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Mexico City

2012-01-24T06:32:00.000-08:00

I'm in Mexico city all week with my BFF, the gothamgal. We are eating our way through Mexico city and looking at art in between. To follow our trip go here.

Be back next week..

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thanks, zoe...

my birthday's coming up!

2012-01-17T14:50:00.000-08:00

so i decided to do birthday cards all week.

hope you like them!

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Happy Holidays!

2011-12-16T09:48:00.000-08:00

We are off to Russia for the next couple of weeks.

I am really looking forward to disconnecting from the internet for awhile and just focusing on the girls, jimmy and this gorgeous country we've all been so eager to discover.

I will not blog while i am there but will be back after the first of the year.

Happy holidays!

Congratulations Zoe

2011-12-16T04:48:00.000-08:00

Meet the newest member of Harvard's Class of 2016!!!

Way to go Zoe. We couldn't be more proud.

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available as a greeting card.

2011-12-13T17:18:00.000-08:00

available on a greeting card.

2011-12-12T16:02:00.000-08:00

Go Sammy!!!!

2011-12-10T04:36:00.000-08:00

And there she goes....to Northwestern.

jimmy, Zoe, Lola and I couldn't be more proud.

Way to go, Sammy...

2011-12-07T14:35:00.000-08:00

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get this as a greeting card.

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available as a greeting card.

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available as a t-shirt.

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available as a greeting card here.

2011-11-22T09:28:00.001-08:00

available as a greeting card.

2011-11-21T14:49:00.000-08:00

get this on a greeting card.

2011-11-17T14:39:00.000-08:00

get this on a greeting card.

2011-11-16T17:08:00.000-08:00

available as a greeting card.

2011-11-15T18:16:00.000-08:00

get this on a greeting card.

2011-11-14T19:44:00.000-08:00

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get this on a t-shirt.

2011-11-10T16:45:00.000-08:00

get this on a card.

2011-11-09T09:14:00.000-08:00

girlfriends are everything...right?

get this on a greeting card.

2011-11-08T12:52:00.001-08:00

get this on a greeting card.

2011-11-07T10:03:00.000-08:00

i started watching homeland on showtime this weekend...clearly it's resonated with me.

get this on a t-shirt.

Happy Birthday Jimmy!!!!!

2011-11-05T05:50:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday to the biggest red sox, crossword puzzle, poker playing, cycling fan in the house.

We don't know where we would be without your "interesting dinners," math genius and bbq-ing.

Love you!!!!

2011-11-04T14:30:00.000-07:00

get this on a greeting card.

2011-11-03T15:32:00.000-07:00

get this design on a greeting card.

2011-11-02T15:48:00.001-07:00

get this on a greeting card.

2011-11-01T18:49:00.000-07:00

get this on a greeting card.

the end of tennis season...

2011-11-01T18:07:00.001-07:00

the tennis season is officially over.

congrats to Zoe and the Trinity Tennis team.

2011-10-31T13:36:00.000-07:00

available as a greeting card.

good luck sam and zoe!

2011-10-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

this weeknd the girls hit 'submit'. college apps are in!

good luck sam and zoe!!!!

2011-10-29T05:42:00.000-07:00

get this message on a t-shirt.

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get this on a greeting card.

2011-10-26T13:10:00.000-07:00

this card available here.
this card available here.
this card available here.
this card available here.

2011-10-25T04:05:00.000-07:00

get this design on a greeting card.

2011-10-21T18:57:00.000-07:00

get this design on a greeting card.

2011-10-20T07:43:00.000-07:00

get these note cards.

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get this design on a greeting card or t shirt.

2011-10-18T05:48:00.000-07:00

get this design as a greeting card.

2011-10-16T19:28:00.000-07:00

get this design on a t-shirt or note card.

i am making my cards available in t-shirt, note card or whatever form. i hope you find it easy to order.

2011-10-14T16:28:00.000-07:00

i thought of this as the button popped off my jeans.

happy friday.

2011-10-12T06:54:00.000-07:00

a letter addressed to you. dropped through your mail slot. or in your mailbox. with a stamp and envelope.

how novel.

2011-10-11T17:33:00.000-07:00

i recently overheard someone say we've got to get off facebook and into people's faces'.

i like that.

the original

2011-10-10T14:08:00.000-07:00

i am all for communicating with people over the internet...

i do it all the time.

but sometimes getting something in the mail is just so nice...

and these days...original

think different

2011-10-06T07:51:00.001-07:00

“
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
We make tools for these kinds of people.
While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
”

2011-09-28T15:18:00.001-07:00

i've been making chicken soup and matza balls for the past two days.

oy...what a production.

but so worth it.

happy holidays.

