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we went to connecticut this weekend with russell's family and picked apples.

i'll probably make pie.

posting will resume later today... i'm a bit swamped with catch-up tasks!

cheers!
sam

daily illustration

there was a huge storm that came through town last week and destroyed many of the trees in the northwest corner of central park, where i often take my afternoon walk.

i came upon a particularly large, freshly-cut tree stump and was compelled to count the rings. 83.
i stood there on the stump for a bit, thinking things over.

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my father died two years ago today.
it's really weird-feeling. hollow.

love,
sam

p.s. the daily drawings are still up on my flickr, where i had first dealt with my grieving.
also, you can view the above illustration larger by clicking on it and heading over to my flickr.

this looks like so much fun!

via rocketboom via kottke

we're back!

we spent the last few days in the catskills staying in an airstream trailer to celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary.

we took some pictures... they're on flickr.

illustration and regular posting will resume tomorrow!
cheers,
sam

home improvement

this past saturday, i decided to tear my living room apart and move everything. we'd had a weird space between the living space and bed area and i thought it would be better to expand the living space out to encompass that and make a larger hang-out/work area.

so we built a long desk down one wall... made a new door for the wardrobe (and moved it) and put a bookcase divider in front of the bed to section it off a bit.

anyhow... you can check it out (and some before pics) by clicking on the photo above and clicking through the "new apartment" set on flickr.

cheers,
s

new apartment pics are up!

go see our new apartment in harlem on my flickr page... you'll love it, i promise! ;)

cheers,
sam

p.s. if you look close there is a new art piece in there.

spring is here!

we went for a walk in central park yesterday and were stunned/excited to see everyone out enjoying the sunshine.