04 December 2011
How to Freeze Bubbles
Frozen bubbles would make amazing photo props!
We’d love to get these under a macro lens, too.
Did you know that you can freeze bubbles?
Go outside on any day when it’s below 32 degrees F and try this: blow a bubble and then catch it on the bubble wand. Wait a few moments while it freezes- it will turn into a cool crystal ball before it shatters!
Too cold to go outside? You can learn how to make your own crystal ball bubbles in the freezer with soap by checking out the site below…
03 December 2011
More fun at Outdoor World's Christmas Classic
The really cool chair made out of logs that swallowed Silas
Girlie making a wish list
Girlie becomes overwhelmed with excitement and begins to lose it
The kids take turns trying out the slot cars
Girlie finds a friend
She was quite upset when the boy’s field dressed it
in the middle of Santa’s workshop.
Silas plays with the Lionel trains
Pretending to be on the trail
Looking through the looking glass
02 December 2011
Emerson goes shopping at Outdoor World
We took the kids to Outdoor World last Saturday afternoon to partake in their annual “Classic Christmas” which sent Emerson over the top. This was the first time he really was aware of his surrounding and boy was he excited.
Can you buy me a huge fishtank like that one Papa?
... with a waterfall?
Can you believe how big them fishies are?
Hey guys! Follow me.
I want one of those and one of those.
Boy I'm tired, this shopping really takes a lot out of a little guy like me.
Okay! I found it. I want a Buck Knife. Yeah that's it a Buck Knife.
I’m happy to say after an hour and a half we left Outdoor world with lots of smiles and without buying anything. Emerson did realize that a Buck Knife wouldn’t be a very good gift for him which was a good thing.
01 December 2011
30 November 2011
RIP Ingrid Pastorius
RIP Ingrid Pastorius, Wife of Jaco Pastorius (1950-2011)
By Reed Fischerpublished: Tue., Nov. 29 2011 @ 3:47PM
Ingrid Pastorius, who was married to virtuoso electric bassist Jaco Pastorius between 1979 and 1985, died on Monday after reportedly suffering a stroke. She was 61.
A native of Indonesia, Ingrid also spend time in Holland and Puerto Rico before moving to South Florida at age 20. She then worked as a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines, and reportedly was spotted by Jaco before they met on a flight between Fort Lauderdale and New York. Ingrid and Jaco began a relationship in 1977 prior to his work on the Shadows and Light tour with Joni Mitchell. They then married -- Jaco's second marriage -- in July of 1979 in Guatemala, and bought a house in Deerfield Beach with money he made on tour with Mitchell. Their fraternal twin sons, Felix and Julius Pastorius, were born June 9, 1982.
A lengthy interview with Ingrid at JoniMitchell.com indicates how close she was with her husband's work -- notably he was also a member of Joe Zawinul's Weather Report beginning in the '70s.
She had this recollection of being by his side while he worked on Mitchell's Mingus album: "We were staying at the Sunset Marquis and we were going to the studio and the horns parts were decided in the studio and then we went back to the hotel," she says. "I think he stayed up until like five in the morning. He wasn't using any drugs or alcohol. I have to mention that, too. (laughs) Great things did happen when he was sober. The next morning we went back into the studio and the horn parts were incredible."
Her favorite composition of her husband's was "Three Views of a Secret," according to an interview she gave to ZawinulFans.org: "Initially it bore my name, but I felt uncomfortable about the idea at the time. I do not regret making him change it, for I just simply love the name it is now."
In the mid-'80s Jaco's bout with manic depression worsened, and Ingrid decided to leave him so that she could take care of their sons. They divorced in 1985, but as she wrote on her personal site, "emotionally, and spiritually I remained attached to him, his music, and now his soul."
Jaco Pastorius preceded his wife in death in 1987 following a violent altercation outside a Wilton Manors bar.
