I’ll be doing a lot of travel this summer to help parents and children get resettled. While these trips are primarily for business involving the ones I love, I plan on making time for a few fun side trips too. These places are high on my ‘must see’ list:
How about you? Are you planning any fun travel this summer? Any tourist attractions or restaurants/bars you can recommend in Indy, Dauphin Island, Atlantic City, or Stone Mountain? Let me know…
Every spring I get inspired by the first vibrant colors of the season. If I could design and fabricate my own textiles, and had the time to draft a pattern to make a sexy feminine frock from said fabric, accompanied by an unlimited pocketbook to supplement the dress with eye-catching and unique accessories…well, then ‘Fashion Fantasy #1 – Spring in Bloom’ would become my reality.
You might recall that I received a lovely selection of books this past Christmas. After reading The Good Lord Bird (which I previously recommended) and Tales from the Back Row (which after reading I do not) I chose Joseph Anton next.
This is not light reading by any stretch. I’ve been reading the book every night since February began and I won’t lie, I was happy to finally finish this tale. And yet.
What Joe endured for more than a decade because of his art is almost incomprehensible. I rarely mark up books, but one small piece that I read resonated so deeply I turned down the page to mark the spot AND highlighted the text…
“Compromise destroyed the compromiser and did not placate the uncompromising foe. You do not become a blackbird by painting your wings black, but like an oil-slicked gull you lost the power of flight. The greatest danger of the growing menace was that good men would commit intellectual suicide and call it peace. Good men would give in to fear and call it respect.” Salman Rushdie – A Memoir: Joseph Anton
Last week I posted outfits that I planned on wearing during a quick trip to Mobile. Have you ever been? It was the first time I did more than drive thru on the way to the Panhandle beaches and I was pleasantly surprised by what I discovered…
Continue reading “Alabama getaway, getaway…”
My younger son and I are off on the last college visit I will ever take (at least for my children). It’s a quick two day visit with lots of miles in between so heated seats, a stack of vintage rock cd’s, a tall cup of coffee, and my son’s company are essential to keep this road dog happy.
Thanks to greendaygirl94peace for the Classic Rock CD College image.
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I am packing for comfort to see me through a lot of driving, walking, and sightseeing. I’ve never been to Mobile and I am looking forward to smelling the Bay and eating some seafood fresh off the boats. Check back for images from our trip in a few days.
I’ve always wanted to be one of the first humans to live in space. Unfortunately, major motion sickness and age make my dream just that. Earlier today I stumbled upon this awesome ‘out of this world’ art courtesy of Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. I may not ever live in space but with these ‘Visions of the Future‘ I can live with space…on my walls.
No matter how you love, or whom you love, or if anyone else understands your love…today of all days, love on.
Many of my cherished family stories and personal memories involve cars. I’ve been a road dog since before I was born. Give me a steady stream of rocking tunes, some icy coca-cola, and a tankful of gas and I can drive for hours with no destination in mind. This past Sunday I headed east and stumbled upon Lebanon…… Continue reading “Riding along in my automobile…”
A theft of my cherished Ray Bans combined with daily prolonged computer time has forced me to finally upgrade my glasses game. My search began a few weeks ago and I had no trouble finding sunglass frames but settling on the perfect pair of eyeglasses was a much more involved process. This weekend I finally found THE pair, and come Saturday I’ll be rocking the Michael Kors Palos Verdes frame for indoors and the Tory Birch Ty 7078’s for outside.
One of my favorites things to receive is books. In addition to a fabulous Taschen book (The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute: Fashion – A History from the 18th to the 20th Century) this Christmas I was also gifted with the 9 volumes pictured above. I started with – and just finished – The Good Lord Bird (which I highly recommend). I am torn between reading The Buried Giant, Purity or Tales from the Back Row next, so rI’m going to use “eeny meeny miny moe” to decide. How about you? I’d love to hear what you’re reading right now…..
The Grey Goddess 