Welcome to a new day!

I hope every day is a good one my friends 😊

Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is one of my favorite painters. Born in New York, he studied at the New York School of Art (1900-1906), continuing his studies on his own in Paris. He then traveled and painted throughout Europe. Around 1910, Hopper returned to the US, settling in Greenwich Village in NYC. After a brief struggle for recognition, he soon started to show his paintings in galleries, eventually having one-man shows, then going on to be one of the most important of American painters.

From the 1930s throught the 1950s, Hopper spent his summers on Cape Cod, in the area where my family has a cottage. His Truro studio where he painted is still there, as is a house in my town which is a subject of one of his well-known paintings.

Hopper relies on light to express feelings of quietness, loneliness and isolation, common themes in his paintings.

This is Rooms for Tourists (1945). I believe this building is on the main street to the harbor in Wellfleet, MA and is still being operated as a guest house.

One of my favorites, Route 6, Eastham (1941)

Veterans Day

Today is the day to honor our military veterans. Thanks to all for your service, we depend on you.

These Two...

Now that I've got your attention...

It's been a while since I posted some pix of my kitties. Luke turned one recently, and Luxie turned two last month so it's a good time to share. Luke's naughty, pesty, annoying kitten phase has thankfully passed. Luxie is now able to be his big sister without fearing a playful attack (most of the time).

Their favorite pasttime is watching chipmunks on the deck or birds on the feeder. 99% of their waking hours are spent looking outside.

They don't care where they're watching from, any view to the deck is good with them. Luxie is on the post. Luke doesn't really know how to climb with his rear legs so the top of anything is her safe spot.

 Every night when I make dinner, Luke meows until I move a chair from the table and put it in the kitchen so he can watch the chef. Luxie generally wants to share the chair so she gets a better view of the front door in case DH walks through it.

Luke has become be a real snuggler. He is very nervous getting picked up, but he is quick to jump up to give me a kitty-hug while he takes a snooze.

Luxie is still a character, 

always surprising me with new places she finds to watch the action.

At the end of the day, they really love each other.

Let it snow

Yesterday was Halloween, and it was a cold, windy, snowy day in the Chicago area. In fact, it was the snowiest October 31st ever recorded here. In my neck of the woods we had about four inches of snow and a brutal wind chill. Trick or treating was not cancelled, and we had about 35 children show up. It was a much lower amount than usual, but the kids seemed to be having fun. I have 3 bags of candy left over, which doesn't help my healthy eating at all. 😉

Here are a couple of  pictures from the day. These were taken at my friend's house.

I made Cajun chicken wings for dinner, in between answering the door.

The leftover candy was dessert.... just kidding, the bags are still not opened. Haha

We just helped ourselves to what was left in the bowl.

Duncan started his day with a grooming appointment, which was bad timing on my part given the weather. He was very happy to reclaim his spot on the patio now that the tree has been removed. 

Have a good weekend friends!