Chihuly at the Gardens

Thursday night at the New York Botanical Garden





Check out some of these beautiful colors. He wears a patch, sues his employees for copying his "style" and doesn't really blow glass. Still, Dale Chihuly is one of the biggest big name in glassblowing this side of the Hudson River. Temperamental Glass went on a little field trip all the way up to the Bronx to visit with some beautiful sculptures. Thursday nights in July the Gardens were open for a special night walk... Take a peek!!

Minnesota: The Drive-in

In true summer fashion, we escaped to the drive-in on a hot summer night. It didn't really matter that what we were dying to see was Superman or that we drove an hour to get there, this was the summer activity we were longing for all summer long!





We drive up to the outdoor screen. Hundreds of cars are all neatly queued up around the screen getting out their coolers, their folding chairs and blankets. Like a big picnic with a little less talking. R brought a frisbee and as we waited for the sun to set, we played in the grass with the other hyperactive kids, high on sugar and the summer air.





There is a huge concession hut in the middle of the field, the smell of vats of freshly popped and obscenely buttered tubs of popcorn blowing in the breeze. We packed a few slices of key lime pie from Ruby's birthday dinner along with some cold water... We turned up the radio to 90.1 FM and waited for the previews to start.

Minneapolis - Herbal supplements / Living in the Moment

For those of you who can't get enough of your ear-candles, and colonic cleansing, there is a fabulous store in Minne called "Present Moment".


R has been threatening to take me on a PM adventure since the day we landed. When you walk in, you hear the music of a hundred door chimes, you smell the odors of curiously unidentifiable salves and ceremonial herb smudges. There are shelves upon shelves of self published guides to all kinds of healing and beautifying methods. It is a store like no other, complete with stoned and sedated 60 year old employees.

Weekending in Minneapolis: Part I - Houses

We just got back from 5 days of Minnesota fun. and when I say fun, I am serious. Though we were in Minneapolis to visit family, we made an effort to get our asses out of the house and into the car, off to visit as many interesting sights and sounds as we could fit in.

Minneapolis, for those who have never visited, is a very dynamic and colorful city. That is unless it is totally hidden away under 10 ft of snow. Like Montreal, the people, sounds and colors all emerge in the spring and summer months. We had lovely summer weather which gave us plenty of reasons to be outside in the lakes, pools and parks.


Here is a house, the art house on 50th St. and Penn St. We have driven by it many times in the car and this time I had my little camera ready to document the details!! Apparently, the lady who lives in it constantly gets hassled to repaint the house as it is an 'eyesore' and 'doesn't match' the rest of the houses on the street. I say, "bring on that pink paint, sister!"


The houses in and around the lakes are just beautiful. We drove around Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun (just 2 of the 10,000), admiring the grand and sprawling estates with amazing landscaping and ancient trees. then thought longingly of our 1 bedroom apartment in Brooklyn and our sprawling herb garden, on the fire escape.

The city houses are also sight worthy: painted in brilliant colors and very funky personal style...