She Draws Seagulls on the Seashore

Back from vacation!

The seagulls on the beach were so funny. Each one stood with an entirely different posture. Staring out at the waves and willing a crab to scramble up onto the shore.

I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful (hot) summer!

Diversity

We're just back from a wonderful family vacation. When I downloaded our pictures, I was struck by the diversity of the things we saw and did.

We were awed by the magnificent Sculpture garden in Washington D.C.

In New York we were the only ones at the Old Bethpage Living History Museum.

It was a misty, dreary day, but the lighting was beautiful.

This is a very old, carved meerschaum religious picture. I've used small ones as pendants in necklaces. The detail is stunning.

This is the tailor's house. I learned that it was commonplace to sit on the table to cut and pin the fabric.

Although my niece plugged her nose and thought he was smelly, I thought smelly or not,  he looked pretty darn happy!

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Kayaking in Pennsylvania. 

And the Griswold finale?...

 Someone got a little confused.

: )

Bad Mommy Moment Number 1,498,256,003

While driving in the car with my daughter I said, "This has been a long winter break--- I thought you went back to school on Monday, but not until Wednesday?"

My daughter, "Yep, Wednesday".

Me, "Wow.... Wednesday?".

"Yep".

"Wednesday? Uch".

"Uch?????!"

"I didn't mean "Uch"".

"But you said, "Uch"! You meant "Uch!"

"No, no I didn't mean "Uch"... um... I didn't... really... ?"

"Uch."

A word of advice to all over- stressed moms who have had meals, and laundry, and company, 

 and santa, and, and, and...

choose your gutteral sounds wisely.

 Happy New Year!

Peace!