Long Overdue!

I don't think I ever shared a link to my Vintage Heart Swap partner's blog - Becky is a fantastic illustrator & dog-lover & crafter & more! She's one talented chica - stop by & visit her sweet blog. (And check out Miss Maddie!)

Our weekend

Lindsey met me in Savannah for the weekend to celebrate our anniversary - three years, for those of you who like to count such things. Craziness! Anyway, here are a few pictorial highlights. I'll try to come back & write more later.

The lighthouse on Tybee Island - I've seen it several times, but I never bothered to climb it until this trip. It's a bit of a workout getting up there, but absolutely worth it. We were fortunate that the sky was this gorgeous shade of blue (you'll remember that we got married in January because of my obsession with winter light), even though it was about 12 degrees in the wind at the top of the lighthouse. BRRRR.

Here we are attempting a self-portrait in front of the Forsyth Park fountain. You can't see too much fountain - sorry. Our bed & breakfast was at the south end of the park, and really delightful. Had the weather been 10 degrees warmer, the walk through the park would've been fantastic. I think there is a picture of Caro & me in front of this same fountain from our trip to Savannah several years ago.

The sidewalk on the north side of the fountain, headed towards 4 more squares and the river. It reminds me so much of Oak Alley in Louisiana, perhaps because of, um, the oaks. ha.

Finally, you know you're in a classy kind of town when the bus stops look like this. No sketchy MARTA sheds in Savannah! I definitely got some "that lady is crazy" looks while snapping this shot, but it's okay. I'm increasingly accustomed to that look.

Have a great weekend, folks.

Why I cannot move to Maine

even though it's so blissfully gorgeous. That is because it is not really very far below freezing here and I am wearing multiple layers of flannel. Yes, I look ridiculous, but I feel much warmer now.

5 Places I'd Like to Visit.

Continuing the trend from Melissa -

1) Portland, Maine
2) Portland, Oregon
3) San Diego, California
4) Key West, Florida
5) Idaho - any of it, because I think it's the coolest-shaped state. We have friends from Idaho who are very nifty, as well.

I only picked places I haven't been yet, because it was more fun, but there are definitely some places I'd love to REvisit. Maybe Melissa will let me do that in the near future. :)

Sheesh.

Technically, Monkey wins, although the lack of commitment to her answer leaves something to be desired. ;)

They are tamales, and they were fabulous. We also got to enjoy cactus with our tortilla chips! WOW!

Here we have Lindsey with our new butter churn. It needs a bath, and the churning stick is actually a table leg, so we'll be looking for something slightly more authentic, but I *love* it.


Have a great week. If I don't get to post again, it's because I'm going from Macon, to Savannah, to Macon, to Columbus. Phew!

THEY'RE BACK!!!!!

And we were there on the very first reopened day. Now, whoever the first one is to leave me a little blog comment about what that is on the plate will win a small prize. :)

Today was also the day of crockery. We explored some new antique stores in Scottsdale, one run by an older lady who does estate sales & then throws everything that doesn't sell in an old house & calls it a "store," and one run by a gentleman who can't hear a word you say. Needless to say, it was an experience. We snagged a few bargains, and had a good time, though. Crockery shots will be available for your perusal tomorrow.

Hope y'all are having a great weekend.

5 Things.

Here begins a new "thing," courtesy of Melissa & her hysterical self. If you could only eat at 5 restaurants for the rest of your life, what would they be? (Okay, now, this is the part were y'all are all going to start rolling your eyes back in your head, because I've decided these restaurants can be anywhere on the entire planet, or at least the portion I've visited, so as to increase the variety!)

In the interest of fairness, I'm going to accompany these with photos. Let's see if I can make that work:

1) The aforementioned Mi Barrio.







2) Perraudin - in Paris. Partially for sentimental reasons, but also because it's the home of amazing food that changes daily! See - variety!




3) The Obecni Dum - in Prague. Not really a restaurant, but they serve about 40 different kinds of cake, which also change daily. More variety!






4) Ingleside Village Pizza - in Macon. Huge selection of imported beer, pizza, and garlic-butter breadsticks. What more do you need? They also have good salads, since I should probably have a vegetable sooner or later in this culinary odyssey.





5) Mandina's & Brocato's - in New Orleans. Really, I could do this post solely based on New Orleans, which maybe I will at a later date. Anyway, classic nice New Orleans food (sausage sandwiches & turtle soup) at Mandina's, then a walk across the street to Brocato's for the best ice cream in the world (closely chased by that of Berthillon on the Ile St. Louis in Paris). And I'll be having the Rum Custard ice cream. I always order that & then try other people's flavors to confirm that I made the right choice. It took these two places forever to open after Katrina, and they're open, a fact that, on the right day, can make me cry.

So there you go. Five places to eat for the rest of my life.

Swap opportunity.

Since I'm already occupied with two Valentine's Swaps, I'm sitting this one out: Sweet Goodness Hanging Valentine Swap. However, if you're interested, you can sign up till Friday.

I'm a big Sweet Goodness fan, and this would be an easy first swap, hint hint. (Of course, join only if you need a new addiction in life.)