Day & Night

Trying our hand at disc golf at the park by day and torching at the studio while discussing AP-Prep English summer reading homework by night. Yesterday was a full one.

soul satisfying sunrise and...

:: i saved the best photos from last week for today...
:: we were treated to the most beautiful sunrise e.v.e.r. on wednesday morning, or rather, the most beautiful half hour before the sun shown
:: i sat in awe
:: it was just last summer, at this same lake, that i learned i am a sunrise girl, not a sunset one... i still am
:: it really was a relaxing few days... wonderful weather, antiquing and wine tasting, a microbrewery, new friends (HI KATHERINE!), and memories made
:: it was bittersweet without Jacob though... it isn't a family photo without him
:: and in retrospect, i went over board with the national museum of play photos, oops... hope you weren't too bored!
:: time flies when you are having fun and i'm thankful for that! just 9 more days until school starts
:: i finish knitting my ruched sweater and i am head over heels in love with it
:: my friend makes the best grape pie ever and i may send my hubby to help hers with chopping trees more often if it will get me another slice
:: i hope my east coast friends made it through the big storms... i've been thinking of you
:: while the winds whipped, i spent an incredibly magical time in my studio on sunday... seriously, it was nothing short of magical... for my heart and soul
:: three solid hours at the torch and kit making for artbliss is officially underway
:: wait til you see the new color combo for the limited edition kits! do you remember the ones i made last year?
:: speaking of color... i wish i could pour the colors of that sunrise into a rod of glass
:: until that rod is invented, i'll wait, reveal in the warmth of torch toasted cheeks, and hold onto the threads of joy that were spun onto mandrels
:: it was down right invigorating
:: i hope i can sneak back to the studio tonight

(note, if you are into vacation photos, there are lots more in my flickr set - keuka 2011. there is so much more to see in the set!)

One Day Of Play - Part 8

I am acting as a ghost blogger this week. I am not actually here right now! I am away at a lovely cottage on Keuka Lake. But, magically, posts are going to appear this week. All from just a few hours at our local hot spot, The Strong National Museum of Play. What an awesome awesome time it was!! It has been years since we were there and the place has just exploded with new interactive exhibits. We had a blast!

YOU MADE IT!! Here we are at our last day of Ghost Blogging and I should be back to regular blogging tomorrow. Have you enjoyed our museum time so far? There was one more nook we explored called The Field Of Play. It was full of all sorts of interactive fun...










And, I haven't even shown you half of all the photos I took while we played! You can see the full collection of images here in my Flickr set called The National Museum Of Play. If you have kids, or are just young at heart, I think you should come visit me here in Rochester and we shall go for an adventure to the museum. I know my kids would love to go back!!

And one last thing I had to share. I could help but admire the quotes all through out the building...

One Day Of Play - Part 7

I am acting as a ghost blogger this week. I am not actually here right now! I am away at a lovely cottage on Keuka Lake. But, magically, posts are going to appear this week. All from just a few hours at our local hot spot, The Strong National Museum of Play. What an awesome awesome time it was!! It has been years since we were there and the place has just exploded with new interactive exhibits. We had a blast!

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to...










SEASAME STREET!! Having been on television for more than 40 years now, I bet this is one childhood memory we all have in common. This is the part of the museum we remember visiting when the kids were toddlers and what fun it was to play here now that they are bigger. I think counting to 20 with The Count was Lauren's favorite part. And Andrew loved whacking the air out of those sounds tubes.

One last stop...

One Day Of Play - Part 6

I am acting as a ghost blogger this week. I am not actually here right now! I am away at a lovely cottage on Keuka Lake. But, magically, posts are going to appear this week. All from just a few hours at our local hot spot, The Strong National Museum of Play. What an awesome awesome time it was!! It has been years since we were there and the place has just exploded with new interactive exhibits. We had a blast!

We blew through this section on American Comic Book Heros faster than a speeding bullet, but still had time to scale a few skyscrapers with a single bound.






I think you all will know the place we went next...