Monday, December 31, 2012

Mohawk River Lock

My Water Post For Today.

My final water post from the Upstate area of New York. I end the 2012 year, with it.

A very Happy New Year tonight. See you in 2013. Party responsibly and drive safe.

The Mohawk River carries much of the Erie Canal, at least on the eastern end of NY State.

I was driving from Syracuse to a town called Fonda. On the way, I got off the NY State Thruway and drove back roads starting in a town known as Canajoharie. On the way back, I stopped to take some photos and walked around the river front.

I was lucky, the two waterways come together, just before the bridge and park that I stopped at. So I could see the canal and river confluence and then a lock on the other side of the bridge, where the two waterways are now one.

The lock is on the far side of the river and the elevation change is just past the lock, out of the photo. I really wasn't in a position to get a photo of that area of the river. Though you can see some of it from the Thruway overpass.

I thought it was a beautiful fall photo and I hope you enjoy it.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

My House This Christmas 2012

I took a lot of photos of my living room, on Christmas Eve.

These two photos I deemed the best and uploaded them onto this blog.

I then "stupidly" erased (by mistake) the other photos on the camera.

So for right now, this is all I have.

Personally, I don't think I lost a lot, but know for now, this is all I have.

The first photo is of my fireplace and coffee table.

I finally put up the nativity, so baby Jesus is there, with the family.

I wanted to wait until after Hanukkah and then I lost track of time. :-)

Here is the tree, with presents under it.

We didn't have many presents, since I decided to purchase a new TV for our family room.

So anything anyone got, was just a little token gift.

It was a quiet day and so appreciated, by me at least.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Ricotta Pie For Christmas Day 2012

Several years ago, I posted about a Ricotta Pie that my Mom used to make. I called it Pizza Dulce (or Sweet Pie).

A friend saw the recipe and has been making it for several years now. Becoming a family tradition in the Boston area. That is somewhere far away from me, though not too far from NY, where the recipe originally came from.

Well, I saw a photo my friend took at Thanksgiving and so this year I felt the urge to make one again. I made a mistake on my vodka pie crust and made 2, so I had a pie crust left over from Thanksgiving. That made it even easier for me, since the crust is usually the hardest part.

Just a few ingredients to mix together, a lot of grating of lemon rind and orange rind and you are done.

Pizza Dulce or Ricotta Pie. Whatever you call it, it is great.

My Mom would be proud to know her recipe is being enjoyed by many other people. Thanks Denise for sharing your photos on Facebook and tagging me in them. I am humbled.

The recipe can be found HERE.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Christmas Eve Dinner 2012

It is a tradition. Every year we have fish for Christmas Eve.

This year's dinner included 2 kinds of sauce and pasta.

Stuffed Calamari and Mussels. One sauce is much sweeter then the other. Maybe because of the stuffing in the calamari. My son put his together, but I ate each one separate, to get the full effect. :-)

We had some HUGE, GIANT "On Sale" calamari that I cut into rings and coated in flour and fried up. The very bottom of the calamari I stuffed like the others and dropped into the sauce to cook. It worked out OK and as my son keeps saying, "Mom, they were on sale!"

We had shrimp, some breaded and some floured and fried up.

I also marinated Octopus (my only antipasto).

All in all, a great Xmas Eve Dinner.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Playing With The Cat On Christmas Eve

My son went out for a bit, after we had our Christmas Eve Dinner.

My Husband and I were sitting, as we normally do and the cat was on her ottoman "throne", just hanging out, waiting for more "dinner".

I decided to grab the camera and my Husband decided to torment the cat.

In this case, he began to pet her.

They are not the best shots, but you get the idea.

She is so funny, she acts scared, when you pet her...but you can tell she likes being touched, too.

She is such a dysfunctional cat, but we love her to pieces.

Oh, by the way, she gets no special food for the holiday.

Just in case you were curious.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Christmas At St. Kateri 2012

This was Christmas Eve "Midnight" Mass at St. Kateri Church. I have a friend in my Aqua Fit class who told me to try to see them at one of the three times they were due to perform, during Christmas week. Since I didn't want to spend $15, I skipped the concert on the 23rd and instead I ran back after dinner with my family, to catch their 2nd performance. This is the full orchestra that we rented for the 3 days, along with the adult choir.

