...as CUTE and COMFY shoes! I recently decided it was time to go shoe shopping to replace* my faithful Merrells that are beginning to come apart. *I'm taking them to the shoe shop to see if they can be repaired, but I'm not hopeful. Since I knew this would be a long and torturous process, I decided it was time to get started....
I recently upgraded to the Lion Operating System on my Mac laptop. Sigh. I've been having all kinds of "fun" trying to figure out how to do things that used to be a breeze, and in my humble opinion, didn't need "upgrading" or changing. But Apple didn't ask me. And so I struggle with simple things. My address book used to be alphabetized...
There are still a few pages that I haven't gotten around to posting from my NOLA sketchbook. The image below is from Oak Alley Plantation and it is of the bell that they used for mass communication: The bell was used to call the workers at the start of the day, lunch time and to signal the end of the work day. It...
Can you stand one more post on NOLA Live?! Postcard Pocket One of the things we did at NOLA Live was to draw names for a Postcard Swap. Each person pulled a name of someone they weren't traveling with so that we could learn more about each other. We all agreed to mail our postcards around the first of December, 2011. Once the...
The first Imaginary Trip to Greece is scheduled to begin on April 26th and registration is now open! I hope you'll come and enjoy this beautiful country with me. Rich in color and culture, Greece is a treasure trove of history, diversity and beauty. Ancient ruins, azure seas, wineries and olive groves are just a few of the things we'll see as we...
