Paris 2010

Paris 2010
Garden at Versailles

Thursday, September 29, 2011

It's me again...

Sorry I haven't been blogging in awhile.  I guess I got out of the habit.  Today was a beautiful Fall day in the low 70's.  I went out and cut the lavender from my lavender bush.  For the last few years I've been making lavender sachets with the lavender from my bush.  It's easy to do and the sachets smell so wonderful and last for such a long time. 

I've also been catching up with the book I've been reading.  It's John Grisham's first non-fiction book called The Innocent Man.  It's the story of Ron Williamson of Oklahoma who ends up on death row for a crime he evidently did not commit.  I'm curious to see if he gets out on appeal or is executed for the murder of a twenty-one-year-old cocktail waitress.  This book is as compelling as any of John Grisham's fictional legal thrillers.  I'll let you know how it ends.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Quote of the Day

Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.

- Margaret Mitchell

According to wwwgoodreads.com, Margaret Mitchell died on August 16, 1949, at age 48, her life cut short by a speeding car in Atlanta, Georgia. Gone with the Wind, her only major work, is one of the best-selling debut novels ever published. 

2011 Emmy's

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, September 18.  The show will be broadcast on the Fox network this year.  Jon Hamm and the gang at Mad Men have been nominated again.  I think Jon should be looking for a place to display his Emmy as his work was outstanding as usual but especially good this year.

Garden

Garden
Versailles

The Louvre

The Louvre
Paris

Paris

Paris
The Seine

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe
Paris

Paris in May

Paris in May
Paris

The Louvre

The Louvre
Paris

Chihuly glass sculpture

Chihuly glass sculpture
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Monet's Water Lilies

Monet's Water Lilies
Orangerie Museum, Paris

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey
London

Bruges

Bruges
View from our hotel window

Amsterdam

Amsterdam
canal

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe
Paris

Lilacs in London

Lilacs in London
St. Paul's Cathedral

The Royal Guard

The Royal Guard
London

Music man

Music man
Bruges

Joy at the Palace

Joy at the Palace
London

Guard

Guard
Tower of London

Jackson in Bruges

Jackson in Bruges
Belgium

Canal bridge

Canal bridge
Amsterdam

Houseboat

Houseboat
Amsterdam

British police

British police
London

Oscar Wilde's Grave

Oscar Wilde's Grave
Paris

Rhododendrons in the park

Rhododendrons in the park
Amsterdam

Versailles

Versailles
Joy in the palace

Winter scene

Winter scene
wow!

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year
dragon

Sweet peas

Sweet peas
love 'em

Pretty bouquet

Pretty bouquet

Princess Diana Fountain

Princess Diana Fountain
Hyde Park

Gardens

Gardens
Versailles

End of summer daisies

End of summer daisies
Our yard

Cool art

Cool art
Tate Modern, London

Penguin party

Penguin party
penguins

Pretty kitty

Pretty kitty
My sister's cat

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm
Is he a great looking guy or what?

Mad about Don

Mad about Don
Mad Men

Love Monk!!

Love Monk!!
Love To Tony

January and Jon

January and Jon
Beautiful people

Jon and January

Jon and January
Mad Men actors

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa
The Louvre

Royal Crescent

Royal Crescent
Bath

British phone booth

British phone booth
London

Harrod's Department Store

Harrod's Department Store
London

Versailles

Versailles
bedroom

Trafalger Square

Trafalger Square
London

Tower of London

Tower of London
London

Seattle Public Library

Seattle Public Library
Seattle

Lavender

Lavender

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas
beautiful

Coffee love

Coffee love
yummy