Happy Sunday Everyone, Looking for unusual settings for your stories? The link for the 25 photos ALK3R posted is below with one example from Belgium that is my favorite. On my other blog, I enjoyed seeing the 400 Year old Colonial church that emerged from a reservoir “as if it was a ghost attempting to […]
The People We Met in Las Vegas Were Friendly and Helpful
As a writer, the people I met in Las Vegas impressed me with their friendliness. I’ll remember them and might use some of their characteristics in my writing. At The Fashion Show Mall close to our hotel, I met three young women at a kiosk who became instant friends. Kate from the Philippines, Helen and […]
The Eiffel Tower’s Dedication Ceremony in 1889
On this day in 1889, Gustave Eiffel presided over the dedication ceremony for the Eiffel Tower. The French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard and 200 construction workers attended. Out of more than 100 submitted designs, Eiffel, a noted bridge builder, won the competition for a monument to be built on the Champ-de-Mars in central Paris. The […]
Spring Flowers for a California Setting
Spring Flowers for a California Setting in a drought year. Outside, years before 2015, the tree had multiple blooms. This year two. Inside downstairs: rescued orchid that stood by a neighbor’s garbage can, bloomed it’s thank you. Inside upstairs: 2011 wedding gift orchid bloomed last spring and this month. Faithful flowers, I’ll share my water […]
Grand Central Station
I spent three days in New York to attend a relative’s wedding. We stayed at the Grand Hyatt on 42nd Street with easy access to Grand Central Station. The shops, bakeries, and crowds extended down corridors that turned into a maze if one didn’t remember how to return to the hotel. Christmas shoppers increased the […]