Keeping Busy in the Snow & Beatles Fun

It's been a challenging Winter this year. Here on Long Island we are averaging two snow storms a week. Our next one is scheduled for tomorrow night into Thursday evening. It is so pretty to see; I think we can all agree on that :) I am getting weary of it all and I never thought I actually would but I am beginiing to worry about some of my bushes--the heavy ice and snow weighing them down:

You can see the weight on the branches of the trees. There is a layer of ice under that fresh fallen snow. I hope my plants survive. The ice was so thick we couldn't sleigh ride. Speaking of sleds, here is the one I got for $1 at a garage sale back in October:

Just using it for decorative purposes. I'm sure she was enjoyed for years by the family that owned her. Now she is retired and just meant to be pretty.

 I'm still working on some projects. I have since finished my sun bonnet sue plastic canvas picture. I snapped this picture when she was half way done. She has now has a lovely apron and a colorful background.

 

She came out cute. I will photograph the finished product shortly. I also bought a plastic canvas pattern book from ebay and this great book to "paint Plain Folk"; it also came with patterns.Folk art painting is so fun.

 

If you love folk art, there is a great catalog called Kruenpeeper Creek or KPcreek.com   check it out. I have ordered from them for years and their prices are terrific! They still print a catalog for mailing too that I just LOVE. I miss getting catalogs in the mail! They have excellent prices and just the cutest stuff ever.

 

In between all the snowstorms I did have a wonderful day with my brother in NYC on Saturday. He and I are both Beatle fans; it's something we always shared. He is nine yers older so I grew up listening to the Beatles my whole life and loving them. We decided to go the Beatles Festival in Manhattan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles arrival in the USA. Now I wasn't even born till 1965 but their arrival was still amazing to me from watching all the film clips and seeing their effect on music over my 48 years! I live an hour from NYC so John and I went in and spent an incredible day together. To think it all happened right here!

Before we went to the festival, we walked through Grand Central Station to kill some time before the festival started. If you've never been through this amazing building, let me tell you it looks as though it should be in Italy with the amazing architecture and murals of the constellations. It's like a city within a city.

 

When we did go to Beatlesfest, we had a great time going through the shops and exhibits, seeing the films and hearing the guest speakers. We were treated by performances of the 60's groups Chad & Jeremy and Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon. Donovan was there, Denny Laine of the Moddy Blues attended and so many others. And then I got to see George Harrison's ex wife Patty Boyd which was super! She was in A Hard Day's Night in case you didn't know. That's where she met George. SHe'll be 70 on St Patrick's Day and I think she still looked fab!

 

Such a fun day!

I hope you have a great Tuesday!