Category TRAVELING BITS
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 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 […]
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 […]
THE ZEN AT THE ATM BIT
There are some life lessons in which I always seem to need a refresher course. Yup – “Amy 2.0” often requires upgrading. And while some improvements have been conveniently downloaded at home, other bugs have required fixes on the road. Like the time an ATM machine mercilessly ate my one resource for funds right at the beginning of a […]
THE “GUIDE” TO VANCOUVER BIT
Presiding over Vancouver’s English Bay is a grand piece of artwork depicting what Inuits call an “inukshuk.” People (plus the odd seagull) have employed inukshuks as markers to guide them to needful things like travel routes, food supplies and places of reverence. This one happens to signify all those things for me – marking Vancouver as a special destination […]
THE LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION BIT (PART 2)
My last post covered trips to locations where two of my favorite TV shows were shot. This time, I’m going to the movies! And where I had planned to hit the towns of Roslyn and Portmeirion because of their “industry” connections, finding both history and Hollywood in Salzburg, Austria and Arrow Rock, Missouri was a pleasant surprise – and […]
THE LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION BIT (PART 1)
Okay, FYI? My apartment is pretty near this hill – and right on the other side of it (by the media tower) is the famous Hollywood sign! So it’s kind of fair to say I moved to LA over 20 years ago to seek my Tinseltown fortune and have ended up living just on the backside of the dream… I hope […]
THE RED LINE THROUGH TIME BIT
I always look forward to the 4th of July! And what’s my favorite way to honor our breaking away from England to try something completely new? It’s to keep up tried and true traditions like eating too much picnic food, listening to marches by John Philip Sousa, “ooh”-ing and “ahh”-ing over fireworks – and watching the movie 1776. This […]
TESSEROLOGY 