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Vacation!

Posted on June 10, 2014 by maedez

Heading to Savannah (via Asheville) today!

“Travel brings power and love back into your life.”-Rumi

Hat Box=going on holiday!

Daily Diversion #208: To Absent Friends

Posted on June 7, 2014 by maedez

“One lives in the hope of becoming a memory.”-Antonio Porchia

To Absent Friends: This past Thursday, 5th June, would have been my father-in-law’s 87th birthday.

Daily Diversion #207: Little Miss Side-Eye

Posted on May 29, 2014 by maedez

This is what happens when you interrupt Chuck when she is napping:

Little Miss Side-Eye

Daily Diversion #206: White Squirrel

Posted on May 27, 2014 by maedez

A white squirrel, as seen from our upstairs bathroom window:

White Squirrel

It loves frolicking in our solitary backyard tree.

So, I Wanted to Buy a Couple of Books for My Upcoming Road Trip…

Posted on May 26, 2014 by maedez

I love a good bargain book. Yesterday I went into Half Price Books thinking that I’d pick up a volume or two for my upcoming road trip. You can blame their storewide 20% off sale for my, um, enthusiastic results.

Book and Magazine Pile

Art Books

Magazines

Miscellaneous Books

DETAILS:

Renoir: His Life, Art, and Letters by Barbara Erlich White
Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of Peter Paul Rubens by Mark Lamster
History of Art (Second Edition) by H.W. Janson
Vogue Australia April 2010
Marie Claire April 2014
Allure April 2014
The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Keystone: The Life and Clowns of Mack Sennett by Simon Louvish
Doctor Who: The Complete Guide by Mark Campbell
The Times We Had: Life with William Randolph Hearst by Marion Davies
Nero Wolfe: The Mother Hunt by Rex Stout

TOTAL: $19.09

Tell me in the comments about your most recent book bargain!

Daily Diversion #205: Afternoon Noir

Posted on May 22, 2014 by maedez

With the right light and a black and white filter, almost anything can have a film noir aura. All that’s missing here is a striking set of gams and a wisp of cigarette smoke.

Fan

Bed

Book

Fan Again

Daily Diversion #203: Chuck Goes Hollywood

Posted on May 13, 2014 by maedez

Chuck says to have your people call her people

Daily Diversion #202: Abandoned Theatre

Posted on May 10, 2014 by maedez

Abandoned Theatre: Port St. Joe, Florida. June 2011.

Daily Diversion #201: View from Mt. Adams

Posted on April 27, 2014 by maedez

Skyline-Cincinnati

Bridges-Cincinnati

“All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful, but the beauty is grim.”-Christopher Morley

Daily Diversion #200: Easter Shortcake

Posted on April 21, 2014 by maedez

Easter shortcake

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Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

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