Jeannie Marie & Company

Flashback to last October.... James and Rachel Baney's Wedding Weekend last fall included a trip through the Dayton Art Institute.  In the blur of organizing I didn't bring my camera so my phone pinch hit for me.  I was glad to have it as I was able to capture some happy moments of the afternoon.   It's not often family from both sides of the family tree get together outside of the normal wedding, shower, funeral, christening and such activities.   A click on the picture will enlarge them to show detail.    My niece Christa, daughter of my sister Patty, posed in front of a Monet  My niece Shannon, daughter of my husbands brother Tim, was in her "Blue Period."   My own daughter Shelly, found the sculptures to be beautiful.   Sister in Law, Kim, Shannon's Mom,  was captured among the art glass  as were my sister Patty and Bro in Law, Wayne My niece Rachel, Patty's youngest daughter, opted to stay in the big lob...

My sister Karan tells me one of the nicest things about a Florida winter is the plethora of festivals that pop up all winter. The weather is gorgeous, everyone wants to be outside and the population is at it's peak. We haven't been to any so when my mom gave me the weekend activities part of the paper I saw the Art Festival advertised at a Jewish Temple. It turned out to be about a fifty mile jaunt, but we are free as birds these days and have all the time in the world.  It was packed and people were parking for blocks and walking in.  Bill pulled through the lot to drop me off, and a parking attendant waved us into one of the 15 minute parking spaces just vacated in front of the door.  You can stay and park there the attendant said.  The 15 minutes doesn't apply today. He rocks! There were rooms and rooms to explore and we had a wonderful afternoon.   Here are some pictures I took.  Entering through a garden area with gorgeous fountains colorful sc...