http://www.moonthinks.com lists, pictures, lists, pictures.... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:25:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en this is emma's dog, two-ey. she wishes we could have a real dog, but our lease doesn't allow it, and i'm too attached to the gorgeous light and dear neighbors in our building to ever think of leaving. also: the cats would never forgive me. (zooey cat's still mad because we ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/03/10/pups-love/ hello, friends. hope your week has gotten off to a grand start. the last few days were good ones for us; em went ice skating for the first time, my concertizing went well, we did indeed find time for that family bruncheon, and the sun looks like it's sticking around ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/03/09/on-happiness/ “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” ~ George Sand * * * i'm getting ready for a full weekend of singing and photo-editing; there's lots of work to be done, starting with a dress rehearsal this afternoon. emma's in her room with the ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/03/06/weekend-ramblings/ [i can never get enough pictures of the kid out and about in new york city, her hometown] * * * random things: ~ contents of my coat pockets, before i emptied them out today: four crayons, nine paperclips, two adult gloves, two small mittens, metrocard, ipod earbud headphones ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/03/04/random-things/ i've always loved Dr. Seuss, because my mom has always loved Dr. Seuss, and she's one of the best read-alouders you'll ever meet. in my childhood copy of The Cat in the Hat, i used a crayon to color some things in the book. namely, i took a black crayon ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/03/02/happy-seussday/ ~ the sun came out yesterday (hello, march. nice to see you), and it was neither windy nor freezing. i was ostensibly out running errands, but gave in to the urge to stretch out like a kitten, sitting in the sun with a book of poetry, a hot cup of ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/03/02/1983/ saturday morning, emma raided the costume box. our first visitor was this little purple number, which is supposed to be some sort of "Dora Princess" thing, but looks to me more like a miniature version of something Carrie would've worn on SATC (ie: a little bit of what my ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/03/01/costume-party-for-one/ i can't tell you how relieved i am for february to be coming to a close. it's a long cold month and always gives me the blues. i kind of hibernated my way through it, but it still has managed to leave me a little fragile. we're in the middle ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/02/27/two-pictures-an-ode-to-my-mommy/ . . . . . "I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed." ~ Mary Oliver . . . "Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." ~ Mary Oliver . . . "if ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/02/19/quotes/ it's Friday already? that was fast. . . . . . very random things: ~ the Mahler symphony i sang this week got a nice review in the NY Times. i love my job, even when it's a relatively small part of the whole picture ~ 20 years ago i visited ... http://www.moonthinks.com/2010/02/19/this-week-has-flown/