Monday morning was still a bit of a Christmas celebration because Xmas had fallen on a Sunday. Against the protest of Jane's sleeping arm
Ben
Sarah
Suzanne
and I (in this self portrait)
make our way to breakfast where this woman wondered (for her daughter) if my Heinz shirt was an Xmas gift. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I just got lumps of coal.
This was my breakfast
before we went back and packed (but not carefully enough to avoid leaving a book behind)
and made our way to Norma's where the rabbis were juxtaposed with the Santas
and Ben
decided to take some background photos
before capturing the views
and some decorations
not to mention the assembled
and the Bnai Brith calendar with the incorrect dates
before he did experiments to see how a light shines on a wooden floor
and teddy bear
and rabbi pictures
before a few experiments
and this picture of Sarah back
and of my face
before the pattern shot
and the picture of the package the girls brought
as Jane
and Ben
talked to Audrey (aka Butterfly)
and then captured part of the tree
and more fabric
before coming back to Audrey
and then exploring the flora and views from Norma's once more
After a look down the hallway
we made our way to the elevator for one last collection of group pictures
before it was wheels up time.
Once on the turnpike, we endured the long line at Sbarro's
to get through the people
to the pizza
that would fuel the rest of the car ride as the gang in the back seat did some truly experimental photography.
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|||
Back in Princeton, the menorah was set
and Ben
Jane
Suzanne
me (in self portrait)
and Sarah
admired the decorations Josephine had hung
as a few dark pictures
and this light one
set the stage
to start lighting candles
and then to take this family photo
before Ben showed off his new game
Jane showed off one present
as Suzanne handed her another
that Jane could display
and I was excited about my seater
as was Sarah about her shirt
and we were warm together for the rest of the evening