While raising Julius and Felix, Ingrid Pastorius took part in several projects to remember her late husband -- including Pastorius Park in Oakland Park and a postage stamp campaign. Her family could not be reached for comment at deadline.
As has happened on several occasions in the past, Ingrid was planning to host a birthday celebration in honor of what would have been Jaco's 60th birthday on Sunday, December 4, at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton. The event information is here, and once we hear more, we'll update this posting.
Re-Blogged from the New Times of Broward/Palm Beach
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2011/11/rip_ingrid_pastorius_jaco_pastorius_wife_1950_2011.php
By Reed Fischerpublished: Tue., Nov. 29 2011 @ 3:47PM
Ingrid Pastorius with Jaco Pastorius' four children -
John, Julius, Felix, and Mary -- in 1983.
Ingrid Pastorius, who was married to virtuoso electric bassist Jaco Pastorius between 1979 and 1985, died on Monday after reportedly suffering a stroke. She was 61.
A native of Indonesia, Ingrid also spend time in Holland and Puerto Rico before moving to South Florida at age 20. She then worked as a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines, and reportedly was spotted by Jaco before they met on a flight between Fort Lauderdale and New York. Ingrid and Jaco began a relationship in 1977 prior to his work on the Shadows and Light tour with Joni Mitchell. They then married -- Jaco's second marriage -- in July of 1979 in Guatemala, and bought a house in Deerfield Beach with money he made on tour with Mitchell. Their fraternal twin sons, Felix and Julius Pastorius, were born June 9, 1982.
A lengthy interview with Ingrid at JoniMitchell.com indicates how close she was with her husband's work -- notably he was also a member of Joe Zawinul's Weather Report beginning in the '70s.
She had this recollection of being by his side while he worked on Mitchell's Mingus album: "We were staying at the Sunset Marquis and we were going to the studio and the horns parts were decided in the studio and then we went back to the hotel," she says. "I think he stayed up until like five in the morning. He wasn't using any drugs or alcohol. I have to mention that, too. (laughs) Great things did happen when he was sober. The next morning we went back into the studio and the horn parts were incredible."
Her favorite composition of her husband's was "Three Views of a Secret," according to an interview she gave to ZawinulFans.org: "Initially it bore my name, but I felt uncomfortable about the idea at the time. I do not regret making him change it, for I just simply love the name it is now."
In the mid-'80s Jaco's bout with manic depression worsened, and Ingrid decided to leave him so that she could take care of their sons. They divorced in 1985, but as she wrote on her personal site, "emotionally, and spiritually I remained attached to him, his music, and now his soul."
Jaco Pastorius preceded his wife in death in 1987 following a violent altercation outside a Wilton Manors bar.
Jaco and Ingrid Pastorius during the 1980 Weather Report tour.
While raising Julius and Felix, Ingrid Pastorius took part in several projects to remember her late husband -- including Pastorius Park in Oakland Park and a postage stamp campaign. Her family could not be reached for comment at deadline.
As has happened on several occasions in the past, Ingrid was planning to host a birthday celebration in honor of what would have been Jaco's 60th birthday on Sunday, December 4, at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton. The event information is here, and once we hear more, we'll update this posting.
Re-Blogged from the New Times of Broward/Palm Beach
http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2011/11/rip_ingrid_pastorius_jaco_pastorius_wife_1950_2011.php
We knew Ingrid for some 15 years or so and throughout the years we would see her at parties, gatherings and in Downtown Hollywood. When she saw us she always had a kind word and a big warm smile on her face, she seem to bring a feeling of love when she was in your presence. It's a shame she had to go so soon.
She will be deeply missed and our sympathy goes out to her two boys Felix and Julius, her family and her friends.
Julius, Ingrid & Felix Pastorius
Ft. Lauderdale, August 8, 1998
Polaroid taken exclusively for JM
28 November 2011
27 November 2011
This is it.
This is the one right here.
No need to wrap it just set in the living room next to the couch.
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