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Friday, May 31, 2024

Travelin’

 SONG -  A Foggy Day in London Town by Ella Fitzgerald 


Day 30 - Wed. May 29


On Wednesday we drove from York to London in about 5 hours. While we were mostly on the M1 we did see some beautiful countryside whizzing by.  After turning our car in (with them perking us for our empty gas tank in exchange for the flat tire we had to deal with in Stirling) we then had a nice Uber driver, Ishmael from Somalia who brought us to our South Kensington hotel, while delighting us with stories and laughter along the way.




Dinner tonight was in a courtyard full of fun restaurants and people just getting off the underground and it’s just across from our hotel……yum!


Upon settling down in our room for the night…

Jeanette “Do you hear that rumbling noise?”

Mr. B “No”

Jeanette “Listen - do you hear THAT rumbling noise?”

Mr. B “Yeah I think it’s our air conditioner.  I’ll turn it down”

Jeanette “But it rumbles every 15 seconds and then goes quiet”

Mr. B “Okay, I’ll turn it down lower”

It still rumbled all night long

The next morning I figured it out. Because of my knee’s dislike for stairs, we chose a ground floor room. The London Tube or Underground is going under our hotel every few seconds!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Heatwave

Song - Too Darn Hot by Ella Fitzgerald

Welcome to Summer!




Our  BASA group (Bay Area Studio Artists) participated in the Artist Market in Lafayette over the weekend. It was a scorcher to say the least!  Someone said it was breaking records in the area. Even though a few brave artists weathered out the heat, we had very few customers.

It was the kind of day that could of melted Joanne Taeuffer's yummy Banana Split!

Usually I paint during such events but it was too hot to get my supplies out.  So we visited with each other, wilting in our chairs. Luckily we had the shade of a big Oak tree but the heat from the pavement added to our discomfort. One woman across the way was trying to sell crocheted shawls!!! Good luck there! 

Marcy Wheeler's "Big Granny" in the background & Patricia Dallacroce's cityscape in the foreground

Even my chickens where looking for shade!


No sales for our little group except one!

I purchased a painting from Patricia Dallacroce and I just love it and so does Mr. B!  It hasn't been hung yet as I keep walking around the house trying to find the exact place for it to be at home! I am so excited.



Pat is a relatively new painter but she has an amazing eye and plenty of talent. Lately she has been painting San Francisco city scene's.  The color on this painting is so much better in real life than this photo shows.

Please check out her website here - http://www.dallacroce.com/

Catch her fresh work before her prices skyrocket - I mean....really!

Doesn't that car look real?

Just AMAZING!

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."  - Marcel Proust





In case you missed my Summer Solstice recipe this spring, here it is again!  Just in time for the longest day of the year!



SUMMER SOLSTICE MARTINI - Inspired by AZ88 

  • 2 1/2 ounces raspberry vodka
  • 1 ounce Cointreau
  • 1 ounce Rose's lime juice
  • 1/2 ounce cranberry juice
  • 2 ounces orange juice 
  • Place in an ice filled martini shaker and give it a good shake.  Pour into martini glass and add a slice of orange.  Enjoy! 
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