Fun at Flushing Meadows Park

A few weeks ago Jordan and I had an adventure at Flushing Meadows Park. Not knowing what we were going to do that day, we got in the car and found ourselves at the Queens Museum. They were in between exhibits but we took the opportunity to look at the panorama. The panorama is a to scale duplication of Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs. It was built for the Worlds Fair in 1964 and remains part of the permanent collection at the art museum. If you are ever in Queens check it out.

After our short trip to the art museum it was our intention to find the carousel and take a ride. We have ridden on the carousel in the past and it is a fun ride. However we got sidetracked as we noticed there was something happening in the park. It was the Korean Harvest Festival.

There were lots of vendors for packaged goods, banking services, trips to casinos, and kimchee. There were also some really awesome food vendors. We had terrific dumplings, some kind of traditional bread (I said it was like a Korean soft pretzel), the best corn on the cob I had all year, and some korean bbq. We didn't leave the park hungry.



It was funny because we saw lots of small dogs in the park and many were in outfits. We saw a couple of dogs being walked in a stroller.


If you can catch Korean Harvest Day next year, I highly recommend it!

Got Married!

Haven't done much posting since May. I had a lot to prepare for. The big wedding event! I did many of the details myself with the help from some crafty folks--Denise, Kim and Rob. Perhaps I will post the crafty details in the future....

It was a beautiful day. September 13, 2008. I had both of my parents walk me down the "aisle"

I thought I would be super-nervous on the day but I wasn't. Of course I was very nervous on the days leading up but that is just my nature. The day went so quickly! Everyone said it would and they were right. Hoping to have more pictures soon.

So Punny I had to laugh

Saw these a while back. I was walking home from work and had to stop and chuckle. I can't decide which is my favorite....I may be leaning towards "wristy business"

Memphis, Tennessee

We just got back from a short trip to Memphis. We were there for the Memphis International Film Festival where Jordan's film Body/Antibody was shown. We met lots of great folks there and ate tons of health food (BBQ). The hotel where we stayed was a short walk to the theatre. When the French Quarter Hotel was built, I am sure it was a great place to stay but the years have taken their toll. Our room even had a huge jacuzzi tub but I was not tempted to use it. I won't talk about what I found under the mattress. Everyday we had to get our key card reactivated because it didn't work and staff didn't really seem that familiar with the area restaurants and could only recommended the Applebees, McDonalds or the IHOP. Luckily we stumbled upon some really awesome restaurants just by walking around. The staff was really nice though as was everyone we met in Memphis. We had one cab driver who could have been the mayor of the town. On our trip to lunch he had at least three conversations with folks in other cars- one guy he rode bikes with in grade school and hadn't seen in years.

Lobby of the French Quarter Hotel.

I liked this wallpaper in our room


This is the oldest store in Memphis.


The window displays.






This bar (Ernestine and Hazels) used to be a flop house where ladies practicing the oldest profession would peddle their wares.


A poster in the BBQ restaurant the Rendezvous


Memphis has no shortage of cool old signs


This sign is not so cool. It was posted outside a bar. I saw a similar sign in a shopping mall also.


We did make it to Graceland. Here are some highlights.

Living room with 9 foot sofa


Lamp in the jungle room


The pool room. Good luck finding the sofa




The TV room--watching 3 televisions at once--was Elvis "The Man Who Fell to Earth"


Takin' care of business in a flash


The Pink Cadillac


24K gold sink basin in the big "E"s private plane. Also, he had 24K gold plated seat belts onboard


Some of the Jumpsuits


What a tiger!


My favorite in the collection


Belt buckle detail


Cool Ad for show


Fun movie poster


A button collection

Berch in Ditmars Area

Here are some of the works of Berch that can be found in the Ditmars Area in Astoria. Often he paints seasonal greetings on windows. The following image is just one example. Many shops have this same motif on their windows.


This pastural scene looks as though it could be an early work.


A shop gate makes an excellent surface to convey a bridge scene at sunset.


One of the best Greek restaurants in Astoria, Taverna Cyclades, has scenes of Greece depicted on the outside building.

A close up at the Taverna


This tropical scene has been tagged


This scene seems to depict the American dream




Berch's eagle has landed


A textured wall poses no threat to Berch's talent. This one is like a pointillist cityscape


This seems like some of Berch's more mature work. Skillful use of the medium. The wall finish must have been a dream surface to work on.






Every where I look I notice more Berch in the neighborhood. Just the other day I was on Broadway in Astoria and noticed some works. I know there is more to find in the Ditmars area and beyond the search continues.........