I choose the 3rd of the lst run. I see Jennifer and I kayaking on the river among the marshes.

We are in the van waiting in the parking lot of Barnes and Noble. They are inside buying history books about Savannah. We feel the heat of the sun. We each eat a half of a hummous on 9 grain bread sandwich. We have binoculars. We watch the birds for a bit. A thrush, two three other songbirds. The eternal turkey vulture drifts overhead.

Then we watch how many people are on cell phones. Definitely a third.

Then this couple, next truck over, a chevrolet, comes into our world.

They are elegant, healthy, vigorous, in their early 60s, black. Dressed in jeans, dressed against the cold. He wears a cap.

He walks to her side of the truck with her, opens the door, she steps in, he closes the door. No words exchanged. Smoothly. We are stunned by the grace of the courtesy. We look for others, we see 4 – 5 more couples, all white, each go to their own door.

I am at Best Buy, we are looking at tablets, at the logitech revue. Happy in geek world with another geek. A treat. I say I sure could use some gum. A young man, staff from Best Buy, blue shirt, black hair, overhears me, turns around and walks back to me,  pulls out his pack of gum and presents it to me open, lid back. I take one and thank him.

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Georgia, near Savannah. The Low Country. A black angel on the Christmas tree. Pungeant taste of steamed mustard greens, bok chow, and chicory salad.

Harvested in the afternoon.

Warm sun.

I gather wood in the open spaces under the overhanging drapery of the Spanish Oaks. The marsh sprawls beyond their trunks.

A bar, early evening, with two pool tables, at least 3 people smoking, big discussion about amateur pool game etiquette among two younger, and one, a bit older, men. We play 3 games. No rush.

Ah, the South!

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Hi to all,

And how we ate: mashed yams with parsnip and carrots with a dash of fresh orange juice and zest; a salad with radicchio’s red stirred with one of L.’s made on the spot sharp yet sweet viniagrettes; moist, tender turkey; Greek green beans thick with huge soft garlic pieces sauteed in the iron skillet; applesauce cooked with rhubarb, pineapple, ginger and sultan raisins.

We took a break before dessert.

Homemade pecan pie, ice cream, freshly whipped cream, moist sweet potatoe bread studded with flame and golden raisins, walnuts, and pecans. And there was so much more. Those scones, baked that morning. The crystals of sugar crunching between my teeth.

I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Peter, and Anne, my mother. We spent the afternoon on Cumberland Head with L., R., and S. And two of the Foleys came – a delightful surprise.

Sitting with the women in the living room, one of the best moments was watching the three guys, all with some electrical tool in their hands, walking thru the entryway one after the other on their way to the basement. They had found a guy thing that needed to be done. They were happy.

And we all talked, of this, of that. We meandered through our lives and the day.

As you prepare for the next phase of the holiday season, just a reminder that if you plan to order any of my images on the many gift and fine art lines available at Zazzle and Redbubble (google my name – click thru my website) do so asap. Be sure to pay for the shipping rate guaranteed to receive them in time. My average shipping time with them is 20 working days.

I want to thank those that have bought my images online on cards, mouse pads, T-shirts, magnets and so on. Enjoy them. And for all the compliments. So appreciated.

I’ve also lined up my first official printmaking workshop. I’m guest artist for 17 Paul Smiths students in Chris Winter’s art class on Dec. 7th.

My series Broccoli Head II, is a wonderful exploration for me. I realized I take away rather than add to while creating. I layered the 4 colors one at a time with a brayer onto the plate – the colors merged to become other. Six are posted online at Zazzle, RedBubble and my own website store, of the 18 prints made on 11.08/09.11 in my Saranac Lake studio.

When I had bought the broccoli, the styrofoam was already broken in two and indented in one spot by the head of broccoli. When printed, the image from the styrofoam tray became a sailboat sailing into a horizon line just below a fiery red, orange teardrop shaped sunset reflected into the water. Who would have known! And the richness of the layered colors – the tiny cells of the styrofoam creating additional texture. I am thrilled with this series. Definitely a step onward. Of the six prints I have published, four are at the LPCA in 8×8 metal frames and two at Pendragon Theatre until the end of the month, each for under 100$.

I’m off on one of my annual treks south to Savannah, GA with my mother (turning 81 on the lst) for the last two weeks of the month. We’ll be visiting with Nick, my brother, with a stopover at Ronnie’s in Richmond along the way down. Hmmm! The food will be delicious there. Hopefully we’ll find a great little diner in some lost little town along the way. I’ll take 81 over 95 every time. And hopefully I’ll find some lovely found objects along the way to make another great print. Three Flowers is one of my best – the objects were found in Washington, DC. And I hope to take some great photos to share on FB.

Enjoy your holidays!

Nadia

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Lori D., Leah and I went for a walk around Moody Pond last Friday. Afterwards Lori came over to take shots of my work with her fabulous new camera. And she took this great shot of me in the studio. Thanks Lori!

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