When I'm not working I like to....

Back in June, my friend Ginger came to visit
from Philadelphia. Just released from police
custody are these photos from the result.

More McQueen
Metropolitan Museum
Central Park East

(warning on another long photo filled post)








Cocktails
Death & Co.
Lower East Side, NYC

Punch!!




Truffled Mac & Cheese served on lovely bent spoons.


Light.


They were obnoxious but made for a great photo.


sauce.


sauced.



Spectacle
Broadway Bares XXI
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

and more sauced.

Where I've been...

The Build up of stress proved too much to deal with.
So I took up an offer to visit my best friend from
undergrad and her family at a lovely house in the forest.
What followed was a very much needed respite from my
present existence. Five days of trees, water, sun and
cooking from scratch. Throw in some lovely babies with
an affinity for hand bells and about four dozen cookies
and you get some idea of this lil' slice-o-heaven.

I will be doing my best to return next year. And am
kicking myself for being too busy the past few years
to go. Stupid work.

I also learned some life lessons from a one year old.
They are as follows:

1. Say no often and mean it. Even if you want to say yes.
2. Guard your property with a vengance.
3. If your 'no' is not well received, scream until it is.

And now some pictures.

Where I am...Where I've been, rather.

Too many pictures gone unshared.
been preoccupied editing my CV, writing letters of interest,
and trying not to imagine what I'm facing if I do get this
job teaching drawing. But hey, I need a Job, yeah?
A little income for all this outgoing would be fantastic.

Lets get right into it, shall we?

Monsieur L'Orange inspects the neighbors chickens.

I got a tad OCD with the sugar cookies.

I love a bar that knows it's Holiday decor.
This would be Philip's Bar, where I shared
drinks and stories with the quite lovely,
and adorable, Jason. No pic as I was too shy to ask.


Borscht!

Roasted Brussles Sprouts with Bacon & Lime, thanks to The Paupered Chefs.


Christmas Eve dinner with Liz & Ben.



Such incredible ambience at The Queens Head Pub.



Damon & Vince @ Lafitte's in Exile



New Years Eve.
An evening with Mr. & Mrs. Smith at the hotels Ritz-Carlton and Roosevelt. Respectively.