When I arrived, about 15 minutes before the service was to begin, the choir and orchestra began a warm up and kind of an intro to the evening. They played about three difficult songs, such as "Oh Holy Night", "Do You Hear What I Hear" and something else, that escapes me now. It was quite impressive, but I must say that as a member of the audience, I almost felt like it would not be appropriate to sing along with them. Too bad, cause I LOVE Christmas music and I sing well.

The next two photos are the Nativity Scene display for 2012.

Normally, the Wise Men are right next to the main display and they don't move. Once they are placed, they stay where they are.

Well, this year they are all the way at the back of the church, sitting over the Baptismal Font. I was quite surprised to see that and don't ask me if they will be moved from day to day, or brought up to the front on the appropriate 12th day.

No matter what, it is different and I guess interesting.

Oh, at one point, I went to go to Communion and I mentioned to the guy sitting by the rear of the camel, that he had a camel behind him. I guess you had to be there, cause it was a funny line.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Olvera Street On Christmas

Day 7 of Christmas Trees in L.A.

Here it is, the last day of my countdown. Christmas has finally arrived. I hope you enjoyed the ride.

I thought I would show you Olvera Street, in the Downtown area of L.A., right across the street from Union Station.

There was a lovely tree set up with presents, by the start of the stalls that sell items for people to purchase.

It was large, lovely and only the second tree I would end up seeing that day.

Right near the tree, is a permanent bandstand, that is normally used for performers.

We walked over to it and what did we find?

During the holiday season, they obviously use it to display a very detailed Nativity scene.

I was very impressed with the many people surrounding the Christ Child.

You have the normal players and then you have common people.

I don't know if they are supposed to be shepherds, or what, but it was quite a nice change.

He is born. Welcome.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Angel's Flight and California Plaza

Day 6 of the Christmas trees of L.A. and yes, My Water Post For Today. :-)

Tomorrow will be the final Christmas Tree post.

To get up to the California Plaza, in the middle of the Bunker Hill area of Los Angeles, you can walk up an incredible amount of stairs...or you can spend 50 cents and ride a funicular, named Angel's Flight.

It is a very historical funicular. It was originally down the street, at 2nd, until 1969, but now days, it is mid block between 3rd and 4th Street.

I had not been on it since it had problems a few years ago and had to be taken down, to be fixed. It had been in mothballs for decades, before it opened in it's new location, in 1996.

My Husband and I decided to try it and had a lovely ride up the hill on it.

When you get to the top, there is this lovely area that supports the surrounding high rise buildings. They have shops, tables a fountain (with water) and a stage for concerts. It is very nice up there and worth the time to check it out.

Of course at this time of year, what do we see...but another bunch of Christmas Trees and Menorah, off to the side.

Trains were going around both displays and it was quite nice.

We spent a good 10 or so minutes just watching the trains.

Day 7 will be here with Santa...early on Christmas morning.

Merry Christmas.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Children's Hospital Outdoor Display 2012

Christmas Trees in L.A. Day 5.

The Other night I made a special trip over to my old stomping grounds. Sunset/Vermont Station for the Red Line Subway.

My son and I were on our way to the Tiki Ti, but while we passed Children' Hospital, I stopped to take a few photos of this year's display.

Amazingly, they had the door to the area open, so that people could get in there and so I actually got a photo, without going crazy trying to shoot through their fence. :-)

The tree was lovely, as usual.

Children's Hospital seems to spare no expense, in that regard.

This little extra was right there by my side, as I shot the tree.

My friend, Gina in Belgium is a big Snoopy and Woodstock fan, so I took a photo for her to see.

I am sure it made the children who visit the park, happier then they were before they went inside and isn't that the whole reason for the decorations?

Day 6 tomorrow.

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Pershing Square On Ice

Day 4 of the Christmas Trees of L.A.

It's been 15 years now, so it is a firmly established L.A. Holiday tradition. Pershing Square erects an ice rink in the midst of the Downtown area and people come from all over the Southland, to skate.

It is our own mini 30 Rock. The Christmas trees are small and so is the rink, but people get to show off how good (or not good) they are.

For a small period of time, the homeless (for the most part) are displaced for the season. Though I must say, the smell lingers...

We made this our last stop, on our Downtown walk.

We figured that since the subway station is right next to the park, we would continue up Hill Street and visit it.

