~Happy Halloween~

Yesterday, I read aloud to young people at the Udvar-Hazy Center, Smithsonian during the
Air&Scare event. 

Dressed in character, I read

By The Light of The Halloween Moon.

cheers!

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...well said

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...been to Bermuda

Bermuda is a beautiful location for some golf.

Charming bits and pieces...

I have just recently completed the Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights, by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins. I compare this account to a walk through a fabulous museum and reading every single description under every article of interest. Ms. Jenkins presents something for everyone here: art, cuisine, fashion, phenomena, history, phrases, language, personal situations and more, with provenance all over the world. A lovely book with snippets of out of the ordinary information, it is worth a read. As well Ms. Jenkins maintains a blog, where the stories from within her book continue on.

Mushrooms

Warm and damp conditions have proven to be perfect for fungi formation in the woods behind my house.

Addendum: Please, do not put these little lovelies in a fry pan with some olive oil! They are not edible as one can see here.  

a glimpse of Florida...

I have recently returned from the condo in Florida where it was warm and lovely, sans hurricanes and tropical storms, oddly enough. 

Built in the Spanish Mission Style, the building has a stucco surface with a clay barrelled roof as well as arches, balconies, wrought ironworks and an irregular roof line.

While I was in Florida, I was the keeper of Izzy, the wonder dog, the dau's fabulous pooch, while she was away for a bit. 

 small wrought iron, glass-topped  side table on the lanai

French apothecary jar

 My Grandmother's desk

 Wrought iron lantern with seeded glass panes suspended in the entryway.

 The Colonel's parent's desk

Giant custom made curtain

 which covers the extremely large sliding glass door.

wine enjoyed...

We have recently subscribed to Laithwaites Wine Club and are pleased with the selections which are arriving.  The delivery is so much easier than lugging the bottles home from the shop yourself.