365 project day 9/26

Our favorite time of year - college football season! Have watched ND for some time, now am a full fledged UConn fan!

365 project day 9/25

Want to give a shout out to the New England Pasta Co. Cafe - a new lunch/catering establishment on Rt. 44, Avon, CT.  Kim, the owner, was kind enough to let me hang some of my original photographs in her new Cafe!  The curry chicken salad is to die for.....

365 project day 9/24

Just like us, even flowers can age gracefully!

365 project day 9/23

Early Fall in Avon. People are too busy today shopping, watching the Patriots, going to soccer matches and a million other things we all do with our weekend time. This bench invites us to slow down and enjoy the scenery every once in a while.

365 project day 9/22

How lucky I am to be able to take off on a whim to shoot some photos! I will promise to never forget this blessing I have been given.

365 project day 9/21

 

I have been walking to work these days. Like the bag says "Life is good"!

365 project day 9/20

Congratulations to all the walkers/runners in the CVS annual road race, Providence, RI today. Bud, Anthony, Tom, Missy, Mark and Beth are the runners in our group. Tina and I were the walking wounded, but we had ourselves a nice chat as we walked the course!

365 project day 9/19

Gorgeous autumn decorations on the storefronts this weekend. This is a photo of a garden shop next to our favorite breakfast place for Saturday morning breakfasts in Simsbury.

365 project day 9/18

Gracie and Meg are inseperable these days! Gracie did cooperate for a photo today though!

365 project day 9/17

It's official - I've been vegetarian for 7 days now. Don't have any craving for meat or chicken. This dish was delicious - japanese noodles, broccoli rabe, and mushrooms.

365 project day 9/16

This is another page - called deconstructed crazy quilt. Next month I'll learn how to embellish these pages.

365 project day 9/15

Well, I smell a new obsession coming on... just finished my first 4 pages of
quilting embellishing. This is called crazy quilt page

365 project day 9/14

Playing around with my camera!

365 project day 9/13

Texture makes a nice change for a photograph

365 project day 9/12

The first sign of cool weather and I'm thinking "homemade bread". Tried a new recipe - don't know how it tastes yet, but it sure smells wonderful!

365 project day 9/11

Remembering the victims and rescue workers on this 9th Anniversary of 9-11. I pray for peace around the world today...

365 project day 9/10

First Home Football game tomorrow! Go Huskies!!

365 project day 9/9

Playing with my fabric stash to find the right combination for my upcoming Embellishment Quilting Class.

365 project day 9/8

I love graphic sculptures. This is a popular photo for tourists, including me, in Lower Manhattan, off Wall Street.

365 project day 9/7

Another photo from our day in NYC!

365 project day 9/6

We took a drive to NYC to see a college today and spent the afternoon walking around Battery Park - enjoying the sights and people watching. I always love to visit the city, but am glad when I'm home.

365 project day 9/5

OK - I've learned my lesson not to bite off more than I can chew, so I have only committed to the first month of a Quilting Embellishment class. My Mom will be so proud!

365 project day 9/4

In honor of my brother Chris - today is his 49th Birthday!

365 project day 9/3

Cornfield across from Thompson Brook School - one of the parts of Avon that is still like it always has been.

365 project day 9/2

Local walking path is bathed in filtered sunlight.

365 project day 9/1

Which is why there is a bulldozer in our yard. Having our walkway done over next week.

365 project day 8/31

This is our front walkway!!!

365 project day 8/30

AHS tradition - decorate your car for the first week of school!

365 project day 8/29

One of daughter's senior portraits!