-
Outside My Window ~ 6.10.2012
Outside my window…was a bright, sunshiny day…..blue skies, not a cloud in sight but as I look out now, looks like storm clouds may be building. At almost 4:00 in the afternoon, we are at 88°F with a little over 40% humidity….not very high for this region. I’m not sure if the clouds will amount to anything, the forecast calls for partly cloudy. I have seen it pour rain…for a very long time…when there was only a 30% chance of rain however. This weekend has been considerably warmer than our past week was. We had lots of rain at the beginning of the week and then mild temperatures….it was very…
-
The Graduate
Congratulations to the Denbigh High School Class of 2012….and especially my baby girl! 😀
-
Outside My Window ~ 6.12.2011
Outside my window…in a word, steamy. At 11:00 this morning, it is 80°F with 73% humidity and relatively no wind…steamy. Our forecast high for today is 89° with a 50% chance of thunderstorms. Yesterday we had a 30% chance of storms and storm it did, for quite some time around sunset and into the night. We received over a quarter inch of rain last night on top of the rain we received Friday night. My plants are loving these rainstorms after baking this past week in unbelievable heat. The whole week was hot but Thursday was incredibly hot…so hot I felt a wave of nausea wash over me when I…
-
Graduation
I attended a graduation party earlier this evening. My niece and her cousin will be graduating from high school tomorrow. While her cousin is not directly related to me, she is like a niece to me. Her and her brother grew up with mine, attended each others birthday parties when they were young….it doesn’t seem like that long ago they were babies. Celebrating the upcoming graduation brought back memories of my own daughter’s graduation this time last year….and of my own graduation many years ago. Graduation day is probably one of the biggest days of your life….of course when you are that age you experience lots of firsts…..lots of big moments. But graduation….life as you…
-
Check Me Out
In my quest to archive all my old photos, I ran across this one. This was taken May 20, 1972 as I modeled the graduation cap and gown I would be wearing for my graduation in June of that year ~ 38 years ago this year. Back in the day you didn’t buy a flimsy cap and gown….this was the real deal and quite heavy. I remember I wore a pair of cut off shorts and a halter top underneath it to the graduation ceremony. We weren’t required to dress up like they are now….of which I am relieved because it was quite warm. Our graduation was held outside in the football…
-
Her Big Day
Up at a much earlier hour than usual on a Saturday…… a shower…..dressed…… where’s the cap ~ where’s the gown….. out the door…..hop into the car with friends…… off they drove to their future. My oldest daughter graduated this past Saturday…… I am so proud of you Alanna!! Congratulations to the entire Class of 2009.
-
Outside My Window ~ 6.14.09
Outside My Window…it was a nice day, not horribly hot or humid. Could have been a little cooler and less humid, but I have experienced worse. We had lots of sunshine for all the walking we did, and that was a lot. We walked the length, up and back, of Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg, one of the larger building at the Williamsburg Pottery, and a large chunk of the Prime Outlet Mall….we could all have a big bowl of ice cream this evening without guilt ~ yep, lots of walking! I am thinking…about how good it was to see Cheryl and Stephanie after so many years…..and to…
-
Outside My Window ~ 6.7.2009
Outside My Window…sun is finally coming out……currently 68 degrees with a forecasted high of 80 with a mix of clouds and sun. It is fairly humid outside, probably as a result of all the rain we got Friday evening. And did it rain! I just noticed on the weather channel our rain total for the month of June is 2 ¼ inches……..I wouldn’t be at all surprised if most of that came Friday night. It would pour rain, slack off a little bit for a couple of minutes and then pour rain again. This went on from late afternoon into the night. But everything is so green and clean looking…
-
Outside My Window ~ 5.10.09
Outside My Window…a beautiful morning……66 degrees outside right now, partly sunny skies and a light breeze. We had rain almost every evening this past week so everything looks so clean and green. I love this time of year when everything is blooming and green after a winter of naked trees and barren gardens. I am thinking…about the photos I would like to add to my Flickr photo stream. I haven’t added any since last week, but I have plenty to add. Finding the time is the issue……..hmmm, could be something I could do today perhaps. Check out that site, as well as the blog……..I have been putting this on there…
-
Outside My Window ~ 4.19.09
Outside My Window…partly sunny at the moment, but more clouds are expected to build throughout the day. It is about 60 degrees right now with a forecasted high of 71. Oddly enough, our air quality is “good”……..I would think with all the pollen coating everything, not so much in the good range. If you want to get an idea of what I’m talking about, I posted a couple of photos of my Jeep coated in pollen on my blog yesterday ~ “Welcome to Virginia“. I am thinking…about all the things I want to get accomplished today. It is quite a list so I’m hopeful I can get through most…