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Fresh Air Fund

This Holiday Season give the gift of Fresh Air.

Since 1877 The Fresh Air Fund has given thousands of inner-city children the amazing experience of a summer vacation.

Whether it’s a two-week trip to the country to visit a volunteer host family, or a fun-filled and educational stay at one of their camps, their programs make for unforgettable memories – and open a world of new friendships and fresh possibilities.

There are two ways you can help:

Donate.
The Fresh Air Fund depends on your generous donations to give a disadvantaged child an experience of a lifetime.

Become a Host Family.
Open up your home for two weeks and share the joys of your small town or suburb with a child who is eager to get out of their tough neighborhood and get some Fresh Air.

The Hunger Site - Click to Give

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

No doubt I'll have plenty of food, but not everyone is so lucky.

The Hunger Site has helped feed the hungry all over the world.  Please visit and click the yellow button to provide food for someone in need.

Minnesota Children's Museum Benefit Gala

Buy your tickets today!  Proceeds from All Access Gala benefit Minnesota Children's Museum's Access Program. The program helps nearly 120,000 children and adults to visit the Museum each year through free or reduced admission.

Party of the Century

More than 40 years ago, the legendary author Truman Capote hosted the famous Black-and-White Ball at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.  It was a lavish affair attended by Frank Sinatra, Mia Farrow, the great, late Norman Mailer who wore a rumpled trench coat and model Penelope Tree who showed up nearly naked --back in a time when that wasn't so common. Invitations were highly coveted and with a bottle of champagne for each guest, they danced until dawn. As the sun came up, scrambled eggs were served before finally sending everyone home to sleep the evening off.

Oh, to be at that party...

The Black and White Ball in Minneapolis this weekend was not quite the Party of the Century, but held its own as the Twin Cities social set came out for The Butterball Party to benefit Open Arms. We too, partied until dawn our babysitter called and asked us to come home.  There were no eggs, however. 

Penelope Tree at the
Original Black and White Ball

I Get My Kicks In Fine Batik

Late last summer Nick went to Indonesia to participate in the very special wedding of our friends Gustav and D.  Nick and Gustav have been BFF since forever ago, so I didn't complain too loudly when he left me alone with Henry for TWO WHOLE WEEKS to gallivant with the monkeys in Bali.  In retrospect I wonder if maybe I should have gone with, but Henry was only 10 months old and at the time I could not imagine being away from him for so long. (Still can't!)

I remember it was a hot, hot August in Brooklyn and I was on Grand Jury duty for that two weeks and Henry had his first stomach virus, which I then caught (somewhere there is a court record of me asking the District Attorney to excuse me from the jury box, because "I'm going to be sick"). A lovely two weeks it was.

Congrats D and Gustav

Originally uploaded by saintpeg.

This past weekend there was a stateside celebration in Connecticut for all those who were not able to travel to the end of the earth for the nuptials.  It was a lovely affair and I must point out that my favorite hors devours were the mini lobster rolls and the shot glasses of clam chowder. I considered slipping the caterer a twenty spot so I'd not be missed when the rolls were being passed, but if you position yourself just the right spot (outside the kitchen door), you won't miss a tray. 

smART

To further legitimize our Minnesota citizenship, Nick and I have become the newest members of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.  In that honor, we attended a lovely party at the museum this evening where we were given a private tour of the Kiki Smith exhibition by the Walker Curator.  I'd seen it before, but it was nice to concentrate instead of chasing Henry around.

Thank you Masami!

I swear my outfit was cute, but for some reason it didn't translate well and I look like a monstrosity in this photo.

Let's see, what else?  Oh riiiighhht, the NY trip!

It was fabulous and I took many pictures of Master Henry on his old stomping grounds, but I've had a camera snafu and I'll post all about the partying, the wedding and the wishing I'd never left yadda, yadda, later this week. 

Miss Andrea

oh golly,  I miss you guys too.

Fresh Air Fund

More to follow...

How to go from a total scrub to somewhat presentable in 4 days?

No seriously, how?  I'm Beth's date to an event on Thursday night. None of my dresses fit, my Choos are broken and i'm all sorts of unkempt.   I need a plan.

Tonight:

• Take off work clothes and lotion entire body with Oil of Olay's sort of self-tanning creme.
• At home microdermabrasion while watching 7th Heaven.
• Crest white strip teeth after dinner.
• Fantasize about dresses while drifting off to sleep.

Then mani, pedi (seriously I should keep on top of these things) eyebrow threading (supposed to do this last Wednesday, but was too lazy to get off the train), emergency dress shopping if necessary, then a solemn vow to never turn into such a schlub again.

A testament to how incredibly lazy I truly am...

This weekend is the annual Dumbo Art Festival and it was given a 5 glass rating for free drinks.  Unfortunately, whenever the temperature dips below 60 degrees I can't seem to get off the couch, so I totally missed out.  I can actually see free wine being poured into glasses from my window.  If I'd had the foresight to take a shower today I'd be gallery hopping and free boozing it right now.

Happy Wedding

Siri + Jared = Married