Hello Fish Face!

If today were a fish, I'd throw it back!

How many people can you see?

Click on picture to enlarge.
(There are nine, did you find them all?)

Two for Tuesday

Tis the season!
so I am sharing two gift ideas that have been huge hits in this house.

Apple to Apples
Excellent game for crowds of 3-30.
Ages 10 and up.
Has fast become a family favorite.
Around $25.00
There is a junior edition too.
















RCA Small Wonder Video Recorder
Records up to 30 minutes of video
Couldn't be easier to use or download.
Small enough to throw in a pocket or purse.
Takes two AA batteries and no tapes to hassle with.
Around $120.00








Both can be found at Amazon.com

Stumble Upon

Stumble Upon is a cool add on for browsers.
(Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers)
Set up an account and a whole world of random websites
is instantly at your fingertips.

You set up your account according to your interests.
Then click on the "stumble" button and it brings you to different
websites of interest. Here are a couple of fun ones it brought me to!

Draw your own picasso head!

Click here to see mine and make your own.

Don't have an iPod?

No worries.

Check out blogmusik.

The virtual iPod is here

Fa la la la la

It's early this year but the tree is up!
What better time than when the family is all together.
Merry, merry!

What to do after a long day among evil shoppers?

Ok, that is a slight exaggeration but really, people who were out there shopping, were NOT happy today! it is the busiest shopping day in the U.S. (called Black Friday) and people come out in hordes. There are lots of bargains and to me, it is always one of the funnest days to go shopping!
But not to all.
Pushy, grumpy ladies were plentiful today.
They wanted THEIR bargains!
And they didn't mind ramming their carts into you to get them.
Unfortunately not all stores were forthcoming with enough merchandise (or shopping carts) to go around.
I was patiently waiting for a shopping cart at Target and (may I state) I was first in line.
A nice gentleman handed me a cart and one of those pushy ladies tried to take it from me.
I explained I'd been waiting.
She snarled "SO WAS I" and then gave me the glaring, evil eye, saying "MERRY Christmas" while walking away.
It didn't sound like she meant it.
Geesh.
Must be her (bitchy) little feet were tired or her (cranky) back ached.
I would have given her the cart had I known how desperate she was.
Oh well. At least for us, presents were bought and bargains found.
Now my (non bitchy) little feet are tired and it is on to spa and movie night.
Home pedicures and Audrey Hepburn movies.
Breakfast at Tiffanys, Roman Holiday, and Sabrina.
Ahhhhh, bliss.


















Hope you all had a good day!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Turkey Tip #1

When roasting a bird on the grill, do not leave it.
Not for a second.
Not for a minute
Especially not for 10 minutes.
Even if the grill is off.
Because things can happen.
Like an overflow of turkey juice
that can quickly light on fire
and your delicious Thanksgiving bird will not look like this.
















It will look like this!

Two Shih Tzu Tuesday

Sarah has come to visit.

Bailey has a playmate for the next month.

Congrats Zachary!

For making the JV highschool basketball team.
30+ tried out, 12 made it.
You worked hard to make it happen!
We'll be cheering for #24.

LEGo MAN

One of my favorite places to shop in the city is FAO Schwartz.
There is so much to see and do there!
Last night I spent some time in Legoland.
The statues below are all life size reproductions.
Each is built with legos (and legos and legos!)
They started with one brick and went up from there.
no forms were used.
Sean Kenney is the brick artist on the statues below.



































































This is part of a a lego city in FAO Schwartz.
The farther back you stand, the better you can see the face of the artist on top of the red building. Click the LEGo MAN link at the top of this post to see additional work he's done.

Two for Tuesday

I am back in the city (woo hoo!) and spent the day at the Society of Illustrators. It was a day spent with lots of warm, funny, and talented people.

Barry Blitt was a highlight. His illustrations have appeared on the covers of the New Yorker, graced pages of the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, and Entertainment Weekly. He has also illustrated several children's books. He has the kind of (strange) humor I love.

Here are two of his New Yorker covers for Two for Tuesday.

Your name in Japanese

Lisa
(pronounced "RIISA")

click on the title link above to see yours.

Corner Plot

NYC is always full of interesting outdoor art thanks to the Public Art Fund, the leading presenter of artists' projects. For 25 years the PAF has been bringing artworks outside the traditional context of museums and galleries, letting the public encounter the art of our time.

This installation was on the southeast corner of Central Park, on 5th avenue.
















The sculpture resembles the white brick apartment that stands on the opposite corner across 5th avenue. Although it is in pristine condition the structure seems to have sunk in the ground or slowly surfaced like an archeological relict. Through the building's windows, you can see an interior view of everyday objects extending several feet below street level.


















The artist is Sara Sze.
If you're interested, you can view a slide show of the process here.

Two for Tuesday

A Bejeweled Spiderweb
This post is for spiderwoman Kate whose love/hate relationship with spiders this past summer made it impossible for me to pass this by without thinking of her and sharing this photo!









(The Bergdorf Goodman window display in NYC. Produced by Douglas Little for the November 2006 issue of House and Garden )




A Bejeweled Pond
Such lovely early morning colors and tones.










(fall foliage Central Park)

More color in Central Park

It isn't just the leaves that are colorful!

Fall in Central Park

Our fall in Upstate NY is almost over
but down here it has just begun.














(Can't get enough of this fall color!)

NYC!

I am in the city until Monday and loving every minute of it.
















We took a little walk into Brooklyn for dinner.
Caught the sunset and this was the view off the Brooklyn Bridge.