Dad R.I.P. eight years on

It's the 8th anniversary of my father's death @ age 83. Here is some of his handiwork that graces our house. He would collect stained glass that was being removed from churches, etc. (if memory serves) and taught himself how do fashion it into charming objects. He made several different kinds of crosses that he frequently gave away as gifts.

Sail away.

Easter Monday

Photos today from 4 & 9.Mar.2013. What a difference a few days made. Have an auditionee for the Wellesley Composers' Conference coming today - I hope she doesn't run into marathon madness traffic. If I never hear Boston Strong again it'll be too soon. Then tootling, toddling & stitching on tap.

early crocus

5 days later

ruling the roost

napping Mimsy

Various & sundry

Cats & still life from 22 & 24.Feb.2013 and 4.Mar.2013. Sleety rain out there now. Clearer stuff forecast for tomorrow. Tootling & stitching today - toddling in sleet & 36F? Not fun.

Napping together

Guest room still life

Ollie cat from next door looking for his hand out

Reading Potter

What??!

Back to sleep, leave me alone

Vernal equinox? I think not.

Despite the weather dude's claim that spring starts today around noon, our actual, factual equinox was on Tuesday, according to my moon phase app.

No Alexander lesson today (teacher's sis is in town). Spent yesterday having a "spa day" with two medical appts. (MD follow-up & vision screening) with a trip to the MFA in between. An idea better in theory, though: left the house for the bus @ 7:30AM, got back @ 3:30PM. One pooped little puppy.

Meanwhile, here are some photos from 18.Feb.2013.

March is bustin' out all over

Shots taken 11.Mar.2014. With temps forecast for the 50sF today, the blossoms will probably be done in a day. :|

First crocci

Snowdrops

Snowdrops 2

And someplace I've been but don't remember this street exactly.

St. Paul de Vence

A touch of color

Before the first two blossoms on the cyclamen faded, I grabbed a photo yesterday of its mass of flowers.

Off late AM for acupuncture. Before that, warming up with some flute scales. Then some stitching, laundry, picc practice and who knows?

Blue shadows

We always think shadows are gray, don't we? But I think the Fauves and others had it right, that they're usually not. Including what I call blue shadows, here are a still life with puss and napping Mimsy. Shots from 14, 15 & 17.Feb.2013.

Napping puss

Blue Shadows

Still life with puss

Beginning the marathon week of Melrose rehearsals and concert (3 reh. & the concert on Sat.). Then we begin the dreaded The Composer Is Dead. Thank goodness I've had that part for awhile.