First signs of fall

Happy Birthday, Jen

I brought back some delicious cupcakes for Jen's birthday. This is making me want to lick my laptop screen.

Long Island Sound

Taken from the car window as we headed to the Bronx.

Hopes and Dreams

At the Times Square Visitor's Center, they have a display of wishes that were collected last New Year's Eve.

The wishes are written on small squares of colorful tissue and pinned up on the wall.

Some wishes are simple, with a little superficiality tacked on.

Some are simple, yet profound.

Some are thoughtful...

...others not so much.

Some made me wish along with the wisher for his or her dream to come true...

...and some made me wonder if the wisher had been hanging out with the "weed was legal" dude.

It was colorful in more ways than one.

The lighthouse at Fire Island

I know I'm smilin'.

On the lake

Luckys. That's my brand.

What's a better complement to a DVR'd episode of Mad Men than a box of these babies? (Isn't that Lee Garner, Jr. a real pill?)

This is dinner.

Lazy girls who hate to cook love cheese and crackers.

My gratitude journal

Thing I'm grateful for today: naps.

Once again, something is blooming in my yard and I have no idea what it is.

New shelves

And boy, they were a pickle to hang.

New desk!

So pretty.

Lots of fun cubbies and drawers.

And it's getting along well with the slipper chair I got when visiting Liz and Zack this weekend.

I swear they started making these bigger.

Primanti's steak and cheese. I could only eat half.

Inspiration

I got this print at a shop in Harrisburg when I visited Liz and Zack. I found an awesome metallic green frame that makes it pop on the yellow wall. It makes me want to paint, draw, color, glue...

I really like my key ring.

"This ain't gonna last forever."

When cotton candy goes bad...

This is just sad.

And this looks like a pink and blue cow patty.

Hugs for Pappy

Soda bottle glasses

Cute, huh?

Sky

ROYGBIV bracelets

Today, quite simply, I just forgot.

Chinese friendship knot

From Becky. Thanks, Beck.

Some firsts in the life of Julia

Learning to butter corn on the cob

Learning the words "lightning" and "thunder"

Tow things: Cousins having fun together and Gram's flower beds