We saw the rink, we saw the trees and we saw the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, across the street. Back around the year 2000, my Husband worked for the Union Rescue Mission and they held their Christmas party in this historic Downtown Hotel.

We spent the night at the hotel, so we did not have to worry about driving home after a party like that. I must say, we have many good memories of the hotel. I hadn't seen it in years and years.
By the way, it is the brick building you see in the background behind the Christmas tree.

After that, we descended to the subway, for our trip back to North Hollywood.

Tomorrow, Day 5.

Friday, December 21, 2012

It's The End Of The World, As We Know It

We interrupt this week of Christmas Tree posts, to bring you the end of the world. ;-)

Yes, according to the Mayan Calendar, this is it folks. We are all out of here today.

This humorous photo has been making the rounds on Facebook and I felt it was appropriate to share it with you today.

Enjoy the end of the world with someone you love...or a good drink.

Even better, do both!

As a final tribute to the day...a little REM live. It's The End Of The World As We Know It.

If we all make it to Saturday, another Christmas post will follow tomorrow.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Dorothy Chandler At Christmas

Day 3 of Downtown Los Angeles Christmas displays.

Probably the closest thing I had to a religion, back in the days when I did production, was The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Downtown LA.

We used to air 12 straight hours of Christmas Music for the City of Los Angeles. I worked for 8 years in the remote truck, putting the graphics on the air. So to say the least, the only thing I could enjoy, was the spirit we brought to the city, via the groups who performed at The Dorothy Chandler.

We would always start the concert, pulling back from this enormous tree that you see in the first shot. They usually had trumpeters grouped in front of the tree for that traditional open.

Later on, whenever we needed a transition, while groups where coming or going, we would go to the shot that the camera up on the second floor balcony, had. It was situated just above where the wreath is hanging. I remember so many times, when the cameraman was freezing on that balcony. To say the least, it was not an easy gig.

The building, which has been a part of the Los Angeles Downtown area since the mid 60's is showing it's age a bit, but it is still magnificent, in spite of that.

Personally, I find it the most wondrous of places and I was glad to walk around the grounds, with my Husband, this particular Sunday. So many memories tied up in this one place, for both of us.

Enjoy.

Day 4 will be on the other side of my "The End of the World" post. So I will continue this series, on Saturday.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Grand Park At Christmas

Day 2 of L.A. at Christmas time.

This is Grand Park.

It was just opened last month and it is the newest one in the City of Los Angeles. What that means is that, obviously, we had never seen it.

It is situated between The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and City Hall. Just to give you a general idea, this sign is right across the street from The Dorothy Chandler. There is a HUGE fountain right there (which will be showcased as a water post, early next year).

The sign did not photograph well. From afar, it looks like all the letters are green, but when you get close up, you can see they are cut outs with green behind them. It's not as pretty as when I initially saw it, but we didn't want to cross busy Grand Avenue again, just for the photo.

About half way through the park, we came to the grouping of somewhat whimsical Christmas trees.

I almost felt like they could easily have been in a Dr. Seuss book, but maybe I am reading too much in their look.

What made me take the photo from this angle, was the fact that City Hall was peaking between the trees, almost looking like a shadowy "4th" tree.

Yes, those palm trees in the back and desert plantings in front of the trees scream the fact that this display could only be in Southern California...but I am good with that. :-)

Enjoy...

Day 3 tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Union Station At Christmas

It is exactly one week until Christmas. Each day I will highlight a different area of Los Angeles and the many trees that I have seen this holiday season.

Today is day 1.

My Husband and I took a day off from chores and walked around the Downtown area of Los Angeles. More then almost anyplace else, I feel the holidays the most, right here. 8 years working at The Dorothy Chandler on Christmas Eve, did that to me.

It is not 5th Avenue in NYC, but I love it.

I decided to start where the trip began and also at the location I would see every year, for about 11 years. Los Angeles Union Station. As a seasoned traveler, I know that every year the tree is different and I wanted to see this year's display.

Due to a complex arrangement, my son, who had to go to school for the day, took my Husband with him as he rode the train Downtown. After I dropped them off, I drove to North Hollywood and rode the subway to Union. That left our car available for us to drive over to my Brother in Law's house, after our business was over in Downtown. In case you care, the arrangement worked out perfect. My Husband waited all of 2 minutes for me to arrive. Now that's timing!

