Off to Play: Girl time with Amelia, Christine, and Melodi

c. 2012 at Governor's Island

More pictures soon, but off to NYC to play with Christine and Amelia and meet Amelia's new "daughter," a poodle named Melodi. I've been overbaking and food prepping all week. I think I made too much, but party-time means FOOOOOOD.

Nuts,
Crudite,
Crackers
Pesto Pinwheels,
Brownies,
Cookies,
and homemade dog biscuits

LATER:

It was a perfectly wonderfully, hot, sunscreen-needed, late "summer" NYC afternoon of talking, grazing around the roof-top kitchen bar, meeting new puppy niece Melodi, and hanging with the ladies. 

I think I need a roof-top deck, with an herb-garden border, in my next apartment.

 Amelia and Deb setting up

         

Ms. Melodi was having none of me, but LOVES Christine

 

 

Photos of the Day: Sunset in Pinks

 Tonight's sunset was just ....

 

glorious.

photos via iTouch

Scenes from the last few days: iTouch

 Morning Skies sometime mid-week

Visit to John Jay Homestead Herb Fair during "lunchhour" on Thursday

Fall is Hopping.

(Cause of these hops, ya know )

  Just when you think the harvest is over ... it ain't. This week's 2 crops, beginning of the week and end

Fall light at dusk is so dreamy, especially if you have HOURS Friday and Saturday to stand around the Italian Pavilion and look at the Butterfly Garden during party prep ...

 

 Just another busy few days

Another day or so to go before a BLESSED DAY OFF

 

all via iTouch

Scotland: Omens in the sky?

 Looking skyward, the skies seem to point toward Scottish Independence,

but Scotland is part of what makes Great Britain great.

The vote was on today, but the polls are now closed,

 so we'll just  have to wait and see what it all means.

Will my recently purchased Union Jack becomes a souvenir of another time, 

or still fly proudly in the United Kingdom?

It's hard to imagine this flag without the blue background and white cross.

UPDATE: Voters (this time) said NO to independence from the U.K. (this time).

Quote of the Day: Sleep

“Happiness consists in getting enough sleep.

Just that, nothing more”

- Robert A. Heinlein.

Via here

 Bridgman, Frederick Arthur - The Siesta (Afternoon in Dreams)

(Secret) Toy Society Drop: Summer 2014

Once upon a time, Auntie Nettie made a bunch of toys to give away to those who needed a special treat. I stashed a few at Grandmary's UT house so she could teach the grandkids about the fun of leaving surprises for other people. This summer, when the family came down from Idaho, there was a perfect opportunity for Christina and the kids to their first drops for The (Secret Toy Society).

Unfortunately, it appears The (Secret) Toy Society blog seems to be inactive again. But I'm still going to do this.

Dropped: Summer 2014 by Christina and the kiddos near the St. George, Utah (USA) library
Number of Toys: 3
Made by: Auntie Nettie
When: Sometime in Summer 2014
Comments: Got a message from Christina at the end of August. She and the kids dropped these three little presents around the area by the St. George, UT library when they were down from Idaho visiting Grandmary and GrumpaMax. She said that when they left, two had already been claimed.

To see my previous (Secret) Toy Society posts, please see here.