I was playing with my Sorority peeps on Facebook and we started trading vacation pictures. Living in NYC means I get to vacation all the time in my own backyard . I also like to run amuck in neighboring states so one just never knows what one may get until I decide to post it. I am invading CT next :-). Donna B will be the first to know when I'm coming to collect some eye candy. I promised I wouldn't pass through a state without giving a few people a heads up and possibly high-jacking a victim an Active Rain Club Chaos guide to get opinions for where I should be exploring eye candy for my virtual tours. I'm looking forward to it. Already picked the hotel, I just need a date... ;-)

Seems a few of my new gal pals in the UK wanted to see some hyper-local sights. I sent them a few pictures. They were kind enough to return the favor and send me some back. Oh my word... be careful what you ask for when you start trading virtual spaces (LOL). FB peeps sometimes go to some of the most off-the-beaten-path kind of places. I may have to return the favor and show off a few gems. They also wear some interesting things while on vacation. Notice the phrase "things" instead of "clothing." Yup. I'm sitting here with a smile. One lovely wore paint and may I say it was very tastefully done. (Don't ask. You can not see my e-mail pictures - LOL) Gives a whole new meaning to body art... I like models. They are quite daring individuals.

Some of my new pen pals are very artistic. That will be another blog post in and of itself. I happen to love painting and may be trading a few images with the girls. I have created some very interesting works they may enjoy and I certainly know I enjoyed their sculptures, sketches, inks and oils. I have canvass in my closet that has yet to be seen on a gallery wall (LOL). I'm working on some new stuff for my next show. Looking forward to a lovely vacation. :-)

If you are not carefully picking and choosing your friends you may be missing out on some stellar relationships. Yes indeedy, some of those shots were veeerrrry interesting... I have soooooo got to cross the Big Pond and play in England. I like English Galleries. I may be working on a group show because I like my new Euro-artist gal pals. BTW, they do not think like we do in the States. Very interesting. I may need more than a week there to figure 'em out. Yes, I am planning my vacation (LOL).

Did I mention they were VERY interesting peeps? Seriously... I think I did... Stunningly so. I may actually be begging two of them to let me paint them for my next gallery show we are currently planning in New York. I've high-jacked several friends for that bit of canvass eye candy. Still collecting models so we wont know what the theme is until my faces are all in order. My brick and mortar friends are adorable and work for food. Some of my new FB friends are cool too. The camera loves some of them. Their friends and family love them. I like what I am learning about them. I could grow to love them too. We shall see. This may take a while. I never rush business or personal relationships of any kind. I will admit that the Skype par-tays are lovely! Love, love, love the accents. :-)

Here is a sneak peek of the night run around Flushing Meadows:

Will be posting details to the next Gigglefest as well. Third Sundays of the month is our Club Chaos day to go live, share food and play in the brick and mortar portion of the Rain. I'm thinking I may want to go back to NJ. I have to call Josef and Sheldon. :-)

I hope you are enjoying your day as much as I am enjoying mine... ;-)

Sometimes people e-mail me the most interesting questions. If it is interesting enough I will answer my e-mail in public. I am a paralegal not an attorney so I do not give legal advice but I can share common knowledge.

Today, I shall share two points of order and will make no opinions regarding the quotes. BTW, these little snippets of New York state information can be found on government websites (if you care to look for it) and I am simply going to provide two quotes from here.

I love quoting the government. It makes my life easy. If you repeat the government it's pretty hard to mess the info up. What you each decide to do with it is completely up to you. :-)

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Now that we have all of that out of the way, lets get to the government quotes. Ready? Read:

" § 254-c. Right to a copy of real property appraisals and consumer reports in certain cases. 1. Any lender who requires an applicant for a loan or forbearance, which is to be secured primarily by an interest in real property, to bear the cost of either an appraisal of said property or the cost of obtaining a consumer report subject to the provisions of article twenty-five of the general business law as a condition to the processing of the application or the granting of the loan or forbearance, shall, upon the written request of such applicant, provide to him a copy of said appraisal or consumer report as the case may be, at no additional cost."

" 2. "Lender" as used in this section shall mean and include any bank, trust company, national bank, savings bank, federal mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, federal savings and loan association, private banker, credit union, federal credit union, investment company, insurance company, pension fund, mortgage banker or any other entity."

Yay! ;-)

It is located at 138-25 31st Drive (Linden Towers Section No 2) - 2 bedrooms 1 bath about 1050 square feet.

Sold for $228,000 in March, 2009.

Linden Towers Co-op is a 6-stories building built in 1953.

The building is located on 31st Drive between 138th St and 140th St.

The monthly maintenance Fee $603 includes electric, gas, water, heat and real estate tax.

There is a management office on the premises.

