Have you ever worked in a sports stadium? Are you curious about all the different moving parts it takes for an event to run smoothly? Here are just a few of the different stadium event jobs: Today’s deep dive and walk down memory lane started with, of course, a podcast episode! Meet Jonah the Vendor…
Is life more extraordinary than we might realize at the time? Two friends, Gene Weingarten and Tom Schroder, came up with the idea for this book when Gene asked Tom, “I wonder what happened on May 17, 1957.” And so began the journey that ends with One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24…
Have you heard the legend of the ravens at the Tower of London? If the ravens ever leave, the tower will crumble to dust and great tragedy will befall the people of England. What is a raven? Basically, a raven is a large black bird. They are in the same class as crows (the Corvus…
What would you do if you were home alone all day? This episode of Day in the Life is a little different than the last two (February 2019, November 2018) because it fell on a Saturday rather than a weekday. To make it even more unusual, my family was out of town for the…
I’m so excited to announce that I am on an episode of This Indulgent Life, the Podcast! I spent an hour talking to Mary all about our annual Big Trip and could have kept talking all day long. I just love to talk about our trips. 😊 You can listen to the podcast on This…
See the world as a data collector Stefanie Posavec and Giorgia Lupi are visual designers who both loved drawing, specifically drawing with data. In the introduction, they say that Dear Data was concieved as a “personal documentary” and that data can be used to become more humane and to connect with ourselves and others on…
Time again for another Day in the Life of Me capture! As always, I follow Ali Edwards’ schedule and once again I also decided to follow her prompt of Morning, Afternoon, and Evening. Initially this idea of breaking the day down into sections didn’t appeal to me but then as I thought more about it…
I don’t know about you but I definitely have a love-hate relationship with squirrels. On one hand, totally cute and entertaining to watch. On the other hand, prone to stealing tomatoes from my garden and causing power outages by chewing wires. There are two sides to every story though so let’s hear from the squirrel……
So here we are again, capturing another day in the life. In some ways it seems like every day is like every other day. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut. For today’s Day in the Life, Ali Edwards suggested the theme of Gratitude. Appropriately seasonal for a November capture, even if it is…
What was it like for the Pilgrims who came across the ocean on the Mayflower? It’s impossible to know for sure since no one who was there is still around to answer our questions and tell us about it. But wondering what it must have been like is something I often do. What was it…
Ali Edwards has announced the final Day in the Life date for 2018. Mark your calendars now for Tuesday, November 27. Set an alarm! Put a reminder in your phone! Can’t remember what the Day in the Life project is all about? Go here for a refresher… What is Day in the Life? …
Becki at A Book Lover’s Adventures has been running a series on her blog this year called Hometown Tourist. She was kind enough to accept my submission to feature Arroyo Grande, CA. We only lived there for three short years but it found a place in all our hearts and in many ways feels like…