That is the PA Turnpike to you and me. On the long drive to Ohio this Thanksgiving weekend I stared out the window for much of the time. There isn't alot to see, but these are the hilights littering the side of the pike. All this for only paying 4 dollars round trip! God Bless Union Strikes!

Windmills in Somerset PA. Read the facts about them. We need some more!

Mail Pouch Tobacco signs on the sides of the barns. Some body made it a hobby to find them! This site has a photo library of signs on barns in Ohio. Here is a sign musuem online...

Out of place steps from the eastbound lane leading to St John the Baptist Church

There is a documentary on the history of the tunrpike and the stops all along the way. But I can't seem to find it online. It airs on WHYY occasionally. Keep yer eyes peeled for it.

For having friends, family...
For seeing Grenada before the hurricanes hit...
For my basement not flooding...
For good food...
For going to Vegas with Eric...
For being able to ride my bike to work...
For having food to eat...
For living in a country where we can choose our leader (even though it didn't work out in my favor)
For being able to blog freely without persecution!

Happy Thanksgiving. Now go hug yer mom.

I love my Kiln Enamel necklace. I bought it last year on sale at this trendy gift boutique in Wayne. If you haven't seen thier stuff, then you are a loser. Deal!

Since this is my first house I need to get a Christmas tree that is all my own. But as most of you know, my house is lacking in extra room where one can plop a large tree. I don't have room for a big old "cut down with an axe" tree, and I don't wan't a fake one.

But I was reading about how you can use a Norfolk Island Pine tree as your Xmas tree, then keep it around as a houseplant! Genius!

I also want to make some ornaments this year. Here are the ones I'm going to attempt! Thanks Martha.

Dot Garland
Beaded Stars
Tinsel Stars
Button Wreaths

And of course I will be spending hours making pop-corn garland. Ow.

Whilst enjoying a fine fall evening at the home of Miss Sue and Miss Michelle, we played a special little game called Headbandz that they acquired at a local Thrifte Shoppe. I searched endlessly on the inter-web for said game, but alas - my search was in vain. This site from my motherland, England, was the only one that featured a photograph of the game.

It was jolly good fun! Thank you ladies for a special evening.

Check out some cute pics of my favorite people.

I love sick, insane comic strips

I dont know who is dumber - the person that is selling this or the people that are bidding???

Last week I watched clips from Afghanistan:Uneveiled at WHYY. It really broke my heart, made me angry and feel helpless at the same time, but also made me grateful for what I have. I have been thinking about donating money to charities this year, and I think after seeing the film last nite I will most likely give to Women for Afghan Women or a similiar organization,

Sadly today Margaret Hassan, a charity worker in Iraq, was killed. She was one of many people in the middle east working with the people there to better thier surroundings. She worked for CARE International...

My baby is away in Chicago. So, I'm going to take a mental vacation there. I'm dying to see Millennium Park in person.

And I wonder if there is a tour of things that were in Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

I am not going to bother getting all whiney about the election. Everyone else has done that for me, more eloquently that I ever will. I'm sure everything will be ok. Plus look at it this way - we have 4 more years of jokes.

Bush getting re-elected is funny !

So back to reality...Ewan MacGregor, My Future Husband After Eric Dies, is in this great new show on Bravo. Check it out. It reminds me of my times in Europe, minus the crotch-rockets and friendly Europeans.


BTW - Eric totally looks like Neil Patrick Harris.


Saw The Incredibles Friday night. Downside, saw it at The Bridge in West Philly on a Friday night. On the plus side, it was AMAZING. Go see it. Now. Go.

Is it wrong that I have a crush on the dad?