I finished the Sinistar cross stitch a little while ago and have since realized that the task of framing is very much like that of seaming a knitted sweater. The main part of the work is done, and my mind and hands would much rather move on to the next fun thing rather than take [...]
Entries Tagged as 'fort greene'
Run, Coward!
January 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · cross stitch, projects
Tags:cross stitch·fort greene·sinistar·williamsburgh savings bank tower
Flea Market Finds
August 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · photo essays
Ocular proof that I do occasionally leave the apartment. We took a few turns around the Brooklyn Flea on Saturday with visiting friends Alison and Bill (the very same who introduced us to the Giant Orange a couple months ago). I like going to the Flea, though it does tend to get a bit old, [...]
Move along, nothing to see (not much)
May 6th, 2010 · 3 Comments · photo essays
I went out yesterday for a walk, as I am trying to do daily just to get the hell out of the apartment, and brought my camera along thinking that if nothing else I could post pictures of my journey and have something pretty to look at on this post-Cinco de Mayo, post-Lost analysis, Doldrum [...]
Tags:bird town·fort greene·hipstamatic·iphone·myrtle avenue·prison ship martyrs monument
Oh to be in Fort Greene, now that April’s there
April 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · photo essays
(I am sure that’s what Robert Browning meant.) I love my neighborhood in the spring. I love it in all seasons, really, but I think spring suits it best. I had to run a couple errands today. Regular Saturday stuff, like going to the farmer’s market in search of fresh veggies. Got there a little [...]
This is what a snow day looks like
February 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · photo essays
Did you hear? We got some snow. As I type this (Weds. late afternoon), it’s still coming down heavily, and the sun is setting behind those heavy clouds, making it seem like I’m looking at the world through a blue filter. I knew before the snow started that at some point I would go out [...]
Tags:brooklyn·fort greene·snow·snow day·snowgasm·snowpocalypse