The wreaths outside look nice, but the real gem in Union, is the 25 foot tall tree, that they have in the waiting room.

People come and go and so many stop for a moment, to take photos. Wide eyed children get their photo taken in front of the tree.

It adds such a warm holiday spirit, to the incredible beauty that is Union Station.

More tomorrow.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Fly Fishing On A Fall Day

My Water Post For Today.

This is the Oswego River, once again. This time, in the town of Fulton, NY. Fulton is about half way between Syracuse and Oswego. It's a pretty small quiet town and this man proves it. He is fly fishing right there by the town itself. I think his house was right behind him, but he could have been just using the public area, where I had parked, off to the right.

I saw him cast several times, but he never did catch anything, while I was there.

The rivers in the Lake Ontario area, are known for the wonderful fishing. Pulaski in particular, is a well known salmon fishing destination.

Once again, the Oswego River was pretty full and the fall colors and blue sky day, brings so much beauty to the shot.

I hope you enjoy.

Note: I will hold off on the final posts from Oswego, to give you a water post from Downtown LA on Christmas. Oswego posts will continue the following week.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Santa Clarita Reaches The Age Of 25

This post got pre-empted by yesterday's shooting post.

The City of Santa Clarita turned 25 yesterday. December 15, 1987 was the day we became a City.

I lived in the Santa Clarita Valley for 7 years, before Cityhood came our way and trust me, the place I live is so much better, then it was when I arrived.

We had mobile homes and tumbleweeds. Some tract housing and lots of mountains and dirt. We also had just over 100 thousand residents at the time. It wasn't a pretty place, because we were too small for businesses to want to invest their money here.

Back then, if you wanted to shop, you drove half an hour into the San Fernando Valley.

Now days, we have shopping, restaurants, Malls, Movie Theaters, schools, train service and roads...lots of roads. It has not all been good, but it is a darn sight better then what we had.

Congratulations to our City, which is now the third largest city in Los Angeles County.

We appreciate all you do to make our home a better place.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

A Mother And Her Child

There are many things I could say right now, but I don't have a clue where to begin.

It has been a tragic 24 hours, with the early morning (for my time zone) shooting at a Connecticut school.

There are people dead, many of them, very young children, but I don't believe gun control is the answer to the anger that so many of us are feeling. As we have seen, you do not need a gun to terrorize a population. In the Middle East, bombs are used, instead.

I believe in background checks and limits on assault riffles, but the right to own a gun, is just fine by me. Note, this is from someone who has never held a gun in her life, so it is not as if I am a card carrying member of the NRA.

As people have seen, no matter how much we protect our children, there is no 100 percent way to do so. Rich or poor, if bad things are going to happen, they are going to happen. All we can do is our best and try to play the odds.

My son goes to school in East LA. Do I worry? Constantly...but sometimes, you just have to let go and let them fly on their own.

Bringing this post back to the photo above, I am positive that Mary worried and wanted to protect her child, Jesus. As with me, sometimes you just have to let go and she did.

My prayers to the victims and to the families living the worst that this world can give out.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Lussekatter On St. Lucia's Day 2012

They came out of the oven just before the day was over, but I managed to get them made on St. Lucia's Day.

Not a drop of Scandinavian blood flows through me, but I have definitely decided to add Lussekatter to my holiday baking, if I can find the time.

While I was waiting for the dough to rise and then rise again, I managed to make a batch of my Choco-Banana Cookies. Most of the ingredients that I used for the bread, ended up in the cookies, too. So it actually worked out well. My freezer will once again have cookies in it.

I do not do a lot of cookie baking, though I might make Pizza Dulce, or Snow Ball Cookies, somewhere along the way.

Christmas week is shaping up to be a catastrophe and so I am trying not to plan too much, around the holiday. One of the three of us has the week off, so my boss and I will have to hold up the fort, with not only our channels, but our new Link TV Channel.

I will manage, as I always do.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Panama Canal

The girlfriend I traveled across the Country with (back in 1979), has spent the past year or so traveling, mostly in the Central America area. Her travels have finally brought her to Panama and yesterday, 12/12/12, she made the trip through the Panama Canal.

I give her points for choosing to do something truly memorable, on a day like yesterday.

