Wordless Wednesday: Baby olives

Our olive tree has olives on it. It's a miracle because it needs a buddy to pollinate. Of course they didn't get any larger. Too bad.

Trip to Kansas City

Last week ET & I drove to Kansas City. Yes - DROVE - all 590 miles in a sweet, cruise-control, Malibu (rental). We had a lovely time: seeing friends, hanging at the library & getting a haircut (moi), and enjoying the city of fountains. Here are a few pictures ...

The view from our room, looking towards the Plaza.

My friend Anna from the library, I miss her so!!

Houston's on the Plaza. This is pre-haircut.

(Imagine these two pictures next to each other. I don't know how to do that yet!)

At our friends' house for an amazing Greek dinner. Go Theo & Deb!

Yiamas!

Wordless Wednesday: The Mostly We Drink Bookclub

St. Louis, MO

My maternal grandmother ...

Sarah Amelia Thompson Ribble was born on this day in 1911.



Daughter of Victor & Lizzie Thompson



Sister to Oren, Jim, Harry, Henry, Freddie, Toad (Victoria), & Harley



Wife of Jesse


Mother of Tom, Bob, Bill & Judy


Grandmother to 12.


Great-grandmother to 20 (if the math is correct).



She is truly missed.

Wordless Wednesday: Angus

Who doesn't love butter?

Veterans Day

To all members of the military ... THANK YOU!

Especially ...

my brother

picture here

my father

my uncles

my step-father

and my love

America's 10 Coolest Libraries

I know I keep writing this ... I am a dork ... for sure ... no turning back, EVER.

I receive a daily email (Library Link of the Day) which provides a link to something about libraries. How cool is that! Everyday a little email telling me about something in library-land. Yahoo!

Now I admit, not every email is very interesting. But again everyday an email about what I love!

Yesterday's email included a link to MSN's City Guide: America's 10 Coolest libraries. Check this out! (Don't skip the slide-show.) Amazing pictures of libraries! Heaven!

For follow up reading see if your local library has Heart of the Community : the Libraries we Love.

A fantastic book of 80 libraries nominated by their communities. It includes beautiful pictures, great stories & histories of libraries and my #1 favorite library - JCL in OP, KS.

Don't wait. Run to the library. Check out this book. Or better yet take a picture of your library and post it to flickr. If you are in Missouri join this group: Missouri Libraries, Librarians, Events, etc. Flickr has other states too (at least Kansas.)