Went to St. Louis for a girl's night Saturday. Began the day with a full afternoon tea service at the new London Tea Room downtown. Complete with a choice of tea, currant scones, Devonshire cream, strawberry jam, raspberry filled cupcakes, shortbread, cucumber and salmon sandwiches and a cup of berries. Fabulous!
So, as much as I want to be a locavore and believe it's very important to support local businesses in general, the fact remains that I love Starbucks. And my primary reasons are consistency of product (I know that I'll get a decent cappuccino no matter where I am) and the existence of the short (8 oz.) size. I don't like bigger cups than that because if I have it, I drink it, and then I feel like crap.
Found this on FusionFurnitureGallery.com. Am in the process of moving...again...and so, I am wishing everything I owned folded into compact packages. I think this would do quite nicely.
By now, I've more or less phased out the processed foods in my life. Though it broke my heart to do it, I've sworn off Ramen noodles and store bought salad dressing. So, imagine my delight when I discovered this! I'm not foolish enough to think it's actually healthy, but it certainly is tasty, and at least not as bad for me as the original version. My only complaint is that the pasta isn't whole grain. Now that would be perfect!
The Chase Park Plaza hotel near Forest Park in St. Louis was the inspiration for the apartment building of Dana Barrett in Ghostbusters. 
A couple years ago, N and I picked up this porcelain knob at Heart of Ohio Antique Center. 'Hot' and 'cold', I've seen, but never 'waste' so we had to have it. I plan to make it open something unrelated and inappropriate once we have a house of our own, someday.
N. collects old cameras (mostly Kodak Brownies). They often come with cool old accessories, like these flash bulbs. I dig 'em.
Visited the scrap yard yesterday, where, incidentally, they are paying $3/lbs for copper scrap! (very high!!). 
The chaos of our apartment is slowly getting worse, as it will until we move in 2 WEEKS!! Stressed? Who's stressed? Certainly not me....(nervously laughing...)
Take a picture of my car as I passed the shiny hubcaps on an 18-wheeler. Finally did it yesterday. I wonder if I'll stop thinking about it now, everytime I pass a truck. Probably not. 
or at least the blues are nippin' at my heals. It's been a hard summer--a hard year for that matter and I'm trying to keep my head above water, but we could use a break. Keep your fingers crossed for me that the future holds some good surprises. 
Most of the time I forget that tomato juice, and Bloody Marys exist. But when I remember, and am in the mood for a little acid in my diet, nothin' else'll do me. At home, I generally make virgin drinks with V-8, a couple drops of Tabasco, black pepper, and salt. Especially salt.
There are few less aesthetically pleasing places than the waiting room at the Tire and Lube in Wal-Mart.
Crossing the Mississippi into Illinois. Home at last after a very, very long trip. 
Austin is home to headquarters for Whole Foods. It is amazing. We got dessert for dinner the other night--from top left: Mexican Chocolate Bread Pudding, Apple Pie, Chocolate Cream Pie, and Cherry Cobbler. All delicious!
Just in case you forget where you are when you're in Texas, there are plenty of reminders pretty much everywhere you look. 
