Happy New Year 2007

2006 has passed and 2007 is here. May it bring good things. We celebrated the Eve in NoHo at First Night from 2-10 PM, seeing Brooks play, as well as Japanese drummers, A2Z Yo Yo Team, our former NoHo neighbor Tom McCabe doing story telling, and more.... returning home to watch the final count down in Times Square with Dick Clark and all. We didn't see Jess and Ben and friends in the Times Square TV crowd but they were there somewhere! They sent cell phone pics to prove it :-)

Here are a few of Baird's pics from NoHo First Night, including the #3 in the World Yo Yo 'er, me with old friends the Finn's (owners of A2Z Science store), and Tom McCabe the story teller as well as fire works (& moon) over Main Street.

Christmas 2006

A few shots of our Christmas this year.

Merry Christmas to All!

Here is our family Christmas photo, taken this Fall at Dunrobin Castle in Scotland, where we did not travel this year. Have a wonderful Christmas all! Click on image to enlarge.

It's an Unusual Christmas at Sweetside

Unusual I know, but true. The color theme at Sweetside this Christmas is... drum roll please........ orange. As some of you know (or have seen in pics) the Sweetside dining room is done in 2 shades of... well... yes... orange -- terra cotta and creamy pumpkin to be exact. While the tree is in the bay window in the living room, which is light green, the 2 rooms are open to each other, so my burgundy and pink theme of the past just didn't seem like it was going to jive. Then, while visiting a local Christmas shop this week with Pam, I saw a tree in done orange tones and knew I had hit upon an unusual solution. So, using some things from the past and adding some new, this year's tree is orange and light green with birds and butterflies, ribbons, silk flowers in colors ranging from parchment to amber/orange, glass balls in light green, white and orange and more. The top is a floral arrangement of silk poinsettas. Waa-La! Sweetside - a new house, a new style tree. Now it's official --- the Christmas season has arrived at Sweetside.

Sweetside Thanksgiving 2006

What a wonderful day. Warm house with fire (rain outside), delicious food prepared by many hands and many friends who joined the family. All combined to make it fabulous day.

Thanksgiving Prep

Today:
We're getting ready for Thanksgiving Day 2006. Our first holiday celebration at Sweetside; we're expecting 12 for dinner. WooHoo!
I've been playing with flowers, cooking and baking - along with some cleaning, of course. Baird's finishing up the range hood. I finished the slate back splash yesterday. Check it out!

Happy Birthday Bairdissimo

Today is Baird's day....

October 31 Revelation

The revelation of the evening is that no kids trick-or-treat on Lessey Street. I find that sad.....