Like a Rolling Stone

Well Happy Summer Solstice everyone!!! In order to celebrate I thought I would do a bit of back-blogging and share some pictures from my trip to Stonehenge from about seven years ago. But first I wanted to feature a picture of the sacred grounds by Thomas Kellner, a photographer whose work the John Cleary Gallery represents.

Take THAT Woodhenge! For more information about the photographer check out his section on the gallery website here.

When my grandmother Joyce and granddaddy Dan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary they decided to take our family and my aunt Brynda, uncle John and cousins, Katy and John William to London and Paris for a vacation.  When talking about what day trips out of the city we might want to take I immediately suggested Stonehenge and was just as quickly shot down (being that I was the only one who really wanted to go.  We ended up going to Stratford upon Avon so it was equally as nerdy and exciting!)
A couple of years later, before I started my semester abroad in Florence, I had the chance to stay with my friend Kelley, whom I had known from our church in Crockett but had since moved with her husband to Salisbury.  Seeing how the city was in very close proximity to the famous monument it was a no-brainer that we would visit. So here it is!! My first view of Stonehenge:

UGH, KELLEY!!!! STOP UPSTAGING STONEHENGE!

  

Just remember folks, it’s all downhill from here (sunlight wise, that is) so get out and soak up some Vitamin D!



Artist: Bob Dylan/ Album: Before the Flood
BONUS!!! Just for the heck of it I thought I would include a brief bit from Dressed to Kill by Eddie Izzard about Stonehenge.  Those of you unfamiliar with his work should probably note he doesn’t exactly shy away from the saltier language.

Invocation to the Muses

 

Mom and dad came up this past weekend to do some holiday shopping and see me for the  first time in my “new” city.  All we did was shop, eat and laugh, which for me is basically the perfect family outing.  The only pictures I nabbed were from our dinner at Flora & Muse on Friday evening.  The CityCentre shopping area is right next to Town and Country (where Pottery Barn is located), and having mom and dad in town was a great excuse to try out one of the restaurants there. 

 

Picture via the restaurant’s home page.  For some reason this girl reminds me of my cousin, Phoebe

 

 

    

Specialty cocktails inspired by the nine muses (goddesses of the arts).  I had the Erato ~ Muse of Love. Comprosed of: "Apricot Liqueur, Lemon, Honey, Peach Bitters, Sparkling Wine

 

RED MEAT!

 

One part of the restaurant is actually a European style coffee/pastry/flower Shop

 

And because this is December in Texas… outdoor dining!

 

And, since I’ve mining photos from the past recently, here is a picture of me with the rentz, Brynda, Joyce and Granddaddy Dan in an actual European café from my study abroad all those years ago!

 

Artist: Stephen Sondheim/ Album: The Frogs