By the time you read this, I will have started a two-week trip that begins in Barcelona, hugs the coast of Italy, stops in Kotor, Montenegro, and back. As part of a cruise, I’ll be stopping in Nice, Florence, Rome,… Read More ›
Travel
A Tail of Discovery
jeffwagg and I exchange stories by giving each other a word which is the seed for the next correspondence. This is my response to his choice of “Space.” “Where are we going?” I asked my mother as she bundled us… Read More ›
Friday Fun Flick! Chesapeake Boat Ride
, These are relatives of mine on the Chesapeake Bay. I rather gather this is casual clothing, though the men rather look like they are going to the office. The apple basket is just like the ones I grew up… Read More ›
Woods Hole Whimsical Town
My daughter was a graduate student at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod. It is a very interesting town, a summer residence for the very well to do and a year round residence for academics. Many students lived in the… Read More ›
The common use of the “N” word Fallacy
I grew up in the South. Certainly below the Mason Dixon line, I was born in Washington DC and grew up in Maryland. Maryland has a state anthem, that once you get past the first few verses pretty much says… Read More ›
Friday Fun Flick…Where are YOU?
I really love these signs. This sign is in Westminster West Vermont. It has to be one of the most lovely small towns ever. There is a wonderful artist that lives there, Jeanne Bennett. She gave my daughter and myself… Read More ›
The Paris Zoo, go for the architecture
I love zoos, but have to say the Paris Zoo is rather expensive and rather lacking in animals. However, while the price isn’t worth it for the animals, it is worth it for the architecture. The buildings date from 1827… Read More ›
Black Jungle, in Massachusetts
My daughter owns tarantulas. That’s a whole other blog. I’ve learned to love her almost weightless pets, that can pounce on a cricket faster than a football player on a loose football. Nom nom nom. One of my daughter’s favorite… Read More ›
My Inner Tacky Butterfly Child, or How I Learned to Flutter
I have to admit the Magic Wings is a place I was tricked into going to the first time. A friend, knowing I had been feeling down, said she was taking me for a “Surprise”. She pulled up in front… Read More ›
Friday Photo of the Week- Tin Tin
Mural of my favorite comic, Tin Tin, in Brussels
Two Different Girls 