Photo Hunt–Nautical
I’ve been absent from the photo hunts but they are a great way to get in a Saturday post. And since I have a lot of “nautical” shots it was very easy for me to find one that fit the … Continue reading →
Fantastic Photography
My brother in law, Bob Mayer, is an extraordinary photographer. He worked for the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel Newspaper for a bunch of years, shooting news, editorials and amazing sports (The Dolphins and the Marlins), for which he won many … Continue reading →
The Camellia of the Week
This is an example of a petal with blotchy colors–here they’re (obviously) bright red and white. The flowers almost never have a fragrance. I don’t recall the name of this one but I do know that we bought it from … Continue reading →
The Cows are our Neighbors
Our house is on a large lot, about 1.6 acres. Lucky for us, our back yard ends at a fence which contains a cow pasture. They make great neighbors. They show up seasonally and they’ve been around the last few … Continue reading →
Book Group Follow Up
We had such a fantastic meeting last night that I decided to post a few pictures of our group. We even had a long discussion about the book! Here we are at Sarah’s table with her wonderful Fiestaware dishes. Se … Continue reading →
The LunaChics Literary Guild
I love our book group! Somehow we got the name of “LunaChics Literary Guild” but I don’t really remember how. We started meeting in October of 1992 when we read “The Crown of Columbus.” Almost everyone hated it! I hosted … Continue reading →
Saturday Night Dinner
First of all, I forgot to take a picture and I’m so sorry because this dinner was wonderful AND really pretty on the plate. I used a recipe from the current issue of Cooks Illustrated Magazine (my favorite cooking mag) … Continue reading →
Photo Hunt–Bridge
Well Venice came immediately to mind when I stared to think bridges. Here’s the Bridge of Sighs. To me, it means I sigh every time I see this picture because I wish I was back in beautiful Venice. As for … Continue reading →
Coming out of Retirement
These are my tap shoes. At least, they are the pair I was able to find after a few years of never having them on my feet. Tonight I am coming, oh so briefly, out of retirement, to dance for … Continue reading →
Camellias
Camellias are the big pay off in winter in Tallahassee. They are beautiful, showy flowers on a bush which can get quite large–up to about 20′ tall. Although they are native to Asia, they thrive in the acid soil in … Continue reading →