Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
So I’m flipping through this ridiculous catalogue that seems to arrive weekly and find myself wanting all the pretty dresses even though I already have cuter dresses that were a third the price and better made. Dumb effective marketing! So I decided to market my own clothes to myself, starting with my and Hannie’s travel…
Remember learning about situational irony in Lit 101, where the audience knows something the protagonist does not? As in: the girl unlocks her home and makes dinner with headphones on, not knowing the bad guy has climbed in a window and is waiting for her. Yikes! Well, we had a little case of spiritual situational…
My friend Kacie makes necklaces, so she took me to a bead shop nearby for some Friday afternoon fun. I’ve seen several catalogues pushing animal-print neutrals for summer, often in conjunction with travel and safari-type clothes. So I made this necklace with that in mind. I love black and bone together (hmm, also the colors…
WARNING: Looking at these photos may cause dizziness or vertigo. Bad angles! I planted my herb garden three weeks ago, on April 1. Clockwise, starting at the upper left: French lavender, rosemary, peppermint, lemon balm, sweet basil. Bratty Pounce has dug it up three times and ate all the peppermint (what the heck?!), and yet…
This is a true story, two-and-a-half months old. My college roommate’s wedding seemed like a good time to visit Costa Rica. Bonus! The cheapest flight there had a transfer in Panama. Que excitamente! It would be fun if I could rush outside, touch natural vegetation and say, “Hola! Que tal?” to a Panamanian. That would…
Muster is a great concept: reliving the Old Ag days, remembering College Station in all its glory, answering “here” for ones who cannot, and best of all, commiserating about how Old Army is dead, blah blah blah. But seriously, I like the concept. What I don’t get is why current students have to go when…
To do: get Han the perfect graduation gift that accurately reflects how proud of her I am go over The Great Sister Trip of 2008 packing list again and rummage through my bag to make sure I have everything on the list, nothing not on the list, and all our flight info and maps wash…