2011-09-26T13:44:00.000-07:00

today i made chicken soup for the jewish holidays and i thought of my bubbe---probably one of the most fun people ever. i spent countless summers with her in a shack on savannah beach and she use to come stay with us in cincinnati when my parents went on vacation. she would get off the plane wearing her apron and of course there would always be chocolate turtles in her pockets. there was always something cooking and baking in her kitchen. always. but she never let that get in the way of going out for lunch, playing cards or gossiping with her best friend, ruthie.

if my soup comes out good, i'll know who to thank.

2011-09-23T13:42:00.000-07:00

do you ever read blogger profile's?

there are a lot of super cool people out there in the blogosphere.

or just really, really creative writers.

2011-09-22T16:33:00.000-07:00

thank god for all the weirdos and freaks of nature.

2011-09-21T17:55:00.000-07:00

i know this is totally stupid but something about this card made me chuckle.

it's sorta true, right..

2011-09-20T07:27:00.000-07:00

surely there is some kind of code out there for world peace.

we've seen it starting to happen in parts of the middle east and even in berlin where the pirates were just elected to the state parliament.

2011-09-19T18:25:00.000-07:00

apparently there are 135 world leaders in new york right now about to convene at the united nations.

president obama is on his way.

isn't there some computer app out there that these people can use to solve the world's problems?

2011-09-16T12:36:00.000-07:00

i know this card's a little too easy but i couldn't help myself.

have a great weekend.

check one...

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happy fall.

seniors!

2011-09-12T10:10:00.001-07:00

the last day at the beach...i.e. summer

2011-09-10T05:10:00.001-07:00

time is a funny thing.

these pictures were only taken a week ago but it feels like years ago.

we are already well ensconced in the city gearing up for the first day of school.

senior year starts monday---wow!

2011-09-08T10:28:00.000-07:00

i just read in the new york times (so it must be true) that the united states is prolonging its presence in Iraq.

what a colossal waste of resources.

i wonder where we would be if we had taken all the money we used to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan and put it towards education.

will we ever learn?

2011-09-07T06:23:00.000-07:00

some colorful cards for this dreary, cold new york city day.

friends...

2011-09-06T17:37:00.001-07:00

i spent the day in baltimore looking at johns hopkins with sammy.

at one point in the day she met up with a friend who is currently a freshman there so i was on my own for about an hour. i went looking for coffee and found the cafeteria. it was pouring, so i went in. suddenly i was transported back to freshman year. i remember those awkward few days when you didn't really have any friends so you just sort of stood there. i saw a bit of that around the cafeteria. people sitting by themselves, half reading their blackberry half wondering if they're really eating alone.

i remember vividly the first two friends i made. jeffrey and carol. i think it was carol that came up to me and asked me if i wanted to go to disney world.

of course i said yes...it wasn't like i had anything else to do.

it's still summer...

2011-09-04T16:28:00.000-07:00

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after 23 years of marriage there's one thing i know for sure--

a sense of humor really helps.

power to the people...

2011-09-01T14:17:00.000-07:00

hurricane irene wasn't too exciting. at least not where we were.

we tried to make the best use of the time at home by working on college essays and reading. but we got stir crazy pretty quickly so we took a lot of photos. here's one of our hurricane photo sessions.

for us the worst part was losing power. after 4 days in the dark, we finally got our power back last night. i love LIPA.

2011-08-27T12:17:00.000-07:00

while everyone in the world was evacuating and filling their bathtubs with water, we were at the tennis club.

one thing for sure...it was a lot more interesting than watching the weather channel.

jimmy and zoe played a great, exciting match winning 2-6. 6-3, 6-2.

now they're in the finals.

it's just no one knows when that will be!

hurricane irene will have to wait....

2011-08-26T15:55:00.000-07:00

because jimmy and zoe are still in the mixed doubles championship.

this afternoon they beat the #1 seeds so now they're in the semi finals.

which will be played tomorrow (saturday) at 11.

so, there's no time for this hurricane or whatever.

we're in the middle of a tennis tournament.

2011-08-26T06:17:00.000-07:00

zoe had a great summer interning for chuck schumer.

i don't know whether it convinced her to go into politics but it got her thinking about the governing process.

at the end of the summer, the senator sat down with all the interns and talked to them about their future plans and goals.

i love that.

he's got my vote.

2011-08-25T05:23:00.000-07:00

we're getting to the finish line here.

officially we've got like 10 days left of summer.

and another seven days till school starts.

thank goodness because we need that extra week to turn our brains on, buy some notebooks, get some new clothes.

and i guess prepare for this hurricane that's heading our way.

what a finale that would be.

2011-08-24T09:22:00.000-07:00

geez, it's not easy writing this blog.

i am constantly seeking inspiration from anywhere i can.

and as you can see today....i am really reaching.

bad photos, great views...

