Archive for August, 2013

Making my way to Washington DC from Chicago, I saw this magical vision from my window seat. It was amazing seeing how cloud cover transformed one of America’s most iconic skylines. I was in the right place at the right time!

“Imitation of Life” (1959) is one of my all time favorite movies! If you’ve seen the move then you know how emotional the ending is & I love it. My favorite scene is actually the scene where Annie is on her deathbed where she says to Ms. Laura “My pearl necklace… I want you to […]

I wrote this story about my brother months ago but was afraid to post it but with many stories out about mentally ill citizens, I found the courage. ———————————————————————————— My Brother, my first friend, has always been special to me. Growing up, it seemed like I was the only person who understood him. When he […]

I can’t remember the last time I pulled out my camera to take macro photos of flowers. It was quite fun & relaxing to do these photos with begonias from my garden. A nice throwback to one of my first photography passion. I only photographed 3 flowers but I took over 60 photos. I went […]

Summer just isn’t summer without fried green tomatoes! And what a perfect Saturday to have them. I went a little extra & made pesto with basil from my garden and added a little creamy brie to make this snack more decadent for a midday boo up.