happy one-hit wonder day

Venus, by Shocking Blue

My Sharona, The Knack

I Melt With You, Modern English

You Get What You Give, New Radicals

Groove Is In the Heart, Deee-Lite

You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive

treat yo self

It's September, birthday month, so my mantra for the month is three little words ...

sounds like ...

David Guetta's new song, "Hey Mama," featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha, and Afrojack sounds a bit reminiscent of Rihanna. But whatever they're doing, it's working. It's great, and fun to listen to.

throwback hirshhorn museum thursday

An adorable kid having fun at the Hirshhorn museum.

favorite may day song friday

Today is May Day, which heralds the rites of Spring, but has also been designated as International Workers Day. I thought I'd share two fun, and in one case, funny, songs to celebrate and commemorate the moment.

sketchbook thursday

The kid and I attend Art After Dark events at our local art museum the Norton on Thursday nights. One of our favorites are when they feature art workshops, like Sketchbook Thursday.

The kid took a photo of me hard at work, sketching from a model from the Norton's spiral staircase (I'm at the far right).

This qualifies as a Throwback Thursday post in that it happened last Thursday, and that I am actually sketching and drawing again, which certainly feels like a throwback, albeit a good one, to me.

Playing with different pencils

The kid came up with a drawing game - to close our eyes and draw something, and then the other person tries to guess what it is. This is her rendition of a ... Can you guess?

throwback amusement park thursday

throwback orlando thursday

Our recent Orlando birthday trip for the kid made me think of an earlier vacation, when she had just turned seven ...

a new way to travel ...

A mall we went to in Orlando had an interesting way to get around ...


And some very comfy (and pricey) furniture ...

spring break fun pix

Scooby Dooby Doo!

The kid's first word was "Shrek," after all ...

I want these!!!

Talk about perfect timing ...

throwback (museum) thursday

Dancing with a Barry Flanagan sculpture at the Hirshhorn ...

fun at the (miami) zoo

The weather was perfect for our zoo outing yesterday.

playing with collage

While the kid worked on a large-scale mural at the museum last week, I had some fun making some smaller-scale collages. It feels good to be making visual art and using pastels again.

all artists have to start somewhere ...

Our local museum has a great Thursday night program that includes tours, music, lectures and other events. But the activity I like the best is usually some sort of studio art - something I haven't had the chance to do in a long time. Sometimes it's sketching, sometimes watercolor. Last week it was landscape, but with a twist. There were some large "drawings' posted on the wall and folks were invited to draw, paint, collage - whatever they wanted to. It was fun and collaborative and the kid loved it. She almost did one of the large-scale wall drawings all by herself. Needless to say, we can't wait to check out what they have going next time.

throwback (snowy) thursday

The kid had fun making a snowman on our cousin Ann's deck ...

sleeping beauty

Even the most mundane shopping expedition can be turned into a fairy tale ... with the right company.

throwback happy birthday thursday

Happy happy birthday my now ELEVEN year old girl! Time flies when you're having fun!

tiny time traveler

My daughter sometimes writes herself a note to remind her about something for the next day. This recent one is a favorite of mine. Could this be the result of watching Dr. Who?

macro

I am still digging my macro-zoom attachments that I got for Christmas for my iPhone.

Can you guess what some of these lovely photos depict?