I have been crocheting a lot because I am making a set for my cousin and his wife, expecting their first baby (a girl -- Sara Laine) in September. I'll be attending the baby shower on July 7. I am making a blanket, a hat, and (for the first time EVER) booties! Last night I completed one bootie. I was so excited that I made my roommates, Jessica and ( Read more... )

July 1 is quickly creeping up... so if anyone is interested in seeing my painting at the Brooklyn Museum, please let me know!!! I will be happy to show it to you during regular Museum hours. Wednesday-Friday is best because I have a lot of guests coming on the weekends, but most of those weekdays are available! We can even have lunch together ( Read more... )

Today I am going to bake lots and lots of bundtlets. I will take pictures of their cute and adorable yumminess! This will be my first voyage from bundt to bundtlet. This is going to be intense ( Read more... )

I am having a fundraising benefit of fun!!! Please come!


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Oh, yeah. I should also mention that I am the co-chair for the new, upcoming Park Slope, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights Relay For Life. Intense!!

Sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed by it all, but then, I just want to keep making a difference. And it is neat to be involved in a community-specific event right here in my neighborhood!

"Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time." -Steven Wright.

+ + +So I owe you all an update about the Relay For Life! It was April 22-23 up in Syracuse. On the Friday before Relay, I met up with Susan, Mari, and Andrew, and we took the bus up to Scranton, PA (where Andrew's family lives). We got in between 9:30 PM and 10, Pat met ( Read more... )

I am off to the Relay For Life today after work! My delightful and attractive friends Susan, Andrew, Mari, and I will be taking a bus up to Scranton, PA tonight. There, I will meet Andrew's chickens (and his parents), see the famous furnace, and eat + sleep, like whoa ( Read more... )

Hello, my lovely readers,

Now that it is T-minus 1-month until the Relay For Life I'm attending in Syracuse, I thought I'd give it one last shout-out ( Read more... )

In April, I will be participating in the Relay For Life in Syracuse. Please consider sponsoring me in this wonderful event. This is a 12-hour overnight walk-a-thon that benefits the American Cancer Society. The Relay is a team event in which one person per team is walking on the track at all times. It is a celebration of cancer survivors, and a ( Read more... )