The City

The City

The Sounds

The "El" racing by

The beeping from a street cleaner

Sirens blaring

Dogs barking

Cat howling

Horns honking

Tires Screeching

The beating of a jack hammer on the pavement

Car engines

People ignoring each other

The Sights

The "El" racing by

Graffiti

Pubs nestled amidst the homes

Dead rats in the streets

Sky scrapers

Brownstones

Street Art

Air planes flying low

People hailing cabs

Homeless   

                                                 

Dear December,

You're the last month of the year, and I am stunned by how quickly 2013 flew by.  I've heard that as we age, time tends to move faster each year that we live.  I'm beginning to unerstand what people mean.  

December, you are a unique month.  We find ourselves enveloped in the hustle and bustle of the Christmas of spending and buying.  We might look forward to Christmas until we realize that we have been hearing our beloved Christmas Carols in the stores since June.  We also find that with the crowds in stores comes the increased risks of colds and flu.  Oh, my, you are such a bitter sweet month, December.

December, our weather is naturally cold here.  If the temperatures are not cold enough, the moisture on our streets is ice.  If the air is laden with moisture and the air is cold enough, then we get snow.  Both carry their risks when we venture out.  I'm now at the age where I don't have to go out in bad weather, so when I choose to stay home, I feel free to light a fire, crawl under a blanket and read a good book.

Christmas is celebrated this month, December.  I know not everyone feels this way, but I do enjoy Christmas.  I look forward to the kids coming home, eating good food, playing games, and singing.  I love to see the eye rolls as the kids hear me sing.  I love to see the kids enjoy each other as adults.  It makes me happy.   I love Christmas, too, December because it is a sacred holiday.  You are blessed to honor the new born King in your month.  

December, did you know that you are sign of hope?  The winter solstice happens before Christmas.  The winter solstice means the light of day will start growing longer and the dark of night will start growing shorter.  I love this about you, December.  

Well, December, it's time to go out in your cold, crisp air.  I heard it's going to snow tonight.  The air smells of moisture.  I love it and I dread it.  You are bittersweet.  So, until next year, December, I will enjoy whatever you bring.  Look, it is snowing!  Did I just hear, "Ho! Ho! Ho!"  I heard a bell ring.  Did an angel earn it's wings?  December, I'm smiling.  Until next year...

Remember the Polymer Clay Discs I Made Out of Scrap Clay?

Here's something I made with them.

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to see the post. 

I haven't made anything else, yet, from the rest of the discs, but I do like the way this turned out!

It's fun to wear, too!

Just Chillin'!

                                                              

                                                               

                                 

I'm not a good traveler, but I do enjoy visiting my children.  Right now, I am doing just that, and we are just chillin'.  I am a person who thrives on routine, but I have found that I get bburnt out with my routine.  As much as I don't like to travel, it is good to get away when I can.  It is good to change that routine.  I am already feeling much more creative,, and I am chomping at the bit to get going on a new project, but I can't.  This is not bad.  The fire of creativity is lit in me again, and the lists are being written.  I like listing.  Do you?  We might try some listing just to keep the creative flames buring.  What do you think?

I Heart Macro! Breakfast!