Marina and Mateo as...

Mama and cub - 2013

Minnie and Mickey Mouse - 2014

Elsa and Olaf - 2015

AJ and Blaze - 2016

Wonder Woman and Spider-Man - 2017

Halloween at Pax & Bishop's

Last night was my first time back at the fellas' place since September and Pax did a helluva job decorating for the funnest holiday of them all!

Belated Bday/Halloween Gathering!

This afternoon my Dad's side of the family got together to celebrate a belated 96th bday for Nana Irma and also to get the kids together and see them in their Halloween costumes. The highlight was getting to meet my cousin Adam, who, let's face it, is the cutest lil' Ninja Turtle ever.

Ladybug Lucy

Jackson as The Flash

Emily's cupcake lovin' Michaelangelo Ninja Turtle Adam!

Monarch Butterfly Ana holding Mama Emily's hand

Clark Kent Zach, getting ready to save the day (and playing shy).

Methodist Church in Cwood

Here at last!

I have been counting down the days for season two of Stranger Things and am so hoping my expectations will be met and then exceeded! Fingers crossed...

(4:20pm post script: ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod...season two is totally tubular! and sean astin?! perfect edition. and paul reiser?!!? also fabulous. love it, love it, LOVE IT!)

Halloween Mail!

The best thing about sending cards to friends and family? I get one too!!

From Mum:

From Kim on the 28th:

Trader Joe Humour

Heart Beet Recipe!

Heart Beet Kitchen Cauliflower Hummus c/o Philly Mag

Ingredients:

1 head of cauliflower, chopped and roasted

¼ cup of chickpeas

3 tablespoons olive oil

⅓ cup tahini

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 cloves of garlic

½ teaspoon cumin

salt and pepper to taste

Prepare:

Pour all ingredients into food processor and pulse until the result is a smooth, hummus-like consistency.

The result:

Who's the tallest...

(Even Ash got in on it!)

Sunny Selfie Sunday

So today Kim and I had planned to drive up to Grounds for Sculpture. She had never been and I was excited to show her around and watch as she discovered the magic of it all. There was a line of cars waiting to pay and park at noon with a sign reading Timed Admission Sold Out. Whatever the eff that means. We reach the gate and were told they were sold out until 2pm. Two freakin o'clock? What the hell are we gonna do in Hamilton, New Jersey for two hours? And why didn't the sign say "Lot Full" or "No More Parking"?? It's not as though there is a capacity limit and the fire marshal will come and shut them down for having too many people out doors. Kim was calmer than I was because I was super disappointed. We decided to head to Cwood and grab a bite to eat at Heart Beet and chat. Yeah, they had a huge festival and right outside was a stage with a band. It was so unbelievably loud we could hardly hear eachother. All this frustration aside, our conversation in the car and silly photo-shoots made all the rubbish drift to the background of the day. We are both so looking forward to meeting Marina in J-Heights next month and wandering around Manhattan, checking out random museums.  

Northumberland

Helen's photos of Northumberland on her IG page are making me think seriously about vising Northern England in the future. I mean look at this place - it's so moody and serene.

(All photographs by Helen Coldwell of @helencoldwell on Instagram)

Victoria Street Reminiscing

Isabella and I have this weird connection where whenever I think about her, she intuits this and immediately texts me to say hello. Its eerie. Shutterfly sent me an email with some pix I took of Bella in 2010 when went Halloween shopping and hung out together for the first time. It kicked off our fabulous friendship and so I had to text it to her. That was earlier in the week, then today when I thought of her, BOOM! She responded. I love that she's got so much going on with being a freshman at college and going through her first breakup but still manages to reach out to me and suggest we get something to eat sometime soon. Love her to pieces!

Valley Forge in Autumn