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Senator Clinton in Charlotte
Due to rain, the festivities were moved indoors. My middle child is a Clinton supporter and I wanted her to have an opportunity to see Hillary Clinton up close and since Clinton’s daughter accompanied...
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City Living
Since living in the city, I’ve chosen my favorite elevators, which makes me think I think too much about things like my favorite elevators. Our bathroom self-cleans and I no longer need to polish my...
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New Focus
The old farm house on some acreage turned out to be a structural nightmare in the wait right across from a gas station. Not exactly my dream, but the latest disappointment spurred a discussion between...
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Poe and Po-po birthdays, the house, the trolley and more…
Above is an image of the narrow peninsula uncovered for less than a decade at a time every 75 years, where Erick and I were married in 2000. I stopped there earlier this month and the water has...
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Obama and Clinton
We plugged in the television last night and sat back for an evening of politics and politico on CNN. As they announced Obama had clinched the nomination, the CNN panned to a video taken at a bar just...
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Dogswalk, Calypso Tumblers and Ghost on the Train
Erick joined us right before the march began and the whole family (including Celli Belle) walked to raise money for research to beat cancer. We met so many nice people and beautiful pups. There must...
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They’re here!
Needles have been replaced, sewing machine ramped up, socks and microfiber purchased in bulk and Sock Monsters are now sprouting up daily: In the beginning, there were socks. Soon these socks were...
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Sunday Morning, Charlotte, NC (the alien invasion version)
Sunday mornings are always quiet in Uptown. The business folk are home and the more playful bunch is sleeping off the night before; few people, if any, walk the streets. This morning is no exception...
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Taking in the morning
There’s a man I pass often on my morning walks with Celli. He looks like a young Morgan Freeman, always wearing a blue shirt and dark blue pants, with a worn, wise look across his face and sometimes a...
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A Day in Pompeii
On August 24th, 79AD, one day following Vulcanalia, the Roman festival for the god of fire, Mt Vesuvius erupted and buried the town of Pompeii in layers of ash and pumice. At the time, those living in...
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