Elizabethwix

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• Merry Almost Christmas and What I Have Been up to

  

  I expect you have been waiting to know what I have been doing lately. Well, on Wednesday we had Jasper to tea and we played for a bit and thenJasper went to res... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sfumato

  

  Earlier this week the weather was misty and English --quite unlike the clear piercing light we usually get. On Monday morning the tall buildings were shrouded i... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tracery of Trees

  

  A very foggy morning --unusual for New York -- we're heading to Long Island in a rental car. Time to escape all this for a moment..... and take rather bad... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friendship

  

  It is a good thing to have some friends.I mostly see them at the park.Sometimes people play with each other and ignore me.Sometimes I run around and have a... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lights

  

  Tuesday evening on 5th Avenue where I had gone to hear a talk by Susan Isaacs at the Fiction Center -- except that when we got there we discovered we had got th... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Children at the Public Library

  

  Frances asked if I wanted to go with her to the Christmas party the Public Library. Of course! It was wonderful fun and so beautifully organized. So much to... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Signs of the Season

  

  For some reason (hurricanes, elections, snowstorms?) I'm feeling ready for the festive season to begin. Bring on the glitter and the decorations --the more the... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Natural and Unnatural

  

  I'm a great fan of fruit and veggies to look at, take photos of, paint and even eat. How the pears glow in the chill November sun! This is a most useful thing. ... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Sister

  

  I hope you had a good Thanksgiving.As you can see, my sister arrived from London. She arrived in the middle of the night and I was very excited then I went... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Architectural

  

  Looking back at Manhattan from Queens I have been rather a lazy blogger lately --lots of family and food. Herewith some random photos taken over the last week o... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Week of People

  

  6th Avenue and 17th St. This week a collection of the people I've run into on my wanderings round the city. The first holiday season Salvation Army bell-ringer... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• More Rhymes by Me

  

  I'm very important as you can seeBehind me you will see a treeBeside me you will see MaggieOlive's coat is very whiteSo you can see her at nightBut you will... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thoughts on English Food

  

  For some reason people used to enjoy being rude about English food --probably because until somewhat recently lots of people boiled everything to death. Nowaday... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Downtown Sunday

  

  We took a ride on the bike path beside the Hudson on Sunday --a beautiful sunny afternoon. I had inadvertantly put my camera on some weird setting so the... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• More Stories from Stormville: Reflections on a Batty Week

  

  An art gallery on 23rd St. Note black plastic trash bags. As people who read this blog often probably realize, I spend quite a lot of time wandering about. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• It is Cold and Sid Wants to Go Home

  

  Thank you for all the comments saying you hope we are well. It is very kind of you.It is not meant to snow so soon in the year,but this is what the ground looke... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Snapshots from Wiltshire

  

  A snowstorm raging, so looking back at pictures of England. Photos taken October 21st. A splendid house with the church behind it. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 CREATIVITY, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lewes, England/ Serena Penman

  

  Time to take a break from a depressing new storm heading this way and look back on my October trip to England where I did a great deal of rushing about --here... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Not the Best Week by Buster

  

  Me and my family are fine, in case you want to know. Henry and Gretchen have gone to their cousins. There are six children there. I am glad I am not there.Me... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Recovery Mode: Thank God

  

  We got our power back on at 5:40 last evening. Really, really thrilling because we were getting cold and miserable. I can only begin to imagine how awful it... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 DESTINATIONS, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL