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We Went to Olana!

Rebecca — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:45:57 +0000

After weeks of empty promises, I finally made good on my word and took the kids out for a day trip. We endured 2 hours in crazy freeway traffic through our capitol city (Albany, NY) to visit the Olana Historic Site in Hudson, NY, and have a nice lunch along the banks of the Hudson [...]

I Never Understood This Fascination with the Mona Lisa

Rebecca — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 16:22:44 +0000

The painting is FIVE HUNDRED years old. People are *still* wrapped up in the Mona Lisa. I was an art major in school. I took art history, art theory, art art art. Overwhelmingly, there was this strange fascination with Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The adoring attention always baffled me. It’s a very nice painting [...]

Meet Me on Monday #35

Rebecca — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:48:38 +0000

It’s Monday! Woohoo! I like Mondays. I like the fresh start of the week, all the opportunities before me. I work at home doing what I love (blogging and freelance writing), so I love workdays. Before I start, I want to let you all know that I DID manage to visit every single Meet Me [...]

Colors That Never Made It to the Crayon Bin

Rebecca — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:11:26 +0000

When the kids and I are doing something tedious, say driving long distances or spackling sheetrock, we sometimes play little word games with each other. We recently made a trip out to Herkimer, NY, and played a game that is currently my favorite. We call it “Colors That Never Made It to the Crayon Bin.” [...]

Coffee Art, or Mona Lisa is Latte Again!

Rebecca — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:52:43 +0000

I love coffee. Mmmmm coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee! Here’s a video of some pretty amazing coffee art. Yes! Coffee ART! Some young urban folks, with WAY too much time on their hands, used 4,000 cups of latte (dark, medium, light, etc) to make the Mona Lisa. The coffee art was done to launch some festival or something. It’s [...]