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Focus on Nature XI: Natural History Illustration opens April 12 at the New York State Museum, showcasing world-class, juried artwork by top illustrators from 13 countries.

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I’m having an art exhibit with Joy Yagid, and Tricia Zimic. Joy is a photographer and Tricia is a ceramicist and painter, and all three of us have chosen nature as a focus for our work. I’ve shown my work in various venues but I’m surprisingly excited to show these paintings in the town I [...]

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When we moved to our house nine years ago, there was a very old cherry tree in the back yard. An arborist told me to cut it down. It was infested with carpenter ants. It leaned to the side. But it was blooming. And it was beautiful.
It is now early spring and the tree was [...]

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…for birthday celebrations. These are just some of the many cakes I’ve managed to throw together by party time.

Classic Cupcakes garnished with an m&m.

The Rocket Cake

Planets (to go with the Rocket Cake)

The Lego Cake

More Cupcakes (kinda phoned this one in)

Giant Donut

More Planets (sticking with a winner)

“Earth” (crushed cookies) and “Worms”

More Cupcakes

As you can see, I [...]

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Over 40 years ago, Disney opened the “It’s A Small World” ride to promote world peace and showcase the cultures of the world. Now after almost a year of renovation, Disney unveiled the “updated” version populated with trademark porn: Aladdin, Nemo, Ariel and more than two dozen other characters plucked from its movies.
Shame on you, Disney, [...]

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Sick Day.
Nothing like a disruption of the holy schedule. Definitely a slice of momsville.
Slam on the brakes and reset to “I am a parent” mode.
Recreate the schedule for the day.
Rearrange transpo for the now-healthy brother.
Move appointments – lunch for me, orthodontist for him.
Change gears and watch a movie that is possible for us both to [...]

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