Midnight Special

There is an infomercial that runs late at night for the Midnight Special.  You know, one of those buy the 30 disc set ads.  They show old clips of the show and I can watch it for hours (and it seems to run about that long).  And, instead of buying the set, you can just go to YouTube and watch all the clips.

Mexican Jumping Bean.

Mike bought a box of jumping beans at the airport at Thanksgiving and we have been watching them ever since. One finally hatched and we had a little moth. Then, a few weeks later another one hatched. And a little waspy thing came out! It definitely was not the same creature as the moth before it and we are waiting to see what comes out of our last bean. Crazy!

This Weekend.

Watching the game at Fibber McGee's

Cool Bicycle light at the Chinese restaurant

Our garden bed is finally finished!

This weekend we watched America stand strong against England. We made multiple trips to various home improvement stores, ate some decent Chinese food and improved our kitchen and backyard a bit. All in all, pretty successful. Oh, and we finally watched The Pursuit of Happyness. Great movie! Gotta love the Fresh Prince...

Lovely Luggage.

found here

I love luggage and am constantly on the lookout for the perfect suitcase. Hasn't happened until today! I love this set, but would never consider checking it on a plane. No way. It would get destroyed or somone else would decide that they couldn't live without it like me and wander off with it. These suitcases are beautiful! So ladylike. Perfect for a train journey, perhaps. Sadly, no train case to match. If there was, I would definitely have to own the set!

Sentimental Lady.

And, since we are on the topic of grocery store songs, here is another one that I frequently hear.  I can't even begin to explain what the deal is with this video.  Another 70's gem... Love the song though, a Fleetwood Mac classic.

Color My World.

I heard this song at the grocery store yesterday (why is it that grocery stores always have the best music?)  I stood there in the aisle staring at beans until it was over.  Love this song!  This isn't the all-time best version, but at least the video is from the 70's.

Sunshade.

I just found this on Design*Sponge and I think it would be a perfect sunshade for our garden! You think?

Garden Bed Update.

We still haven't finished with the new garden bed, but it is 108 outside! We have to wait until it is practically dark even with the sun shade. I've bought some plants though, and we've already decorated. I plan to finish it this weekend. I think that we are going to have to add some sort of sun screen because it is going to be really hot for those little plants.

June 2.

Today is a very special day. Did you know:

• 455 - The Vandals sack Rome


• 1098 - the First Crusade begins


• 1835 - PT Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States!


• 1886 - President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the only president to wed in the executive mansion


• 1896 - Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his newest invention: the radio


• 1946 - birth of the Italian Republic


• 1953 - the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II; the first major international event to be televised


• 1979 - Pope John Paul II visits his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country

And people born on this day include:

• Martha Washington


• Marquis de Sade


• Thomas Hardy


• Johnny Weissmuller


• Stacy Keach


• Charlie Watts


• Dana Carvey


• Kyle Petty
  

It is also Children's Day in North Korea.

Happy Birthday Mike, Sandra, and Tutu!!! Here's to another year full of everything you could ever wish for!

RIP Louise Bourgeois.

The sculptor Louise Bourgeois passed away on Saturday. She was 98! I've always like her work and my favorite piece is Maman, the giant spider. We saw it outside the Guggenheim in Bilbao and it is amazing! See this Telegraph article about Maman and its power.