I was recently walking through an outdoor shopping area in downtown St. Augustine, Florida and discovered the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. The “museum” was a little alcove sandwiched between two stores, hardly big enough to call a room. It displayed letters from famous people protected by thick glass. One letter immediately caught my eye because… Read more »
Daily Life
Happy Turkey Day!
Next week is Thanksgiving. Today, two wild turkeys were strutting across my front yard. One was shy and did not want to be photographed, but the other was a poser.
Mudbugs, Crawdads, Crayfish, Crawfish
Mudbugs are also known as crawdads, crayfish, and crawfish. They are edible crustaceans related to shrimp and lobsters. When I was visiting Arkansas recently, it was hot and dry. I ran across a crawdad city in a ditch next to the road. Crawdads often live in water, but also dig burrows in dirt until… Read more »
Easter Eggs
My daughter-in-law’s family came to our house for Easter and introduced me to a fun new way to color eggs which gives them a multi-colored, tie-dye look. You will need white hard-boiled eggs, whipped cream (like Kool Whip), food coloring, and a muffin tin. Dollop a spoon of whipped cream into each muffin well: Add… Read more »
Scarecrows
Happy Halloween! I have pictures of scarecrows from my various travels this week. I’ll start the post with a poem about scarecrows: The Scarecrow by Kahlil Gibran Once I said to a scarecrow, “You must be tired of standing in this lonely field.” And he said, “The joy of scaring is a deep and lasting… Read more »
EVERYTHING BARBIE
I had lunch at The Barbie Cafe in Chicago. It was fun…and overwhelmingly pink.
THE MONSTER MUSEUM
When I was a kid I watched a movie at the theater called “The Legend of Boggy Creek” which scared me half to death. Years later, I showed it to my kids on Halloween, but it didn’t frighten them. The movie is about the “Fouke Monster” which is a Big Foot or Sasquatch that has… Read more »
Fancy Cars
I saw two artistic vehicles recently. The truck went by while I was at a gas station and the car was parked in a grocery store parking lot.
The Bubble Room
My son making us laugh while waiting for a table at The Bubble Room in Sanibel Florida.
HAPPY EASTER!
Shelley Jones Clark
