THE VISION: black with shots of metallic and bold color…sleek and sassy, these go-anywhere combos are ready to tackle new challenges from riding the metro, Vespa-shopping, exploring shrine markets, Fuji and the most modern city in the world. And let’s not forget the red boots. Tokyo Fall takes a cue from May’s “Travel Right, Travel…
Tokyo Fall Collection
the more things change…
Hannah loves wild animals on vacation in Alberta, Canada in 2004…. Hannah still loves animals on vacation in Gibraltar, 2008. Head Little Kid, Tamer of Wild Animals, we salute you! Now let’s see if the little beasties will eat out of your hand.
She Wears Seashells by the Seashore
I have had these adorable gold and silver charms forever—some I got under my pillow for a lost tooth, some at my little kid birthday parties, one is a remnant of a half-lost pair of earrings. I’d tried stringing them on a silver chain and looping it around to space them…no luck—the strands sagged and…
Sunshine State Diaries — Pet Alligator
So I get an ice cream sandwich out of the freezer and settle into my chair on the balcony to watch the Saturday afternoon rain. There was a white thing floating in the pond; sometimes plastic bags blow into the water during a storm, but this looked too white and solid. But what really caught…
Sunshine State Diaries — Foreigner and Bryan Adams!
I was sitting in traffic downtown one Monday afternoon in June when the radio announced the upcoming Foreigner/Bryan Adams concert. I love calling Chris with good news! He was on his way home, too, and he wahoo-ed into the phone just like I hoped he would. We have to soak up all the American 80’s…
The Seashelf Updated
An overview of the Seashelf from the bottom up: The closed cupboard (not in the picture) hides reporting notebooks and hard copies of my favorite articles, like my all time best on human trafficking and my silliest on stalking celebrities.The partially-visible bottom shelf holds Jacksonville Public Library books.Cubbies, left to right: travel wallet and seashell…
Cumberland Island Seashells
It was foggy and half-light when Chris and I left Jacksonville Saturday morning. We looped around 9A to I-95 north up to Georgia, our favorite haunt of recent weekends. We arrived in historic St. Mary just in time to catch the Cumberland Lady, the 45-minute ferry ride to Cumberland Island. The boat was full, mostly…