Wordless Wednesday

Guided by the Light of the Moon

My neighborhood experienced a power outage on the last day of August. 

People came out of their houses...still muggy out.

Even the crazy lady from across street came out with flashlight in hand.

She didn't say a word to anyone...

it's okay...

we mustn't tease the lion. 

 

An extreme closeup of Friday's full moon.

 

I can feel Autumn approaching.

TTFN

Monthly Post

Yup, it's been a month and one week I've posted on this little blog of mine.
I tell ya, I'm losing the blogging mojo and seriously considering deleting my account but, will ponder it a little while longer.
Here are a few random pictures I thought I would share.

Downtown San Diego in the early evening. Beautiful. Taken 3 weeks ago. The days are getting shorter and we're that much closer to Christmas.

Went into Nordstrom with a friend that same evening. She was shopping around for a Burberry purse and I went along for moral support. You know, cuz that's what friends do. We got the best customer service from this young man named Joseph. Sharply dressed with cool socks to boot. I'm proud to say he is an FIDM student.

Stocked up on my Fall magazines this year. I stopped buying magazines a long time ago. Occasionally, I'll bring home one or two mags if I see something or someone featured inside that has caught my attention.
I spotted this great sweater in Teen Vogue's fall issue (please don't judge) and had to get it as a reference (of course) to my ever-growing list of knitted sweater projects.

Last but not least, Sharpies!!! How can you not love Sharpie markers?! I have a ton and it's okay. That's what I keep telling myself. You can never have too many markers. I keep telling myself that too. I'm ready for school.
Oh, and I picked up the Vogue's September issue. Loved the movie, love the mag.

I haven't knit anything lately. The muggy weather is killing me and the last thing I want to do is knit, plus, it makes the yarn difficult to handle, unless I sit in front of the fan all day. So, instead I sew.
Thankfully, the sporadic cool evenings put me in the holiday spirit. Time for hot apple cider and potato cheese soup. Nothing like comfort food to make life feel like a pair of warm comfy slippers.

:-)

Finally Some Knitting

Baby blanket is finished and the momma loved it.

If you are interested in the stats, the info is on my Ravelry page.

Happy Wednesday!

Summer 2012 Road Trip Part 3

Photo adventure story continued.

After our short mid-day excursion in Los Angeles we headed south to the Citadel Outlet Mall.

When my friend suggested this particular mall as one of your stops, I had reservations, mainly because of its location. If you're familiar with Los Angeles, you'll know why. But, once I researched it on Google Earth -- to be honest not until we actually drove onto the parking lot -- I felt more at ease.

It turned out to be a good outing, especially after I found a cute pair of sandals. 

After a few hours of shopping bliss, we headed home...that is until my friend had a craving for a Marceline's candy apple from Disneyland.

We still had some adventure in us and before you could say Mickey Mouse, we were turning left at the light and towards Downtown Disney.

 This place can easily transform an adult into a kid again.

 

 My camera battery ran out of juice by this time of the day. After numerous tries, this is the best picture I could get of Tigger and Piglet. I loved this display.

 Disney fireworks. Oooooh. Aaaaah

 My most fave purchase of the day was this limited edition Mickey Mouse tote bag. I happened to be at the right place at the right time.
Thank you to my friend who bought enough Disney pins for her nephews to qualify for the bag. :-)

 And, you can't leave Disney without a Mickey Mouse chocolate chip cookie. Yum!

Downtown Disney is such a lively place at night. Anyone living in the area or if you happen to be vacationing in Orange County and you want to catch a movie, enjoy live entertainment, or just want to hang out with Mickey and friends, this is the place for you.  It rained in the late evening, but stopped just in time for the fireworks show.
So, there it is, my road trip in pictures. Not sure when the next adventure will be considering the new school year starts in a couple of weeks.
Summer vacay is coming to an end.
I hope everyone is having a great summer while it last!
TTFN :-)

Summer 2012 Road Trip Part 2

A few days have gone by and for a minute I had forgotten I needed to continue my RT photo story.  Trying to edit pictures is tough. So many pictures,  so little space. 

Summer2012 Road Trip continues.
Grand Central Station:

With its beautiful wood beams, floor-to-ceiling windows, beautifully tiled floors and circular chandeliers, you feel teeny tiny walking through the station. 

This particular waiting room was closed to the public but managed to lean over the barrier and take some pictures.

This guy was an employee -- couldn't resist taking a picture of his gorgeous hair. After I snapped the picture, I went up to him and told him so. He was very nice.

 

Walking back to the car, we saw an ice cream truck promoting the movie Ice Age and handing out snow cones. The snow cone was a welcome treat in such a hot humid day.

I had to take a picture of these beautiful palm trees lining the Grand Central Station drive way. To me this says,

 (to quote a line from the movie Pretty Woman. Also, I annoyingly kept saying it all day long. Heehee)

"Welcome to Hollywood! What's your dream?"

  Stay tuned for Part 3. :-)