Friday, April 12, 2013

Echoes: A true friend


























This quote makes me laugh. It's a perfectly honest encapsulation of friendship. Happy weekend, everyone! 


*Photo (don't remember who took it) from that long-ago summer when licking ice cream cones, wandering around small towns with thrift stores and taking pictures with my film camera was customary.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

TIME Magazine covers
















Do you know what was happening in the world when you were born? TIME Magazine's archives allow you to search by your birthdate to see the cover of the magazine for that week when you first entered the world. (See the search bar on the right hand side). The archives go back to the first issue in 1923. It's fascinating to see what was new and hip, controversial or newsy back then, from Charlie Chapman and my favorite TV gal Lucy to the rise of the computer and the demise of the Challenger space shuttle. 

My birth week cover from June 1988 (shown below) rants about Russia's under-appreciated women! Interesting comparison to this week's European cover

Monday, April 8, 2013

Love and country

I have many shining examples of love and great marriage in my life...mom and dad, my grandparents, Miranda and Blake... ;)

Congrats to both of them on their ACM wins last night. I loved the part right after Miranda delivered her speech for receiving Female Vocalist of the Year. She left the microphone still in tears and the camera cut to Blake, who was hosting the show. He was clearly touched by her emotion and kept shaking his head and going "Phew! Phew!" before he could talk. For such a power couple, they seem so completely down to earth. Like Tim and Faith. Those hotties...

Other highlights from the awards show: 
Crazy dancers, AMAZING song
And this has been stuck in my head all day. 

Ok, this is about as "celebrity gossip" as I get. :)