2011-08-23T19:25:00.000-07:00

i wish these were better pictures.

i was on my morning walk and everything seemed so beautiful.

so, i took these pictures with my blackberry camera....

they don't really do justice to what it really looked like at 7 am on main street.

i guess you'll just have to take my word for it.

postcards from the hamptons

2011-08-22T17:06:00.000-07:00

peaches may be $5. and maseratis may be ubiquitous but it's still one of the most beautiful places.

dinner for 25...no problem....

2011-08-21T06:10:00.000-07:00

friday night was great.

everything worked out...i guess it always does.

after dinner we played a fairly loud and competitive game of salad bowl.

suffice to say...two days later i am still hoarse.

at least the flowers will be pretty...

2011-08-19T15:45:00.000-07:00

25 people coming for dinner in 45 minutes.

this is going to be a very short blog post.

thanks to sammy the flowers will be beautiful.

engagement cards...

2011-08-17T18:28:00.001-07:00

so, i'm at the beach by myself and i'm thinking about engagement cards.

there must be something to this although i don't know what.

book club napkins...

2011-08-16T15:25:00.000-07:00

are you in a book club?

i wish i were but i've never found one that works for me which is weird because i really love to read.

i've tried...believe me...but the convo always turns to husbands and children which is riveting but not my thing in a group setting. i can't seem to find the book club that's about the books.

one day...

made me think....

2011-08-13T13:01:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it's great to get caught up in the fiction of forever and the fiction of certainty. Sometimes it's great to enjoy a pretty Impressionist landscape. But sometime we are ready to know that there can be beauty in cracks and in loss. Sometimes it is much more of a help to know that everything is changing, is in some way dying, that we do what we can, and that we go on creating. - Ann Temkin (Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture)

sammy finished up her internship at moma on friday.

i thought it was so fitting that on one of her last days at work she shared this passage with me.

whether or not she does anything with art remains to be seen.

but one thing is for sure: she loves it.

what does your family do on rainy days?

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this is one of those cards that i really can't explain.

it just hits me as funny.

2011-08-09T15:05:00.000-07:00

i was going to opine on world events...

but really what is there to say but everything and everyone is losing it.

insane markets and even crazier people.

so i just decided to blog something totally superficial.

enjoy the reprieve from reality.

2011-08-08T18:33:00.000-07:00

um, what's with all the fall clothes in the stores?

if you had to buy a t-shirt or pair of shorts you'd be out of luck.

according to my calendar there's still a lot of summer left.

i guess if the retail gods have their way we will all be in down jackets by the end of september.

summer sunday's

2011-08-05T15:01:00.001-07:00

nothing's better than a sunday evening with nothing to do and nowhere to go.

quarterfinals, check.

2011-08-05T13:53:00.000-07:00

for years i've watched zoe play tournaments and jimmy play tournaments.

but last weekend i got to watch jimmy and zoe play together in the club mixed doubles tournament.

the match started off slow. zoe and jimmy were down 1-3. then the conference took place. i found out afterwards they talked about adjusting since what they were initially doing wasn't working. and then like that the game turned. they won the first set 6-3 and the second set 6-0. it was pretty exciting. they were both on fire, playing like a well oiled team.

and then it dawned on me that they are a well oiled team. they've been playing tennis together for over five years. they know each other's games inside and out. they know each other inside out.

in the next round they play the top seed---i guess that's what you would call the luck of the draw. win or lose it's going to be a good match. this team is not going down easily.

Sammy has a blog!

2011-08-05T04:12:00.000-07:00

introducing the flaneur project.

what's that?

check out sammy's blog and you will find out.

sammy's such an amazing writer and i know that her blog will be a great read.

here's to the flaneur in all of us.

it's almost friday..

2011-08-04T18:24:00.000-07:00

this has been a looooooong week.

i don't know why. i actually got some exciting (work) news so you would think that would make the week fly but nope.

looking forward to the weekend.

if it ever comes:)

2011-08-03T04:25:00.000-07:00

have you seen their show...keeping up with the kardashians?

i admit i haven't seen an entire episode but it doesn't take long to get the gist:

beautiful family with a lot of money and free time.

that doesn't sound bad---i could go with that.

it just seems like chasing nba stars and attending club openings could get pretty dull pretty fast.

not that i would know.

2011-08-02T12:06:00.001-07:00

what is it about a new bag?

what is it about a great bag that makes you feel so fantastic?

their restorative powers are clearly underrated.

some cool cards..

2011-08-01T15:24:00.000-07:00

i have no idea what these cards say or mean.

i was just sorta having fun.

and it's monday so i'm a bit out of it.

i hope that's cool.