Ruby Tuesday, Silvia's Paintings, February 22, 2011

My friend, Silvia, has a collection of wonderful paintings.  I photographed three of
these for my Ruby Tuesday offering today.

There is hardly an inch of wall in her home that isn't covered with art of some kind.  I

always enjoy being there!

I am participating in Ruby Tuesday - check out the site and join in the fun!



I want to take a moment here to thank the beautiful Dulce, who lives in the Canary

Islands, off the mainland coast of northwest Africa. I've cruised in the area but have

not had the pleasure of stopping there.  I would so love to meet Dulce who writes the

most amazing poetry on her blog, My Duality.  She has given me a "Stylish Blogger"

award and with that I understand I am supposed to let you know five things about

myself.  Well, in a couple of other awards, I believe I've told all and there is nothing

else to say. 

I'll give it a try, though.

1.  I went to a Catholic boarding school in north Alabama, about 150 miles from home

     for my first year of high school.  I had a scholarship.  It was run by the Benedictine nuns

     ( very strict ) and I lived in a dorm with ten other girls.  Camilla Livingston ( now Camilla

     Arthur, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama ) slept next to me and, to this day ( over fifty years later ),

     we are still the closest of friends!  She lives in Marietta, Georgia and we continue to see

     each other but not nearly as often as we wish.

2.  When I was a student nurse in New Orleans, during Mardi Gras, I challenged a sailor to a

      raw oyster eating contest.  I finished six dozen - he gave up at five dozen.  I could have

      probably eaten another dozen.

3.  My first cocktail was a sloe gin fizz. 

4.  I know everyone thinks this is gross but, when I die, I want to be cremated, and my ashes

     put in film cannisters ( I hope I've saved enough for my large body since no one uses film

     anymore ) and I want my friends, whenever they travel to take a cannister and send me flying

     about all over the world!  I am REALLY serious.  That's what I would like.

5.  My favorite confection is marzipan.  It doesn't need to be made into cute little fruits or

     anything ... I'll just eat a stick of the stuff.

I think I'm supposed to give this award to five people.  I know some folks don't like

receiving awards so, sorry, don't be offended.  You needn't do a thing.  I just like your

blogs and it's my way of saying so!

1.  Icy BC at Dances of Dreams

2.  Indrani at Frozen Moments

3.  Mountain Woman at Red Pine Mountain

4.  Merisi at Merisi's Vienna for Beginners

5.  Kamana at Journaling Through Photos