my journey, destination unknown
One of the items on our Summer 2013 Passport List was to go to the new Monsters University movie. So exited were we, that we even bought Monsters Inc shirts to wear! To avoid the crowds, we went to the 10pm showing at North DeKalb Mall. We certainly avoided the crowds — there were only…
This week, we completed *seven* more of our summer passport activities. So now, if we were doing a daily tally, I think we are still behind by three activities. Still do-able. Plus, we’ve edited the list a bit to add in some things that we really want to do, replacing things that maybe weren’t so…
While exploring the grounds at the Funk Heritage Museum today, I enjoyed taking a number of different photos of these flowers using different angles and backgrounds and depth of field settings.
With out too much difficulty, we packed up the car and headed to Blue Ridge. The girls went to a waterfall with Phil and Barbara while Phelix stayed behind with Gwyneth who tried to work. With no internet, it wasn’t easy to work…but eventually it all got done!
While we’ve been to Central Park in NYC before, this past trip to NYC we went twice more with a specific goal in mind: Find a couple of the locations where Doctor Who was filmed. And we actually were quite successful! The kids enjoyed visiting Strawberry Fields and strolling through the park, once on a…
To celebrate “National Ice Cream Soda Day”, we headed out to Zesto in Little Five Points. Since we hadn’t had lunch, we decided to eat there as well. Chloe said the food was too greasy and that she could have done better eating some fresh vegetables instead.
Summer’s here, and it’s time to celebrate!! This past week, we celebrated “Sewing Machine Day”, “Kitchen Klutzes of America Day”, “Nature Photography Day”, “Father’s Day”, “National Fudge Day”, and “Eat Your Vegetables Day”. Coming up this week: 24 : International Fairy Day 25 : Log Cabin Day 26 : Bicycle Patented 27 : Sunglasses Day…
Camille made these delicious pretzels today as part of our Summer Fun activities. They turned out great!
I’m feeling quite old this week. A look at the books on my nightstand has me feeling as though perhaps it is time for me to acknowledge that I am no longer young and that I need to take a serious look at what I really want to be doing and what I need to…
At last, we made it! After years of thinking about going, we finally got out to the Tellus Science Museum! Barbara drove over the mountain to meet us there, and we all enjoyed a few hours exploring the museum.
Antebellum: Antebellum Plantation at Stone Mountain The Antebellum Plantation at Stone Mountain Park is a collection of original buildings from around the State of Georgia, built between 1783 and 1875. Each structure was moved from its original site and carefully restored to preserve its authenticity and historical value. Westville in Lumpkin Georgia’s 1850s Living History…
If I leave any laundry about, clean or dirty, Phelix is sure to find it. He prefers socks, bras, underwear and dishrags, no surprise. We’re trying to teach him to leave our shoes alone, and he’s learning, but not quickly enough. This weekend I found one of Rob’s sneakers on the bed with the lace…
Google Maps is rolling out new mapping applications. I’ve said it before, and I’m sure I’ll say it again. I’m a huge fan of maps. I loe when I can spend hours examining maps. I love seeing the evolution of maps of an area. I love trying to match up features of maps. I love…
Being woken by the dog (or cat) in the middle of the night is supremely annoying. Especially when it happens night after night … but this time, I was happy to woken up as I got to see this lovely moon….
This week, we completed only *five* more of our summer passport activities. So now, if we were doing a daily tally, I think we are behind by three activities. Still do-able. Plus, we’ve edited the list a bit to add in some things that we really want to do, replacing things that maybe weren’t so…
Other than taking the dog out on a few short walks and to get some Gatorade (the only thing that seems to help my sinus headaches for some strange reason), I haven’t left the condo today. Thankfully, the Gatorade seems to be doing its trick. I should have tried it earlier! Today is “Nature Photography…
Rob and the girls are off in Florida this weekend. I made list after list of things that I was planning to get done : work, cleaning, organizing, reading blogging. Phelix got me up at 7am, so I was sure I’d have a good start. After taking him for a nice walk and having a…
The afternoons and early evenings in a west facing apartment can get quite hot, so we tend to close the blinds. Unfortunately, if I forget to open the blinds back up again, I end up missing the sunset as well. Thankfully, tonight I managed to open up in time to see pink, blue and more…
A bit over a month ago, the girls and I headed down to the Georgia Renaissance Festival as we’ve bee doing for years now. As we’ve learned from experience, it helps to arrive early to beat the line for parking. The weather was good and the girls had fun — however Chloe didn’t have quite…
Lunch out at Hola with the girls!!