what a difference a league makes...

a proper start to the new year...

getting by with a little help from their friends...

new year's eve: ben made it all the way to midnight, when today became tomorrow, and this year became next year...

a christmas angel...

caught in the act

who among us can be still during a performance of the nutcracker?…





…in this case the 1986 performance by the pacific northwest ballet company with costumes and production by maurice sendak and also following the original storyline - one of our favorite interpretations.

3 days in december...

the prep...

the product...

eve...

santa didn't eat all of his cookies...

and finally!

the end...

Found this cool old jazz album, looks just like eleanor...

"hey sailor, come here often?"....

raking LOTS of leaves at nana's

places i sleep yet again....

this one is particularly interesting - see how nicely she tucked in the puppy before retiring herself....

little angel

hair lightning...