WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: SUMMER
Hot summer days need cool water balloons! What do you do to beat the heat?

When first planning a road trip to Vegas, I wanted to break up the drive with stops along the way. World’s Tallest Thermometer in Baker Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch in Victorville Calico Ghost Town in Yermo During our July trip, knowing we were hours ahead of my family, we pulled off the freeway just a…
I remember walking home from an evening class. My path brought me past the gym that only the elite USC athletes used and I remember falling in step behind this huge figure with curly brown hair. As he turned a corner to head to his destination I instantly identified him and thought, “WOW, I was…
Working at a university I pick up tidbits of wisdom here and there. One day in casual conversation, one professor said to me, “Math is not just about the numbers!” At the time I just shook my head in agreement and wished him well on his way out the door trying to figure out math…
I’ve always wavered between paper time management tools and electronic ones, probably because I deal with a daily showdown of my left and right brain. I love setting up new organizational systems but the first time the post-it notes start to take over, I know my system has failed. Until now, I used a…
The summer of 1984 we moved from San Diego to a town that originally served as a stagecoach stop between San Diego and Los Angeles. Moving to this po-dunk dustbowl instantly set me into withdrawals for “big city” energy. That summer huge things squeezed my teenage heart: The Outsiders. Wham UK. and Ricky Martin joined…
I have a friend who, whenever our group of gals get together, asks all of us what our highlights are. Most of us groan (somewhat jokingly), some leave the room, change the subject or act like we didn’t hear. Whether startled by the sudden change in perspective or perhaps uncomfortable with the idea of giving…
Colorful ballons and Summer…fun and beautify!
Thanks! I love your name, what was your favorite island? I’ll have to check out your blog tonight! Thanks for wandering by!