I have next Friday off. I want to see English Embroidery from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1580-1700:'Twixt Art and Nature before it escapes on April 12. I'm thinking that a Friday visit may have less crowded galleries. I already have the exhibition catalog, but nothing beats having a up close look. Well, maybe electron microscope images might ( Read more... )

Deep breaths. OK, under normal circumstances, when viewing this announcement of an embroidery event in Caid ( http://www.collegiumcaidis.org/ Sept. 20 and 21, I would sigh and just move on ( Read more... )

See Baroness ( Read more... )

Well, we landed on Sunday in Auckland, visited with a friend, delivering the US goodies we brought, and proceeded to crash for 11 hours. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to celebrate my birthday in a country that regularly shoots off fireworks (Guy Fawkes Day) that day. My big gift was Gosling#2 coming up from Hamilton and spending the day. I've ( Read more... )

We had a very instructive time at a 2-day financial seminar. We have reached the point where we feel we must get both our physical and financial houses in order. We have already taken action on several items, with more to come. We were really motivated to do this as many friends have had life changed events in their lives this year. We see some ( Read more... )

EDIT - I was going to post this last night right after the gosling called. But by then I was tired enough that I wasn't thinking and just shut down the computer. So this morning it is ( Read more... )

Okeydokey - next level of stress. Flight to Denver almost made it in time for the connecting flight. But the skyway refused to roll out to the plane. He called while standing in the aisle - told him to grab the first customer service person and insist that they had to get him on the next flight at 6:00. He just called with the news that, yes, he ( Read more... )

Well, they loaded on time, and the web site indicated that they were Up, Up and Away!. So I headed out to Curves around 3:15 ish. He called at 3:30 to say that BWI had serious shear and they were stuck on the tarmac. We haven't heard anything more (4:30), but they are now due in to Denver at 5:18, and his flight to LA leaves at 5:25. Right. Called ( Read more... )

ARGH! Gosling#2 flys out of BWI at 2:45 - he wants to leave the house at 11. Small problem - we can't wait with him once he goes through security. Last night he was vibrating with nerves/anticipation/'what have I forgotten?' I'M twitching, but trying to do the mental checklist thing. So far we have managed to remember to pack shoes. I've ( Read more... )