Margaritaville...

In a summer filled with family excursions and kid flavored entertainment, the offer of a Moms’ night out at a friend’s house was a pleasant surprise. What a lovely woman to offer her friends a night of laughter, good food and a little libation. It was a blast. We all had such a good time. The first images are from the beginning of the party. The ‘slightly’ out of focus ones of the food were taken after one very weak margarita. Now you see why I drink tea. LOL July 29th

Pub crawl...

It has been a few years since high school but I have been lucky enough to keep some of the best things from that time, my friends. It is so much fun to watch as we all move through life. My closest high school friends are all still back home, 2500 miles away, but every once in a while we have a chance to get together. This time Anna’s work brought her my way and we got to meet for hugs, and conversations, and food! It was such a great time. I never laugh as hard as when I am with any of those guys and I miss them when they aren’t near. I loved catching up and sharing sweet potato fries. That is iced tea again, I know boring. I had to drive home! Oh, and if you are single and looking for men they apparently all hang out at the pubs in White Plains, NY. We had to keep sidestepping them all night. This has been a public service announcement from a friend. July 28th

Jewelry box...

I love this little place. I was there too late and they had already closed so all I could do was stare through the glass. There was a lot to see but it is much more fun walking through the closely set aisles overflowing with sparkly, shiny, silky things. Until the next time, I will have to settle for window-shopping… July 27th

Chomp-a-saurus...

New York City and the Museum of Natural History and we were there! Truth be told, we love to go there often but lately haven’t been able to make the time but today we went. Lead by a 9-year-old with the map and a crazed desire to see everything in the 5 hours that we had before closing time. The race was on! We saw the Frog exhibit, the Brain exhibit, and so much more, and then we ended up here surrounded by bones. Big bones! Ever see Night at the Museum? We were there during the day so he refused to play fetch. July 26th

Candy land...

Rainbow swirls of pure sugar and childhood dreams. So many colors all swirled into one it makes the mind boggle. This is my kind of candy display and you know I wasn’t walking by without taking some photos. I just love the nutrition information label on the wrapper. Seriously, is there any thing nutritious to talk about here? This is all about glazed eyes and sugar highs! Too sweet… July 25th

Bluing up...

It isn’t always something big and splashy that catches my eye. Sometimes it is the subtleties that make for the most compelling images. Nothing startling in this day’s sky just a peaceful palette of blues and grays, highlighted with a touch of blush; the whisper of loveliness in a late afternoon canopy. July 24th

Sugar avalanche...

Yes, yes that lollipop wrapper does say equals 13 lollipops. Those are giant marshmallows too! And they are PINK! Can you even imagine a 9-year-old boy after he had one of those sugar bombs? OK, we did try to make s’mores with the big marshmallows last year and it was overly delicious. Too much gooey joy even for me, and that is saying something. July 23rd