On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me...a kick ass bialy from All Good Bakers. Ok, people, you must know about our DelSo Farm to Bakery restaurant, right? Britin does a great job promoting their efforts and if there is a discussion about locally sourced produce or dairy, you can be … Continue reading 12 days of Christmas ~ Dining DelSo
Category: Christmas
Santa Speedo Sprint!
Winter WonderLark, continues to be my favorite annual Lark street event. My little guy and I have gone three years in a row and we always have a good time. When I pitched the plan to him late last week, I mentioned the race with all the Santas. He looked at me blankly. When I … Continue reading Santa Speedo Sprint!
From jingle bells to a masquerade gala
Yep, just another day in the life. December dawned with an appropriate and picturesque dusting of snow, pretty to look at, but not necessarily fun to run on. I thought the Jingle Jog 5K began at 9:00, but since 10:00 was the actual time, I had plenty of time to stretch and mentally prepare to … Continue reading From jingle bells to a masquerade gala
Home…
There's no place like ___________. _________ for the holidays._________ is where the heart is.Each of these phrases suggest that home is a place, something with a distinct location, probably with a zip code. At this time of the year our thoughts often turn to that place as we plan where we are going to spend our … Continue reading Home…
Tradition!
Considering Liam's love for Fiddler on the Roof, it should come as no surprise that he pulled out the "t" word last week when we were having a discussion about when to get our Christmas tree. Since we like to cut our own, and are believers that a tree should settle a bit prior to … Continue reading Tradition!
Winter Wonder Lark
Just in case you haven't had your fill of half-naked folks running down Lark Street, a few of my shots are below. It was a great day of fun, charity and local shopping. Who says Lark Street isn't wholesome?Pics from the TU's Seen Gallery (not mine)All Over Albany's archive of photos
Do you believe?
image from:everydayliturgy.comThe holidays are the time of the year when our beliefs are placed front and center. Our choice of words in greeting, be it Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa or a less committal Happy Holidays, suggest what we believe in. When we decorate our homes (and our cars these days) we express, on … Continue reading Do you believe?