Fashionable Family Friday: The Joys of Being on the Road
Here in Georgia, vacation time is winding down and the kids are getting ready to start back to school next week. We, too, were on the tail end of our summer trip out West and heading home… looks like it was none too soon.
Airborne
For H’s birthday, I surprised him with a visit to the Delta Flight Museum. The recently renovated museum is located on the original site of the Atlanta airport and is filled with a variety of historic aircraft, rare aviation items, and, to top it all off, a Boeing 737-200 flight simulator (the only one open to the public in the country). Part of his gift was an hour’s flight time in the simulator, which H happily used to fly around a virtual Atlanta.
Cleared to Land
It wouldn’t be summer without the hummingbirds’ stopping by on their way to exotic lands down south.
Fashionable Family Friday: Squirming for Posterity
I love old family photos with their funky colors and grainy images… and I’m especially amused at how they preserve those awkward moments from the past.
Today’s image highlights a pensive look and an extremely poofy hairdo… and it looks like I might need to visit the ladies’ room.
A Flavor All Its Own
You can learn a lot about a town just by window-shopping. The French Quarter in New Orleans definitely has an ambiance all its own.
San Fermin in Nueva Orleans
A couple of weeks ago I traveled to Louisiana to join friends for the annual San Fermin in Nueva Orleans festival, better known as the The Running of the Bulls… New Orleans style.
We dressed in white, tied red sashes around our waists, and wound our way through town (for charity and fun, of course). While en route, we kept an eye out for the “bulls” — members of Big Easy Rolllergirls and other roller derby leagues across the country. These women dress in wild costumes (featuring horned helmets) and carry plastic bats to “tap” you should you get too close.
We had a grand time! I thought I’d share some highlights
Fashionable Family Friday: A Ray of Sunshine
I recently found these two images and was struck by the difference in attitudes. In the first picture, our body language implies that something is amiss, perhaps even a little tense. In the second, sister S shows up and brightens the space, just as she does today. (Sister L is apparently oblivious.)
Smile for the Camera
While in New Orleans this past weekend, I was startled by this creepy image on a shop door. She seemed to be a lovely young woman until I walked past her and a pair of fangs appeared.
Good Luck Charms
I’ve never kept up with soccer until I married into a Dutch family, and then the sport took on a whole different meaning. Now, when the World Cup comes around every four years, we’re glued to the TV. This year it was especially exciting to see the Dutch win Third Place in the tournament.
Fashionable Family Friday: Construction
Every castle starts with a single bucket of sand.
Tree Fishing 