This is a web cam shot of the Mira Flores lock, about the time she was locking through. I can't tell you that one of those boats is hers, but she is in the area. :-)

She and her traveling companions made it through the entire thing and she posted on Facebook, as they did the 3 main locks, so we on the Internet, could follow along.

If you are interested in checking her website out, you can either scroll down the left side of mine, to Tales of Travels and Tech, or click HERE.

Very cool use of social media.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

12/12/12 Concert

I personally think this is the BEST idea for a one of a kind day, like 12/12/12.

Sure, pay off your mortgage, get married, schedule your c-section, if you like. Honestly though, those are just so passe. :-)

But a concert with huge starpower...yeah, that works!

Watch the show this evening and please, if you have some extra money, give to help the NY/NJ area. There are so many areas and so many people who need a helping hand right now.

Thank you, and enjoy the show.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

A Menorah Arrives At Work

This wondrous menorah arrived at my workplace on Monday Morning.

I had been to The Pointe on Sunday evening and it was not there, so I was quite surprised to see it. I am not sure if it is crystal or just glass, but the thing is absolutely lovely.

Adding it to the decorations that I already showed off HERE, we have a very nice lobby, tastefully decorated. Just what I would expect from such a high end building.

I do enjoy working here. :-)

Monday, December 10, 2012

Birds By The Rocky Shore Of The Lake

My Water Post For Today.

No quite as lovely as my best shot of the shores of Lake Ontario (from 2 weeks ago), but worthy of its own water post.

There are rocky areas on the shore of the lake. I must admit that I did not know that, until I was trying to find a parking space on campus. My futile search took me to the part of the lake that is adjacent to the Niagara Mohawk power plant. I did find a parking space, but I decided it was way too far out and instead took a few photos and then drove back to center campus, where I illegally parked. :-)

The rocks and the birds make the shot and the fall colors on the lone tree, bring a very different look. The fact that is was a cloudy day, adds to the beauty.

I hope you enjoy.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

The House Lights 2012

My holiday lights for this year.

They are basically similar to last year, with small modifications.

I used both lighted garlands around the poles that surround the bay window. Last year I couldn't figure out how to hang them without making holes in my new paint job. This year, for some reason, no problem.

The tree in the second photo has lights on it. When I looked at last year's photos, I saw that I did the same thing. They are a bit lower, but just fine and match the height of the house.

The final change is the white walkway lights and candy canes. They are down on the same side of the walkway as the planter with the tree. In this photo, the lights are in, but we had not put the candy canes into the ground. So you do not see them, but trust me, they are there now.

We usually placed them on the opposite side of the walkway and we had problems mowing the grass and (if you remember last year) someone pulled them all out of the lawn and threw them around. You can see that post, HERE.

Maybe with them slightly hidden, they will have no problem this year.

By the way, we used the snap on clips again this year and we had no breaking of clips or anything. I heartily recommend them, for ease of hanging and removing.

The only thing we needed a ladder for, was placing the multi-plug extension cord under our eaves and hanging the wreath above the garage door.

So that's it, our house, this holiday season.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Happy Hanukkah 2012

Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate.

I hate when it comes so early in the season. I just barely got the tree up and now I have to cook, too? :-)

God willing, we will end up with a roast and some potato pancakes. Yikes, I need to make soup, too!

No matter what, we will celebrate, by lighting the Menorah.

Oh, Hanukkah, oh, Hanukkah,
Oh, light the Menorah
Let's have a party, we'll all dance the horah
Gather 'round the table, we'll give you a treat
Dreydles to play with and latkes to eat.

And while we are playing
the candles are burning low
One for each night as they shed a sweet light
to remind us of days long ago
One for each night they shed a sweet light
to remind us of days long ago.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Making The Subaru Auction Work

We have done this kind of thing before. Bring a car on the lot and auction it off on the air.

This year, we are at our new home at The Pointe and so we weren't able to bring it onto their property. Well, actually we did get it close...we put it on the grass immediately adjacent to the building.

We also decided to use part of our office area for phone "banks" for the volunteer operators. They set it up with 2 cameras looking across the 24 desk office space and lit a KCET cookie on the far wall. It was quite funny, because the light looks a lot like a cannon. The New Media area had it stuck in their area for the past 2 days. I laughed everytime I passed it. :-)

Obviously, we have had to become more creative, in regard to how we shoot things, in our small world.

