When I fell in love with my husband (we met on a trip across the Australian outback), I began series of long haul flights between Seattle and Vienna or Salzburg. On my first trip I went for two weeks, or maybe it was three, and my trips got longer and longer. After a while, I could no longer say I was just visiting. I had a driver’s license. I had seen a dentist more than once.… continued…
My friend K. had her bridal mehndi — or henna — applied last night. Here are a few pics I shot, the work is just beautiful. The paste stayed on overnight, we’ll see the results today when we go to the pre-wedding dinner.
What? Huh? Don’t know what this is about? You need to read this first.
Wow, that was dizzying. Really, really dizzying. I have responded to many of the comments, but it occurs to me that it is easy to get lost in there, and there are a few things I would like to respond to directly because they came up consistently. This is my blog, so I get to write a whole post as a comment response.… continued…
Note: The initial response, and a follow up comment from TNI, are included in at the bottom of this post. I thank them for taking the time to chime in.
I’m a fan of Traveler’s Night In, (#TNI) a well organized weekly Twitter chat that covers a variety of travel related topics. And I’m crazy for Twitter, the 140 character chat with the world interface. I recently learned that the folks that run #TNI, the ladies behind a travel web site called Zip Set Go, had compiled their favorites from the chat sessions and self-published a book — you can buy it from their web site.… continued…
I’m wearing:
- A very old hat given to me by a friend shortly before I moved to Seattle. “It’s COLD up there.” Uh, it’s not Alaska. But thanks?
- A raincoat from the Tschibo in Austria. It’s got a lightweight zip in fleece vest. It’s soon to be retired.
- Outdoor Research mitts: I’ve had them forever. They’re waterproof and have removable liner mits, too.
- Bogs boots:
I love these things. Get yourself a pair, they’re so great.
