Nutcracker 2010

Hoboken Dance Academy - Nutcracker 2010, originally uploaded by szachko.

It is the holiday season. A Hoboken dance studio is putting up a year end show for a good cause. Parents of students get together with all available resources to make it happen. Kids from all different ages were all excited about the dance and were willing to put extra efforts for rehearsals. All those great spirits demonstrated from kids and parents show us what the wonderful community we are living in. We were very happy to be part of it and recorded some precious memories.

Moon Festival

Moon Festival, originally uploaded by szachko.

It is Moon Festival. Time to eat lots of moon cakes.

News bursts from the east stating that there are huge underground future market for moon cakes trading. Well, I hope we can come up some sort of FIX protocol and pricing model for this kind of market.

It is still a mystery for me that the relationship between the bunny and Moon Festival. Surely, the bunny looks very cute....

City of Childhood Memories (九份)

九份, originally uploaded by szachko.

Things change over the years. The streets, the places, the stores. However, this place manages to freeze the time somehow. Many people lure to this mountain town for one reason: the memory. It could be new and could be old. There are lots of old stuffs from my memory. Strangely, I had haven been here throughout my childhood. However, my kids love this place, and this is my kids' favor place. There are full of happy memories of my kids.

Puppets, Hats, Scarves, Mitten and More

Hoboken Art and Music Festival, originally uploaded by S. Zachko.

Found these interesting puppets created by this talent artist, Jacquelyn Morgan, in the Art and Music Festival. None of all the puppets are exactly the same but they all look so vivd and are full of characters.

Here is the schedule of the rest of 2010 and hope we can see her works in the near futures"

05/08 - Ocean Country Artistis Guild, Island Hgts, NJ
06/05 - Appel Farm, Elmer, NJ
06/06 - Art, Wine Fest, Medford, NJ
07/17&18 - Audubon Art and Craft Festival, Lake Wallenpaupack, PA
*07/24&25 - Loveladies, LBI, NJ
*08/14&15 - Collingswood, NJ
*09/11&12 - Mushroom Festival, Kennet Square, PA
*09/20 - BelAir, MD
*09/25&26 - Manayunk, PA
*10/03&04 - Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
10/16&17 - Brookdale Pk, Montclair, NJ
11/06&07 - Westfield Armory, Westfield, NJ
*11/21&22 - Crafters Marketplace Princeton, NJ

Journal

Journal
Originally uploaded by S. Zachko

Have desires to record day to day life: Wall Street, Kids, Family, Marriage, Trips. But need to find out the proper forms: Blogger? Painting? Or Photography?

Crazy Hats Day - Time to walk the bunny

Crazy Hats day
Originally uploaded by S. Zachko

People LOVE their pets. They give their love ones withe nice play to sleep, healthiest food to eat and now the nice gear for the outdoor time. This is the very first time I saw the bunny on the leash on the April Fool Day.

Building a New Landscape

WTC Project
Originally uploaded by S. Zachko

When first came to New York City, it was hard to image to see Hudson River from east of Broadway.

Yesterday, I felt so lost when starring at this bright blue sky because the old world I used to know all fall apart.

Today, I saw a new hope growing on the horizons. Let's do it better this time for our lost love ones and our futures..

Searching

Shanghai Day 2
Originally uploaded by S. Zachko

For all the restless hearts, searching is the only destiny.

9th Year

9th Year
Originally uploaded by S. Zachko

Pass by this same place year after year. We start seeing some structure built above ground now..

含飴弄孫

New Year Eve
Originally uploaded by S. Zachko

Happily play with grandkids (含飴弄孫) is one of happiest thing in the life time.

Not sure what the conversation was about, but surely both had a good laugh about it.