thursday doors in new orleans, and one from graceland

May 11, 2017 | travel

there were plenty of doors in the garden district in New Orleans. i really liked this big round window.  it reminds me of a ship porthole. the steps are covered with actual vines. i bet they take a lot of maintenance because you wouldn’t want them to overrun...

the king

May 10, 2017 | travel

We left new orleans on wendesday, march 15th.  the bathroom at the b&b in NoLa had many cool things on the wall, and this was my favorite because it included the isle of wight, where we’ve been.  plus i’d love to travel along the whole southern coast...

last day in NoLa, chock full of walking

May 8, 2017 | travel

we didn’t plan it that way. we were tired from all the walking the day before, so today we decided we’d take it easy. here’s kevin, doing a great job of taking it easy in our comfy bed with the cute doggie Boudin the Wonder Dog on tueseday morning,...

the rest of monday in NoLa

May 6, 2017 | travel

after a great tour at the beauregard keyes house we headed out to the Fauborg Marigny section of town for some lunch. what a great sign! we asked two separate people about a place for lunch and they both said “coop’s place,” so that’s where we...

whew!

May 6, 2017 | Uncategorized

i managed to post my thursday door this week with only 21 minutes to spare.  i’m glad i didn’t realize that it had to be posted by noon eastern time today. as i mentioned in that post, i just got back from las vegas, where i took a more absurd than usual...

a coupla doors on thursday…

May 6, 2017 | travel

sprinkled throughout here are a few doors from our trip to New Orleans, in March.  i must hurry and finish the postings from this trip, because i just got back from las vegas and have approximately a million photos to sift through from that trip and post. here’s...

first day in New Orleans – WW II museum

Apr 23, 2017 | travel

our first full day in New Orleans was sunday,  march 12th.  it was fun to take the quick ferry ride over to New Orleans proper.  it was rather chilly and grey so we decided we’d head for the WW II museum. here’s the Confederate Civil War museum next...

thursday doors from mississippi and new orleans

Apr 13, 2017 | travel

we left orange beach, AL on saturday, march 11th.  as we drove away from the beach, we encountered a huge line of traffic headed towards the water.  spring breakers?  or maybe this is what it’s like all the time there in alabama?  hard to say, we were just happy...

so, i guess

Apr 5, 2017 | Uncategorized

that “La La Land” is really one of my favorite movies.  i saw it twice on the big screen and am looking forward to seeing it again when it comes out on video. i just saw this totally charming video by a high school kid, asking emma stone to prom using the...

p.s. “about me”

Apr 2, 2017 | Uncategorized

whenever i have a little free time, and i realize i definitely need to work hard on having more free time, i’ve been looking at other wonderful sites that people have.  they’re all interesting and like i said, i wish i had more time to explore them.  but i...

a very very active day down south

Apr 2, 2017 | travel

thursday march 10th was our last day at orange beach and the weather was once again perfect.  we were going to run on the beach but kevin was having issues with his glucose meter so i ran by myself.  there was a pier down the way and i decided to run all the way...

more of the beach in orange beach…

Mar 31, 2017 | travel

as i’ve said, these little sandpipers are my favorite birds at my favorite place, the beach. here’s a video. but as i watched them i realized that one was hopping on one leg – somehow he’d lost a leg, poor little guy.  i bet it was fishing...

the gluttony that is lambert’s throwed rolls…

Mar 29, 2017 | travel

we started driving south on monday, march 6th, headed for orange beach, AL.  we’ve always seen billboards announcing “lambert’s throwed rolls,” and kevin said he’d gone there with his mom one time, and maybe we should stop for lunch? i...

the time between the trips…

Mar 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

here are a few photos i took in between going to NYC and then to the south. first, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, MOM!  she celebrated her birthday while i was gone, and then we had another birthday dinner for her on the saturday in between trips.  amy had made her a couple...

final photos of NYC

Mar 25, 2017 | travel

whew, that took a while to get to the end of my photos from NYC…i tried not to take so many pictures when i took my next trip four days later, but you know how that goes… i love this building at the south end of central park.  i guess i’m like a...

a thursday door from central park…

Mar 23, 2017 | travel

on our last day in NYC, bev and i spent a good amount of time at the met, then we walked through central park.  we walked by the central park zoo, which i’d never seen before for some reason.  i thought it was funny that it had a llama and a sheep…...

more photos at the met…

Mar 19, 2017 | travel

the thing is, even though we were there for more than three hours, it felt like we’d barely been there at all. i’d never seen this fabulous room, called the Wisteria Dining Room.  here’s part of an essay written about it.  The house with this dining...

the day after returning from a trip. or two.

Mar 17, 2017 | travel

as previously mentioned, i was in NYC with my friend bev for a week, ostensibly to help her daughter move, but then that didn’t happen so instead we did a bunch of stuff.  i came home and three days later kevin and i headed out for gulf shores, AL, and then new...

thursday door on march 16th

Mar 16, 2017 | travel

here are a few more photos taken at the metropolitan museum of art in NYC in february.  i had high hopes of posting more photos from the museum this past week, but after being home for only three days i went on yet another trip, this one with kevin, and the places we...

the met the met the met – NYC, wednesday, march 1st

Mar 9, 2017 | travel

bev and i headed to rockefeller center and procured two standby tickets to see seth meyer – ours were nos. 5 &6, so we had high hopes that we’d actually get in. meanwhile, we had a whole lovely day to spend at the met. well…not quite such a...

tuesday in NYC!

Mar 7, 2017 | travel

Monday was a great day, going up  in the empire state building, but tuesday was equally fantastic. we went back to erin’s fancy gym, but this time i got to take a yoga class which was really good.  i was a little intimidated at first, not knowing what to expect,...

VIP Treatment to the Top!

Mar 5, 2017 | Uncategorized

the top of the empire state building, that is.  because erin’s roommate joe works at the NYC LinkedIn office there in the building he was able to secure us passes to get to the top. he’d already taken us on a tour of the offices, and then we went back down...

monday, february 27th in NYC

Mar 5, 2017 | travel

we started our day by going to two of erin’s classes at the eqinox gym.  it was very, very challenging.  after that bev and i strolled over to central park and sat around watching the people.  not as many people this time of year, but still, a good crowd....

weekend in new york

Mar 4, 2017 | travel

after walking all over the place on friday, saturday wasn’t so busy.  we went to brunch, and then it rained, so we stayed inside.  that was nice and relaxing. on sunday, erin had to go into the city so we rode the subway with her, then went to times square to...

friday!

Mar 4, 2017 | travel

I managed to post a few photos and a video of our first day in NYC, last friday, feb. 24th.  i used my cell phone to do the posting, and it was a little bit challenging, but somehow i did it.  but here are a few more photos of that day. but first, this is our back...

Street barrier video

Feb 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

  OK, I managed to upload this very short video of the street barrier in New York near the 9/11 site going up!...

good morning from brooklyn

Feb 26, 2017 | Uncategorized

We  went down to the financial district in Manhattan on Friday and got to see the two 9/11 Memorial pools. The whole place is just beautiful and moving. People stuck some roses  into some of the names. Red white and blue roses. This is the point when I started to cry...