Jutta Starr

My lovely and dear, dear friends: THANK YOU ONE AND ALL. I've never lost a parent before and when my hubby's Mom passed away yesterday I was undone. It feels different from any other death and grief I have ever experienced... Please keep us in your prayers. We're going to need all the help we can get. We're looking for emotional outlets right now.

Got a Wiki quote for you: "In Judaism, shiva (or shiv'ah, Hebrew: שבעה ; "seven") is the week-long period of grief and mourning for the seven first-degree relatives: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse. (Grandparents and grandchildren are not included). As most regular activity is interrupted, the process of following the shiva ritual is referred to as "sitting shiva." Shiva is a part of the customs for bereavement in Judaism."

This is what we will be doing. I just don't know if in NY or FL yet. Hubby has to decide... I've passed on two listings and am shifting a contract signing. I've a closing on Friday and a walk through today. I'm on a mission to get the rest of my buyer's brokerage agreements completed because the family is date squabbling again. What else is new, eh? (LOL) Geez... I guess grief brings out the best and worst in us at the same time.

Time for some blog post therapy:

I am very angry. I'm am desperately trying to keep my b*tch switch under control because we are all grieving. It is hard to do what must be done when the loss is so profound. It is hard to come to terms with the fact that I will not be having another conversation. She e-mailed every single month and never missed making contact... She called constantly to say hello. She appreciated every single photograph and story regarding her darling little minions. This sudden silence brings with it an unexpected void and the grief of not knowing her last thought is killing me. We had something we each wanted to say and the theft of that conversation is an emotional obsession that leaves me undone. I can not breathe well. My throat is tight and the tears have me typing blind at my keyboard. Everything has changed. I am now afraid. I don't know where to go with my emotions... I have never felt this way before... I am in a rage. Death has robbed me of a beautiful relationship...

My Mom-In-Law was well loved and it is going to be hard to deal with life without her influence on the family. In case you haven't noticed, I can be pretty plain spoken, so I have some regrets in that regard and I am dealing with my personal anger one issue at a time. I must confess I am not dealing with it well. I hope you will forgive me for the long post. I don't know how to deal with my emotions right now because I am tormented with the fact that my kids and hubby were robbed as well and his Mom was someone we all needed in our lives. We are all taking this very hard but I am trying to cope, so I sit here having blog therapy writing the first thoughts that come along wondering if Wordy C will show up an make me laugh at some point since the cartoons in my head are somber and in mourning. I've lived a pretty fascinating life, my life is not over but something precious has ended. Relationships are precious and fragile and you don't know how the loss of someone in your life will affect you until you suffer that loss.

I would rather focus on the good stuff. I want to embrace the good memories. I want to hold on to every kindness she has ever shown. I am going to do what I do best and work this out one thought at a time while I talk with you and wonder where to go to pick up the pieces of my shattered emotions. It's going to take a while because we are really hurting over here and one does not know what one has lost until it is gone. She is gone and I am undone... My heart is crying... I have to go...

I will be writing a bye to mom post later. Sorting through the family pictures and arranging new music for a photo-montage should keep me busy for a while. Blog therapy with my family and friends is nice. I do feel a little bit better. When I drop my kids at school I am going for a jog. I could use a good laugh to kill the waterworks so I may head to Brooklyn to film where we used to hang out by the water. Me and the wee ones did have a lot of fun visiting up and down the shoreline and spoofing at her home in FL. I'll collect some shots and show you. I just wish we had more time... I ran out of time on Friday the 13th.

Everything changed on Friday the 13th. I will never forget that day as long as I live. It was a bad day for me in more ways than one... I want to have good days. I keep thinking that though. I want my life back. Can't have the old one. That's done. I want a new one. One that doesn't feel the way I feel today. Virtual shiva is kinda nice... I've got just the thought to share. You're about to learn something new about us later on today when I share some of my fondest thoughts and silly memories of being a part of my Mom-In-Law's life.

I will be sitting shiva at Club Chaos. I need my virtual family just as much as my brick and mortar. You are all a very special part of my life and I really do love my bay-bays so I publicly apologize to everyone that I have ever hurt, harmed or inadvertently disregarded and humbly ask that you please forgive me. I have to start over because everything has changed and I do not want to miss any more important moments with the people that I care about if I can help it.

My relationships are a very important part of my life. I do not want to squander them... If you have something to say to the people you love you should say it and not hesitate. Sometimes, when the moment is lost, it is lost forever.

Thank you for all of the e-mail, phone calls, tweets, texts, Skypes, DMs, Facebook comments and visits.

Love,

Carolyn.

43-34 Union St - 3 bedrooms 1 bath about 1,000 square feet.

It is sold for $268,000 in Feb, 2009.

Kissena Co-op is a 6-stories building built in 1954. There are elevators, laundry room, private playground, sitting area.

The building is located on Union St between Cherry Ave and 45 Ave.

The maintenance Fee $662 includes electric, gas, water, heat and real estate tax.

It is managed by Wentworth Property Management.