well, we're in the middle of a snowstorm right now. it's really very quiet, though, not very blustery. the media and the city officials have made such a brouhaha over it, however, that it would be a shame for it not to intensify.
today was the waldorf coop where we painted in the afternoon . .
while it calmly snowed outside . .
my painting of the matterhorn.
svetlana had a photograph from which we all worked. she was excited to paint with blues and purples on such a snowy day.
janet worked on her's for a long time. she has a lot of patience.
chanda's . .
svetlana, the teacher's . . everyone's paintings came out beautiful and it was very peaceful sitting in janet's kitchen and painting.
afterwards, chanda and i walked home through the snow and then decided to go back out again.
i walked her over to chocolate bar so she could hear all about deychen's audition yesterday at julliard, where she was from 9 am to 10:30 pm. she worked on two monologues with them (and current julliard students) and then stayed in the night for an interview. julliard sees 1,800 applicants out of which they pick 18 grads and undergrads. deychen's group yesterday consisted of 25 applicants. it sounds like a very grueling process for the julliard people!
then i took a walk through the snow . .
and met camille and janet and got very cold.
at home korrina was studying for her exam by cooking a special menu: steak with shallot red wine sauce, green buttered beans and parsleyed potatoes.
it was an incredibly delicious dinner.
afterwards, we had rose petal tea . .
and little meringue cakes filled with cream from the new bakery on eighth avenue: aux marveilleux de fred. i think it's a chain bakery from france. everything is a chain these days . .
So you finally got the snow you were hoping to get. I looked up the weather, and indeed, it did not look as bad as they predicted it. It rained here in the afternoon, so we stayed inside. Is Deychen applying there or was she just helping? Lovely mountain pictures. I did not take any water colors along, would have been too complicated to pack. I also forgot a few books about the Ancient Greeks for Miriam. And the library here does not have them. I think our library system at home is the best in the country. They still have all those good old books because they are too poor to get rid of them and replace them with junk. So I do miss our library system at home.
ReplyDeleteDeychen is applying to Julliard. She realizes how slim her chance is, but she's been enjoying the process, so that's good. I really hope she makes it!!! I'll keep you posted.
DeleteI agree with you wholeheartedly about our libraries and the book situation!!! It's terrible how they get rid of all the old wonderful books for the new ones which we don't find as informative or interesting to read (and the fiction books often feel trashy to me). We had a very nice branch which closed a number of years ago. All the old books are archived and you can still request them, but only for the Reading Room. You can't take them home anymore, which makes it difficult to sit down and read with the children as a family. Consequently, the books never get read! I hope your library never gets an endowment from anyone! The old books are too precious.
Has she made it?
DeleteLove the paintings and I am so pleased that the snow is not as bad as predicted. NYC was on our news last night re the weather so I am glad to read that you are all OK.
ReplyDeleteKorrina's dinner sounds amazing. I hope she does well in her exam!
Love yo you all
San and co xx
Hello San, Thank you :) I hope all of you are feeling better xoxo
DeleteSo how bad is it really?
ReplyDeleteIt was a bust. No heavy wind and not much snow. I'm not sure what they were worried about . . snow? Lots of snow? We've had lots of snow before and dealt with it fine. Long Island got two feet and so did my sister in Connecticut. Being a harbor town, the usual happened here and most of the snow bypassed us. However, Korrina didn't have to go into work today and doesn't have to go to school tonight, and Chanda is off from Ballet, so it's a holiday! And I shouldn't complain :)
DeleteHow is the snow now?
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