EDiM 08 Lightbulb

My son-in-law brought this burned out bulb last visit. Used in photography, it is *large* so I included the pencil and sharpener to show the relative size!

EDiM 07 - how you get your news

Either msnbc.com or nytimes.com. I watch less and less, as I am trying to keep a positive outlook in life!
I recently learned that two of my aunts read the entire NY Times every day! Er, I just skim the highlights online.

EDiM 06 - something tart or sour

My son-in-law went to Naples and was very impressed by the size of the lemons! He also loved the limoncello.  So he made his own last Christmas and called it "Evans Cello". (on the right) The label photo is of his hand holding a lemon. He couldn't even get his big hand around it! The bottle on the left is one I got in Positano (just south of Naples). Haven't broken the seal yet though!

EDiM 05 - Scissors

EDiM 04 Salt and pepper shakers

My everyday shakers are boring stainless steel, so I included my garlic sea salt and peppercorns containers.
It looks like EDiM is going to be full of spatters, they are *fun* to make!

EDiM 03 - draw your exercise equipment

I *love* walking. It clears my head, de-stresses, and makes me feel healthy. Oh, and it's easy! I have several pairs of sneakers. These are the ones I leave at work for lunch time walks.

EDiM 02 - draw a power plug

I use this 100 ft cord for my lawn mower. It's a real pain to wind up. Next time I use it, I'm going to try this cool way of storing it: Youtube- No tangle extension cord storage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaEv9wm6gy0

EDiM - 01 Draw a bar of soap

This is a challenge to draw something every day in May.

This bar of soap is from the Paris Las Vegas hotel. I was staying there the week of 9/11/2001. We had a rental car, so ended up driving back to upstate NY. Funny that I've kept this for 10 years, and interesting how the memories just flood right back in an instant.

Quince

Lovely sign that spring is finally here! Sitting in a limoncello glass from Positano, Italy.

My boots

These boots are normally quite comfy, but I recently wore them in NYC, walking fast on the hard pavement, and for longer than I wanted to.  Yes, it was a bit painful. I now look at them askance (not a typical word for me!) as I don't trust them to be kind to my feet.

Jacob's Walking Stick

I saw one of these in the Montreal Botanical Gardens years ago, and wanted one ever since. This has been here for 2 years now, and it is growing nicely - I just have to keep trimming off any shoots that want to grow straight!

Birthday flowers sketches

Birthday flowers!

I paint at my dining room table, even though I have a workspace upstairs. It's much brighter here!

 The flowers are a lovely birthday gift. (for me!)

Asparagus

I got some great new paper to play with - recycled rag, with rough edges, size A6, by Khadi papers.
It's going to be fun to work on something different from the moleskines!

New York, NY

The layout of my daughter & son-in-law's new apartment. Not to scale, it's a bit narrower than shown, but this is quite a bit larger than their previous one!  This is the view from their balcony. I believe it is the NY Life Ins. building on 26th & Park Ave. Could not create the gold roof color!