Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Aladdin enters the Cave of Wonders. Four yards of Cabernet Thai silk is what I found in the bottom of the shoe bin I organized a couple months ago. I brushed the dust off and sat it in the corner of our bedroom to think about what to do with it. My friend Mary sent me a…
the pavilions on Santa Rosa Island April. We did not let our baby swim in the hurricane storm surge yesterday. We were going a little stir crazy yesterday so we drove out to Pensacola Beach to see if we could find any nice seashells. Hurricane Isaac brought us some wind and rain, but we didn’t appreciate what a…
Our finer-than-usual weather continued yesterday morning, apart from gusty weather and occasional spats of blowing rain. Since a lot of our friends had to hurr-evac, we’ve been tucking up other people’s houses and feeding dogs. The wind had died down and it wasn’t raining early yesterday evening, so we put the baby in the stroller and set…
Tropical Storm Isaac projected path—watch out! All buttoned up The public is advised that Tropical Storm Isaac is headed our way. We’ve already had reports of storm damage as Tropical Storm Isaac swept through our kitchen at breakfast this morning, ahead of schedule, leaving all kinds of flotsam and jetsam for us to clean up….
Obviously we have a lot of Asian stuff. As previously mentioned, our home decor goal was to suggest the delight of adventures abroad without looking like someone hit us in the face with ASIA and flung us into Asian supersaturation. One way I tried to be mindful of this in Japan was by seeking out…
Wheel of Excitement, Pensacola Beach I LOVE PENSACOLA BEACH!! It was agreed: a day at the beach must begin with a ride on the new Ferris wheel. “Do you have any questions?” the girl asked as we waited for the revolutions to slow. “No. Yes! Do the doors lock?” “The doors don’t open from the…
Pensacola’s Seville Square Much better, thanks. It’s not like Captain Goodbaby and I go kayaking, snorkeling or sea cliff climbing in the best of times, but even for us the last few weeks have been looooooooooooooooooooooooow on the Outing Frequency Meter. Pre-baby I had to be strict and vigilant in order to have one day…
