There really is no reason it should have taken me this long to get back to things....after all, my big birthday trip was a wee bit of a joke!

I think in retaliation alone, I was "off" all last week....even when I was actually here.


I did take yesterday morning off to do some gardening, and things are just too lovely for words around here this week so I will try to take some pictures and post next week.

I did take some pictures while I was in TN, but nothing much came of them.  In honor of the tradition though I will post them in this gallery before I take off.

There were two or so that I thought came off quite nice though, so for you who haven't the time to check out the rest....here's a tease (and trust me, it's all tease, because the rest are pedestrian at best):

 




I took a whole series of these from different angles...just managing to dodge the sun flare.


So the drive was nice, that's about all I can say.  Cheekwood itself was not exactly a "destination"...as much as it would have been a great place to stop and stretch your legs...which with all the hills it would have been ideal for that purpose.  The art was minimal, and that's being nice...although I will say what was there was worth seeing.

My cake?

William Edmonson




Really lovely stuff, things I would love to tuck in my garden if I would dare leave them outside....if I had some in the first place, natch.


That and the mini creme brulee I packed in a pink cooler bag with ham and muenster on croissants and iced coffee's which I ate at a rest stop, almost made the trip worthwhile!


Well, I need to get moving...cookies to bake, and ice, and NOT eat....and some errands to run.


Finished Reading (with bonus added commentary): "Notes From the Back Seat" by Jody Gehrman (LOVE! WANT MORE GWEN!), "The Last Command" by Timothy Zahn, "Savor Me Slowly" by Gena Showalter (something a bit different from the vampire sci'fi I've been slurping up lately...key word: Alien Huntress...tell me you aren't a bit curious!), "Blood Brothers" by Nora Roberts (never lets me down. never.), "Dragon Slippers" by Jessica Day George (Amazon recommendation, cute breezy read), "Fire Study" by Maria V. Snyder (nice series, nothing too flashy, but solid good reading and I keep going back...mostly for Valek!), "Like A Charm" by Candace Havens (sugary, but I would read a sequel)....whew, I think that's it!  Although I did listen to "The Spoken Word Revolution, Redux" while driving home last weekend.



And two side notes: 


Thanks for the Birthday wishes, groovyrooster

and to _illumina_ can I just say....WOW!  That photo is awesome, and I CAN'T believe you did that without even a hint of "...so, I'm thinking about tossing myself out of a plane at X# of many feet above ground someday.  Maybe tomorrow."