I learn something new every day.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Huell Howser Is Retiring

Back in June, I went to visit the new digs of a former KCET Host and Producer, Huell Howser.

I documented my visit, HERE.

As I mentioned in the post, he has definitely slowed down a bit, this past year. He was making shows, but mostly just repeating old ones. Our viewers didn't mind, they love to see him.

The news came out last week, that for whatever reason, Huell Howser has decided to call it quits. He is retiring from producing shows and from any public appearances.

He used to spend his LA time in his apartment in Hollywood, but instead he has retired to his home in the Palm Springs area. From what I understand he does not come into town anymore.

There are rumors going around that he may be ill. I have no direct knowledge of that fact...but as you can see in THIS article in the LA Times, some of the things being said, point to this.

I hope those rumors are not true, because he is a truly wonderful man and I am proud to call him my friend.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Christmas At The Pointe's Lobby

Monday was the first working day in December and it seems that we get decorations in the Lobby of our new home, The Pointe.

Now, I should have expected something like this, but let me say that they did quite a lovely job.

I love the blue color in the balls and ribbons, matched with earth tones of copper balls and ribbons.

Honestly, these photos don't do them justice, because this lobby is just massive and so the trees must be at least 6 feet tall.

I have seen more blue being used around the holidays and I wonder how much of it is to bring harmony to the season. I don't think I will ever know what is in the mind of the interior designers, but I like the look.

Here is a more detailed photo of one of the trees.

You can see the ribbons and balls a bit better. For me, the best part...look at that copper pot/urn.

I really like this!

Good job Worthe.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Science Center Sculpture

When we went to see Endeavour, we went over to see a movie in the building next to the actual Science Center.

In between the two, is this marvelous sculpture, with balls of planets hanging down from a wonderful glass cover at the top.

There is also a water feature, that adds humidity to the covered area.

It brings coolness and shade to counteract the many hot L.A. days and a place to sit, while waiting your turn to enter the theatre.

A very welcome respite for its many visitors and a wonderful place for the children to play.

Monday, December 3, 2012

The Erie Canal In Oswego, NY

My Water Post For Today.

If you were lucky enough to see this image on Facebook, it is not new to you. For the rest, this was the scene as I got to the outskirts of Oswego, NY.

It was raining that day and the Oswego River was just riding along, nice and full. This is actually one of the canal locks along the Oswego River. It is a part of the Erie Canal system, though not the main canal channel.

Back in the 1800's, this is how ships would get from the Syracuse part of the Erie Canal, out to Lake Ontario, to the north and of course, eventually, Canada.

Now days, it is basically used for recreation purposes, mostly during the summer months.

A nice waterfall, right next to the lock, makes the shot.

I hope you enjoy.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

A Bedtime Photo From My New Camera

I have no idea if this photo is so great because it is my new camera or if I just shot a fabulous photo period. Only the future will let me know that, since this is the only photo I have taken with the camera so far.

I unpacked the camera, just before my bedtime and so when I went to check out if it works, my cat, who was waiting for me to shut the light and go to sleep, was at her normal sleeping location. If she cares to wait for me to go to sleep, she will creep up to that area in the upper left and snuggle by my tummy, to increase her warmth. My silly kitty.

Look at all the hairs on her fur, that stand out so wonderfully in this photo. She may not be looking at the camera, but the focus is outstanding.

It bodes well for new photos of my kitty...and other things.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

The 2012 Holiday Card

It's December 1st and for me, the beginning of the Holiday Season. Forget Thanksgiving, I prefer to be in the month of the holidays, rather then earlier.

If you follow this blog, many of the photos that I chose for this year's card, are probably familiar to you. Since so many of my family and friends don't read this, they will be new to them.

The usual suspects have turned up once again.

My Marine son and his family, showing off their base house and newest member.
My Magic son doing it "Gangnam Style" with my real son and my Marine son's wife.
My real son working the audio board.
My shoe polish son when he left on his deployment.
My son's Marine Biologist friend who finally graduated from CSUMB.
My husband and I at the ribbon cutting of my new workplace.
My husband with his Peeps.
Me with my Kateri Icon.
Frank Lloyd Wright's House.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour.
and finally, my beautiful kitty, Makenna.

I will be getting it printed today. If you are on my list, check your mail boxes in the next week or so.

Enjoy.