Traveling in style

A few years ago I inherited boxes of slides from my Aunt Kay. I brought them home & looked through many of the boxes, but a few days ago I found one metal slide box that I'd never looked at! This is a photo of my Aunt at Idlewild Airport ( now JFK ) in May, 1958. Very elegantly dressed for travel--she's on her way to the Caribbean with some of her friends--can you imagine dressing up like this to travel now?

Boston

I grew up just outside of Boston, so we went in to the city most every week. When I was in elementary school we used to go in every Sat. to Haymarket Square to buy meat & produce at the open air market & butcher shops--lots of great pushcarts with quite a variety of wares. I took these 2 photos a few years ago on a day trip with a few of my friends. We walked over to Copley Square & I saw these buildings reflected in the John Hancock building.

Our resident squirrels

Another day, another ice storm.....I just got off the phone with owner of the store I work in. Told him I wasn't coming in today. We are in a lull right now, but expect more icing throughout the morning. Guess I can start packing! We have a few squirrels that live in a tree right behind the house. This is a red squirrel; right outside one of the holes in the tree where he lives ( the hole is right by his head)

Another grey squirrel eating the stuff on the ground at the bird feeder.

A few more favorite shots

I have bloggers block, so I thought I'd fall back on the old reliable--pictures of Isla. In the past few days I've rec'd emails from a few of our friends that go at the same time that we do--Are you going, when do you arrive? It's less than 2 weeks & I really haven't stated to get ready...I keep saying ...on my next day off! Well, that's today so we'll see......

Expecting another ice storm tonight so I probably won't be able to go to work tomorrow & that will give me more time!I took this the 1st trip to Isla, still remains one of my favorites!

Seso Loco's

I just found an updated feature of Picasa--new collage styles. This is a few photos taken during carnival last January on a night out at Seso Loco's with a group of our friends. A good time was had by all.

Barracuda Bash --few old photos

One boat's catch. Can usually tell what year the photos are from by the tshirts--at least on the 1st day. These are from 2004.

Alan and Xool and Alan Beck ( he's hidden behind my husband). This was the winning boat in 2004--had 1st & 2nd place on the same boat. It was my husbands 1st year fishing this tournament & he came in 2nd--hasn't placed since!

Sally & Rosie on the 2nd floor of the Vistalmar with the sign

Lake Superior State University 2009 List of Banished Words

I saw a blurb on the news last night about this list.

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php

I know that there are lists for everything; of course this list just makes people use or talk about these words more! Most will be in fashion for awhile & then fade into the woodwork!