Starved Rock: take two

Bailey eats water.

The Dutchmen's Breechs.

No. We did not see any little dudes running around nude.

Mex and Krix by one of the falls.

Hikers 3 after enjoying our dinner whilst NOT wearing green.

{17 March 2012}

Latin Guitar

Last night I went to a concert.

A latin guitar concert.

Yes, in Muscatine.

And it was free.

The artist is David Burgess.

He's pretty talented.

And he was telling stories about all the songs he played.

Check out the website when you have a chance.

http://www.latinguitar.com/

And listen to Berimbau.

It was my favorite...an imitation of an African instrument on the guitar.

Impressive!

{March 2012}

Fun in Milwaukee

I experienced failure when it came to taking pictures

of the four revelers,

but we sure had a fun time in Milwaukee.

Waaay back. Almost 4 months ago.

I like to bring back the good memories, see?

And look forward to more, since I'll be in MKE again.

And soon.

MKE with Jax, Mex, and Jenx was quite fun.

We did things other than see the Globetrotters.

Like eat at Jax's Great Cafe.

These were poffertjes.

(and yes, I did cheat and look at Mex's blog for the spelling.)

They were delicious.

We went spice shopping.

And almost wore out our smellers.

And we petted Boots.

When he put up with it.

{January 2012}

Harlem Globetrotters

BASKETBALL.

It's kinda becoming a New Year's tradition.

I mean, two years in a row??

We went to see the Globetrotters.

They were entertaining.

And a couple of them were quite acrobatic.

{January 2012}

Massage room project: repaint

My massage room has not always conformed to

my favored colors.

It was quite orange-ish, in fact.

UNTIL....

I decided to repaint.

And make that ceiling stand out.

And...here you go.

This here is the color I chose for the walls.

With white trim.

It is done..it is quite cozy.

I'll post the finished product in a future post.

(the iPod pics leave a bit to be desired!)

{March 2012}

I think I'm in love

People have been asking me about my favorite travel spot.
And I don't have a ready answer.

But I CAN tell you that if it involves the sea,

I'm pretty much sold.

I love the colors.

And I love the variance of the beaches.

The past couple months, I've not only seen beaches covered with sand.

I've seen them covered with colorful pebbles.

I've seen them covered with peices of coral.

I've seen them covered with boulders.

And I like them all.

Ahhhh. Water.
Waves.
Warmth.
{Cozumel, Feb 2012}

Accidental art

It caught my eye,

as I walked on past.

The blue, blue sky

and the rusty cast.

{San Fran, Jan 2012}

Yarn shop beauty

Mom requested a trip to ArtFibers in San Francisco.

She missed it last time she was in CA.

What a glorious place.

I could (or did?) spend hours there.

So much to see.

To fondle.

And yes, to purchase.

This one escaped the box home,

but made it to the visual shopping list.
As did this one.
{San Francisco, Jan 2012}

Japanese Tea Garden

One of my favorite places in Golden Gate Park.

I had to post this photo because:

1-I find it pretty.

2-I actually waited for several minutes to capture this shot.

If you look closely, you can still see some persons in the photo.

But..they're not right in front of the tea hut.

Gawking.

and messing up the stellar reflection.

The End.

{Golden Gate Park, January 2012}

Goat farm

Some peoples already know this.

Some don't.

Its a dream of mine to have a little farm.

I like to grow stuff.

I like animals.

Working hard does not make me quake in my boots.

Nor does getting up early.

This place was nearly perfect.

Look at that garden.

And that's in the WINTERTIME!

They had a majorly neat water collection system

that keeps the garden going in dry season.

And a herd of amusing goats.

And great cheese.

Cheesemaking: on the to learn list.

{California, Jan 2012}

Poppies in the sunshine

And that's pretty much all I got to say about that.

{California, Jan 2012}

Black and white

Clouds.

Trees.

Sunshine.

And a random bird.

{Costa Rica 2011}