? I love the patterns and colors. I love that I got to have three kids running around my backyard while I tried to coax them over to dye their own shirts. I love that my son was the least interested. Well, should I have expected anything else? I took photos of some of the finished ‘art work’. I should have photographed my feet. They were tie-died too! June 29th

Stirring up dreams...

I love to create. You name it; I probably love to create it. One of my favorite artistic outlets, running a close second to photography (which says a lot), is cooking. Cooking, baking, mixing, blending, creating yummy things that look lovely and taste heavenly, I love that stuff! Went to the mall to get some summer clothes and found myself wandering the aisles at the bake wear store. Mmmmm… June 28th

Bouncing off...

Remember pressing your nose against the nickel candy machines when you were young? Yes, they were ‘nickel’ machines when I was young. Jump off that train of thought right now! Where was I? Oh yes, remember putting in your coin in the slot and turning the handle, sure you were going to get the most perfect ring with pink stones and diamonds! Remember opening the plastic bubble and getting the skull and cross bones ring with the plastic opening in the back that pinched your finger and turned it blue? I do, which is why I did not give my son 50 cents to try for his team’s rubber ball. Ah, memories… June 27th

Swampy marsh...

After our bird rescue and subsequent drive into the swamplands of New Jersey (it is really beautiful) we decided to take a walk through the wilds of the Great Swamp National Park. OK, so my son and I decided to walk. My husband decided to sit it out in the car because we had forgotten bug spray and it was REALLY hot and muggy: hard to argue with that logic, really.

They have wooden, some faux wooden, walking paths and bird blinds for watchers and want to be watchers. Sometimes you see snakes and other fauna. Lots of flora, too, which you know I like. Two miles and some pesky bug bites later we came back to my comfortable, cool, and unscathed husband with stories of ants building condos in semi-dead trees and a small water snake that was cleverly hidden in the water plants. Actually, if we saw him, maybe he wasn’t so clever. June 26th

'Swamp Creature to Car Daddy, come in Car Daddy.'