fun : scott likes it!

songs : jet airliner by steve miller band - awesome!
true by spandau ballet - i love him anyway & at least their british!

hello, hello! i thought it was time to create a post full of things scott likes. now, simon cowell might say this post is 'self-indulgent,' but i certainly hope it won't be 'utterly forgettable.' can you imagine someone saying that to you in front of millions of people? scott was born and raised in new york city, so lets see some things he likes about it here. when i took the photo of his shadow above he was like 'look at me, i'm a giant, take my picture.' i did, but he's 6' tall and a giant to many as it is. enjoy your week. can you believe it's almost easter? happy passover to those who celebrate.

xo, cindy


yums.


picking up sweets for his sweetie, me!


great landmarks ;).


cool cars and his own in the reflection on the right.


flowers in unusual places.


and other interesting things if you notice.


family traditions. scott's family has been working with lore decorators for years through their furniture business and he would go to papaya king (hot dogs) with his grandpa for breakfast. we still go to both places.


free things, especially if they make me super-happy. the windows of kate spade were recently covered in pinwheels. so cool. i saw some little girls with them around and realized the next day you could take one home. i did and it's pink!


indoors at the movies and outdoors in the park, where they also show movies in the summer. i've missed a few things like coffee, coffee, coffee, but there's always another post!

two views : calling you

song : lucky by jason mraz | colbie caillat {english}
and jason | ximena suerte {spanish}

i bought the wonderful calling cards from rifle paper co. for christmas and was worried i put the jinx on our marriage by saying 'happily married'. it still remains to be seen as we've both been a bit cranky, lately. i've grown tired of being 'nurse' to scott's left foot and he's grown tired of needing a 'nurse' for his left foot. but, after seeing the devastation & desperation in haiti this week, we feel ridiculous. i'm sure you know all about it, but making a donation to the american red cross for haiti couldn't be easier. it's the best text message we've ever sent. have a good weekend, everyone. count your blessings.

xo, cindy

ps une fleur por toi posted this week about the wonderful video haiti from arcade fire, which features the people of haiti before the earthquake. although it seems impossible, let's hope for better days for them very soon.

two views : create

band : smooth & sweet kings of convenience

i started the shutter sisters 365 day project on december 24th, so when i finish it will be like a present for myself. i'm really excited about it! the objective is to take at least one photo a day for a year and you can start anytime. you don't have to post each one (thank goodness), but the practice and discipline from a project like this should improve my skills.

i hope i can do things a little bit more quickly and this will tie into the two views diptychs i've been working on (previously known as dawn & dusk, which was too restrictive). i'm also hoping to capture evening lighting better. people are always saying 'use only natural light in your photography,' but that's not always available and my life doesn't end at sunset.

what about you this year? any creative projects or goals for 2010?

xo, cindy

pics : foggy snow

it snowed yesterday and i hurried to go out and get some photos before it turned to rain. out of about 200 pics these might be my favorites because the lens was wet and softened everything. maybe i should carry a spray bottle with me from now on ;)? hope you had a great new year!

xo, cindy

life : sunshine days

hi all! i hope you all had a very nice holiday and are enjoying the final days of 2009. my inbox and i have missed you. well, i'd like to wish you all a happy new year and wishes for nothing but blue skies and sunshine days in the next decade. this calendar from 1910 says it so well 100 years later -

'many happy years be thine, full of golden hours, both their shadow and their shine, bringing forth sweet flowers.'

i've included vintage wallpaper and stamps for love, photography and each state in the usa for travel. i really hope we have all those things next year, plus health! have a safe and happy new year!

xo, cindy

ps some things we did this holiday -

1. celebrated with our family on our turf - yay,
2. because scott was home he cooked each night - yum,
   
3. visited the doctor with scott six times, including christmas eve - ugh. his left foot is doing very well and he went back to work this week - yay for a couple of reasons ;),
4. went to see the nutcracker and it was wonderful. i definitely want to go to the ballet, again - yay (couple images here),
5. received some nice gifts, including a handy white balance lens - yay,
6. listened to some new music from au revoir simone - yay,
7. didn't do all the crafty things i wanted to - big nay, but i have time,
8. i visited the eye doctor - mixed feelings: a $500 bill - nay, no reading glasses - yay,
9. started to wear a hat, which i never do. the one i bought from elly makes it easy and no hat hair - yay,
10. hmmm ... did enough things to continue our theme of creating distractions this holiday. one to go!
    

two views : power

song: last train home by imogen heap

thank you so much for your warm and heartfelt comments in our last post. i will be printing them to show charlie over christmas and maybe we'll do a feature on some of his things, too.

today's diptych is about power. they call new york the city that never sleeps. i don't know how i do. look at all those electronics on my bedside table : lamp, clock radio, ipod, transistor radio, cellphone (scott puts that there when he goes to work). oy! my mom made the afghan, which was stored away for many years. i took it out recently after seeing this one by sandra juto. i'm happy i did. it's nice and cozy. the view of the city is from the subway platform in our neighborhood at around 6 pm. it sure gets dark early these days. enjoy your weekend, everyone! get some sleep ;)!

xo, cindy

ps i made the trees last year for christmas using a pattern from the small object and they've been displayed ever since.

two views : sweetness

i know what you're thinking. those dogs are really cute. they really were in their baby stroller. the little brown one was so cold and shivering. i don't usually take my camera when i go to work, but i did on this day. so glad.

the hot chocolate in the afternoon was very good, too. if you visit nyc, you must find the vanleeuwen truck for ice cream and now coffee/chocolate drinks. each day they tell you where they'll be on twitter, which is the perfect way to use it.

hope you had a nice weekend! christmas is just around the corner and we finally finished putting up some decorations and dropped our christmas cards in the mail this morning - phew!

xo, cindy

ps it was such a rainy day here on sunday being pushed in a stroller was going to be necessary to get us to the craft shows this weekend and it has nothing to do with our ages. we roamed around in the rain last weekend and didn't feel up to doing it, again.

we did see the movie up in the air and it was intense. it's all about the choices we make and those made for us by others. how we feel about them can change over time as life really is often up in the air. bring your tissues, but it might inspire you to make some of your own changes or see those you've already made in a different light.

two views : circles

it's no secret that i love the 3191 project, along with other blogs that record images of daily life like noticing project, habit, spread your wings, amy and ann. i'm starting a project that will be a challenge for me featuring one photo from day and one from night. i might break my own rules as some things just go together regardless of the time of day, but we'll see how it goes. projects are good ways to push yourself when you don't have a teacher to do it. the text will also be short and sweet, i hope.

i love bays english muffins and the vintage enamel tea pot is from our recent visit to the brooklyn flea. the color and small size made it irresistible. asya is going to make a cup like this one for me to go with it. i met her in person this weekend and it was so nice. see you later this week with pics from the train show, which was so much fun!

xo, cindy