all images via All the MountainsJust a quick hello today and a link to a new favorite blog All the Mountains via another favorite...
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Yankee Doodle Gals
We live in the wind and the sand and our eyes are on the stars~ W.A.S.P Motto
Last night at the restaurant I had the great honor of cooking for some WASP- Women Airforce Service Pilots.They were in town being honored at TWU and came in for a bite!Texas Women's University has a permanent exhibit honoring aviation history and the 1,100 or so women that were chosen to fly in WWII were trained just a bit down the round in Sweetwater Texas at Avenger field.
"They were given drab olive uniforms that were sized for men so they rolled up their cuffs and tied belts around their waist. The barracks were also men's sleeping quarters, so they stuffed socks into the urinals and used them to hand-washed their underwear."
"These women were trained to ferry aircraft, test planes, instruct male pilots, and tow targets for anti-aircraft artillery practice. The women came from all socioeconomic backgrounds: teachers, nurses, secretaries, factory workers, waitresses, students, housewives, debutantes, actresses, even a Ziegfield chorus girl. "
These ladies were so wonderful, they even came to the kitchen window to say goodbye and to say how much they enjoyed their meal! Meeting Pearl Judd and Nell "Mickey" Bright was such a perk...I love my job!
You can learn more about the WASP here and here
photo credits- TWU archive, Smithsonian
Text Credit-Radiodiaries.org
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Toast in San Miguel
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With its sunset colored city walls and telltale green and white taxis, I knew the moment I opened the Spring 2010 Toast Catalog that San Miguel was one of the featured cities in the photo-shoot. A place I have visited often. Here are some of my favorite pages mixed in with pictures of my own.
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San Miguel de Allende is a Colonial town in Mexico's Central plains. I have been a few times now and each visit is more transforming than the next. You can read more about the San Miguel photo shoot for Toast here.Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Doors a la Florida
Walking around in old Florida last week I took a few photos of doors inspired by my friend Chelsea at All Roads Lead to Pecetto. If you haven't visited her blog and seen her door series from Torino Italy, they are fabulous!
In St.Augustine you can quite literally get lost on the small cobblestone streets and it is perfect!
At first it may seem like you are in a Medieval town with Large Spanish doors, the turrets from the Fort in the background and a street curb made from cannons or cannon balls. (Seriously there are a ton of canons in this town. The Army Core of Engineers bring them up out of the bay all of the time from long lost fleets of the Spanish Armada.)
Then as you follow the bougainvillea and Hurricane lilies down the street suddenly you feel as though you are walking in Havana or touring the gingerbread houses of Key West .
In St.Augustine you can quite literally get lost on the small cobblestone streets and it is perfect!
At first it may seem like you are in a Medieval town with Large Spanish doors, the turrets from the Fort in the background and a street curb made from cannons or cannon balls. (Seriously there are a ton of canons in this town. The Army Core of Engineers bring them up out of the bay all of the time from long lost fleets of the Spanish Armada.)
Then as you follow the bougainvillea and Hurricane lilies down the street suddenly you feel as though you are walking in Havana or touring the gingerbread houses of Key West .
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
The best outfit for the day
New finds for No Carnations on our shopping trip today! A complete outfit, vintage plaid ruffle collar blouse, vintage gray leather suspender skirt, a classic wool oatmeal colored french beret and short black booties with woven details. Coming soon!
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