my journey, destination unknown
“Texting while operating a motor vehicle” may be illegal in Georgia, but I doubt that taking photos with an SLR is… I hate the texting law — I don’t text while driving (heck, I rarely text!), but the law prohibits me from checking the traffic map while I’m stopped on the interstate — STUPID LAW!…
It’s that time of year again. Time to reflect and time to plan. Time to take stock and time to let go. Along with most folks, I have a laundry list of New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve made them in the past, of course. Some have stuck, while others have only lasted until the first boat-rocking…
I had a hard time picking a favorite photo from today. I liked a lot of the photos form the series of photos I tool at the silly string silliness, but I didn’t love any of them. I wish I had a better eye, and I wished I had gotten more photos of Camille and…
This week, among other things, we drove to Florida and back to spend a couple days with Rob’s parents, spotting interesting sights along the way: We visited the beach on both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts: We found lots of cool shells: We went to Kennedy Space Center and Mote Marine Aquarium: We went to…
I can hardly believe that 2010 is coming to a close .. and that Christmas has already been celebrated. But, alas, it has. Our lights and tree will stay up until the 6th, and I couldn’t be happier! I’m not at all ready to take down all of our holiday decorations! As is our family…
This week, among other things, we watched the lunar eclipse and celebrated the solstice: we had outings to Arabia Mountain and the High Museum: we spent time at home playing games, working on our projects/crafts and dressing up: and, of course, we celebrated Christmas by opening cards and presents: What will next week bring??
As I walked out the door to head down to the lake to welcome the sun back from the longest night, I immediately had to strip off some layers. For pre-dawn on December 22nd, it sure was hot and humid!! I had planned on taking the girls to the High Museum that morning, but after…
funny how it happens, that. Every year, just like last year, the sun does rise after the longest night. And, like last year, I went down to the lake to welcome its return. I’m looking forward to the days getting longer once again, and I’m going to make the most of the days.
We’d been hearing the reports all week. It was a topic of discussion at last night’s Progressive Dinner. But it arrived a day early … Snow in Atlanta! While I sipped my morning coffee, I watched the sky progress from clear and blue to overcast, grey and heavy. I began to hear via @ajc that…
As we’ve done for the past 10+ years, we headed up to Blue Ridge, Georgia, to my parents’ cabin for Thanksgiving. I do love getting out to the woods and taking long walks along the (sort of) country lanes down to and along the river. Camille came with me on many of my walks, and…
The girls and I logged quite a large number of miles in our car last month. As usual, we spent quite a large part of our time tuned into Sirius/XM Kids Place Live. One evening, Robbie Schaefer interviewed a number of performers and other folk involved in Cirque du Soleil’s OVO. Chloe was so excited…
Traditionally, the first Saturday in December is the big Holiday celebration day in Pine Lake. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, we loved being here in Pine Lake for all the fun. This year, we were again active participants in the holiday cheer! At the pancake breakfast in the morning, Chloe sat on Santa’s lap and…
The finale of our Thanksgiving celebrations last weekend was “Light Up Blue Ridge”. Each year, the celebration has grown and grown. I suppose there is no surprise there. That’s what happens. My mom went down early to practice with the tubas. When the rest of us arrived, we had to park in the new auxiliary…
As I sat down to write my post about Black Friday, I remembered that I had written one in the past. And it exactly summarized what I was about to say. So, instead of reinventing the wheel, I’m simply reposting my Buy Nothing Day Thoughts post from 3 Dec 2008: On so-called Black Friday, I…
We’re always hearing about the “Tofuturkey” as the vegetarian-alternative, but for the carb-heads that we are, this Turkey has become an annual tradition at the cabin. This year, Camille baked the main bread loaf — delicious (but the pot that comes out of the oven with the loaf in it — well, the handle is…
On a whim last week, I suggest that we participate in the 2010 Blue Ridge Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. Despite no training or even no desire on my part to actually run, I thought it could be a fun way to kick off Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving morning, we headed to town earlier than the girls…
Despite my constant mantra that we will not prepare for Christmas until after Thanksgiving, Christmas came early for Chloe yesterday. Rob, unable to wait, presented her with her very own harness, and Chloe was so excited she headed up the tree using her pre-Thanksgiving Christmas gift.
It’s been that kind of week. I have barely managed to complete the necessary, given our crazy travel schedule (TX > home > Blue Ridge) and the brain numbing headache that descended on me today. I can hardly string two thoughts together at this point. While I’ve never been a wordsmith, I had hopes of…
My girls have been accompanying me on shopping trips since they were born. They learn fairly early on not to ask me to buy something while we are at the store, since my answer will almost always be “No.” But not always … if they have a good reason, I listen to it, but I…
When planning this work-related trip to Texas, I knew that the girls and I were not really ready to leave home once again. I had hoped that things would work out so I could go on another work trip at another time, but that didn’t happen. As I really wanted to take advantage of the…