flickr friday

Deep sigh of relief everyone (**sigh**) — it’s the weekend!!  I worked until 9:00 last night and will do the same tonight (it’s parents/family weekend at the College), but after that I’m free!  I think the weekend will bring some time on the water (kayaking) and some time near the water (kite-flying on the beach)…and [...]

happy birthday, Mom

This is my Mom, a.k.a Marti. Wasn’t she beautiful? Today would have been her 68th birthday. She passed away in 2004 from complications of a benign brain tumor. It’s funny (funny weird, not funny ha-ha) that the medical definition of the word benign is “of no danger to health; not [...]

top ten tuesday: autumn

***10/4: Updated post with another picture and added links!***

Autumn is the topic today even though it is expected to be, like, 80 (billion) degrees outside today and therefore feels nothing like autumn. Noooooo, I’m not bitter…why do you ask?
10. Mist rising off the river in the cool, early-morning air of my commute
9. Crisp, dry [...]

flickr friday

Let’s start with the pictures this week, shall we?
Clementines
Stillness
Tick tock
Rouge et Vert
…nevertheless, alone.
…into the crucible to be rendered an emulsion.
And of course, a flower.
This is definitely a TGIF kind of Friday — it was a really busy week at work capped off by a meeting this morning at 8:30 — is there a worse time [...]

my kind of feminist

Patricia Heaton has balls. Patricia Heaton — she played Ray’s wife Debra on Everybody Loves Raymond.

Yeah, um, she’d have to have balls to be a Catholic, pro-life, conservative in Hollywood. She’s no shrinking violet about the whole thing either. There’s a great interview with her this week at written by Rebecca Cusey [...]

bloggity meme

At Meg’s suggestion, I’m joining in on the meme fun today. You should play, too — leave a comment if you do, because I’ll want to click over and read your answers! Here we go…
1. Do you promote your blog?
Yes, but I try not to be obnoxious about it. There is [...]

miscellany monday: weekend, superbad, constitution day

We had planned to go to the Airshow on Saturday, but because it rained late into the afternoon, we never made it. Bummer. However, my Aunt Alice took a bunch of great pictures which you can see, if you’re interested, by visiting her Flickr page.
Besides missing the Airshow, the weekend was just busy [...]

flickr friday

This will have to be quick because I’m out and about going to several medical appointments today.  But I didn’t want to disappear for the weekend without leaving you some photos to appreciate along with me.  Here they are:
Mmmm, green beans…(drool)….
…and green with red…(more drool).
I have a thing for pom poms, too.
How fast can I [...]

introducing: voice studio

You may have noticed a new page link over in my left-hand column. It’s about my newest adventure in adulthood: my own Voice Studio! Have I mentioned that I have a music degree? I studied Vocal Performance at The Boston Conservatory. Anyhoo, I’ve had numerous students over the years, but [...]

top ten tuesday: quiet time

At heart, I am a simple girl and it really takes very little to make me happy. One thing that makes me peculiarly happy is a day like this past Sunday, with no obligations and no agenda. On such a day, even the simplest activities (boring to some) feel indulgent to me:
10. Opening/Sorting [...]