Author Archives: Amy Parmeter
THE NOT “IT” BIT
“Is that it..?” Clearly disappointed, the woman fidgets in her bus seat as she squints down the road. “Well, if that’s it, we can check it out and still have time to do some shopping in town!” This was the reaction I couldn’t help overhearing when a fellow tourist got her first glimpse of Stonehenge – […]
THE ICE BUCKET LIST BIT
Never thought I’d get to say something this obnoxious – but among a lifetime’s worth of travel gifts from Mum and Dad are not one but two Mediterranean cruises! I knew these excursions couldn’t help but be full of priceless moments. What I didn’t figure on was how many would simply come from drinking in the wide […]
A TIDBIT
Caught this from our “stateroom veranda” on a cruise a few years back. One of those times where you figure life can’t get any more magical – and then it just up and does! Like Bogart will always have Paris, I’ll get to hold onto amazing moments like these!
THE BIT BUSY BIT…
Alas, I didn’t find time for proper literary reflection this month…but here’s a pictorial reflection captured on a cruise from Vancouver to Alaska. Have a colorful and delightful rest of the summer!
EDMONTON: THE STATUES, FORTS AND TIMBITS BIT
So the NHL season ended with Mum’s beloved Blackhawks’ capturing the Stanley Cup for the third time in six years! No more thrills now until the Fall – and yet I’ve still got hockey on the brain… I was just at this annual black tie event, having a fine time people-watching and swillin’ the bubbly when I noticed my […]
THE GREENWICH “ME” TIME BIT
Whenever I’m lucky enough to find myself in London (my favorite city in the world!), I love to downshift at some point from hectic touring and catch a slow boat to Greenwich – it’s like cruising through time! I usually try to pack as much sightseeing as I can into a trip because I never know […]
THE “DAD DOES HIS BIT” BIT
With the approach of Memorial Day, I’m thinking of those who’ve bravely served in our armed forces – and that includes my dad who was a Marine during World War II. His “hitch” in the Corps turned out to be brief, but every once in a while he’d reminisce about those days and how they helped shape the man he became. […]
THE SERENITY BY THE SEA BIT
I find something fantastically calming about staring out across an ocean. And a favorite place to work on my saltwater woolgathering has been the magnificent stretch of Pacific coastline around Florence, Oregon. My family’s moved on, but I still have business to do there – I just need to remember while I’m at it to stop and smell the […]
THE PARTING SHOT GLASS BIT
So my New Years resolution for 2015 has been to get my apartment in order – and that is no small task. On the “to do” list is paring down bunches of items I’ve collected over the years – including the small hoard of shot glasses acquired through my travels. I already tried sifting through troves of books, […]
VOLCANO AT MY SHOULDER: THE DEATH AND TAXIS BIT
I’ve carried a fascination for the doomed city of Pompeii for a long time – ever since I got to wander its ruins almost 30 years ago (as a mere babe, of course…). So I jumped at the chance to check out the recent attraction “Pompeii: The Exhibition” at the California Science Center. It showcased […]
TESSEROLOGY 