momsville » Suburbia http://momsville.com/blog Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:54:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 April 25, 2010 Maplewood, NJ http://momsville.com/blog/2011/04/29/april-25-2010-maplewood-nj/ http://momsville.com/blog/2011/04/29/april-25-2010-maplewood-nj/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:53:09 +0000 mother http://momsville.com/blog/?p=292 I found a praying mantis egg sack and was smart enough (this time) to put it in a covered jar. It “hatched” sometime Sunday night and we needed to release these tiny guys before cannibalism happened. Here, then, are some images to document the occasion.

Freshly hatched praying mantises

Just hatched...

Praying mantis egg sack and hatchlings in a jar

Egg sack in the jar

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More Cherries

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Worth the fall and winter...

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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 live in.

April 18 through May 16
Opening reception on Sunday, April 25, 2–5 pm
1978 Arts Center in Maplewood, NJ. 07040
www.1978artscenter.org
(Gallery 1978 is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 5 pm.)

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the sink

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...grown in fabric containers

...grown in fabric containers

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I heard a buzzing sound.

]]> http://momsville.com/blog/2009/05/19/maplewood-nj-may-18-2009/feed/ 0 Maplewood, NJ. March 29, 2009 http://momsville.com/blog/2009/03/31/maplewood-nj-march-29-2009/ http://momsville.com/blog/2009/03/31/maplewood-nj-march-29-2009/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:37:29 +0000 mother http://momsville.com/blog/?p=157 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 threatening to bloom again, so I had to act fast. I found the nicest, gentlest tree guy I could, apologized to the tree spirits, and euthanized our friend.

This is a memorial to a backyard tree that was woven into our lives here.

spring

spring

 

summer

summer

 

winter

winter

 

max at 5

max at 5

 

Max 6, Miles 3

Max 7, Miles 4

Max at 8

Max at 8

March 29, 2009. Max 11, Miles 7

March 29, 2009. Max 11, Miles 7

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Classic Cupcakes garnished with an m&m.
Classic Cupcakes garnished with an m&m.
The Rocket Cake
The Rocket Cake
Planets (to go with the Rocket Cake)
Planets (to go with the Rocket Cake)
The Lego Cake
The Lego Cake
More Cupcakes (kinda phoned this one in)
More Cupcakes (kinda phoned this one in)
Giant Donut
Giant Donut
More Planets (sticking with a winner)
More Planets (sticking with a winner)
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“Earth” (crushed cookies) and “Worms”
More Cupcakes
More Cupcakes

As you can see, I truly believe that anything can be made more festive by adding m&ms and sprinkles. Yum!

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In the mean time:

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

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