A Glimpse Back in Time

My Grandma, who passed away in early June, did scrap booking before scrap booking was popular. When we pulled out the photo albums to go through there was a ping pong table, a card table and a random little table full of photos. I grabbed a lot for myself. These are a few of my favorites.

Rainy Days

 

Found at Rambling of a Housewife

The last few days it has been raining here in Boston. Usually I like the rain I think of London or Paris and it nice and peaceful. I sometimes find I am at most creative when it is raining outside... I don't really know why. I used to have a job in a quiet museum gift shop and when it rained there was hardly any crowds and I could get a lot of writing done in the rain. I even like the way the air smells when a storm is about to come.

I think dramatic moments in stories should happen in the rain like when Marianne meets Willoby.

Found at Jane Austen Today

Or when Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell finally get together at the end of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Found at Guardian.co.uk

And the most important of Cinematic history in Singing in the Rain after Gene Kelly kisses Debbie Reyolnds he dances around in the rain storm with out a care in the world.

Found at Daily Postal.com

There are probably 1,000s more where rain is used in movies. But see rain is inspiring. It is also seems fresh, like a wash away of what has happened and new starts.

But today I did not feel fresh or inspired I felt blah. It was hard motivating myself to get out of bed and to go through my morning routine. I just wanted to stay under the covers and do nothing. Granted this is a good way to spend rainy days too... but I had to get out of bed and go to work. And by the time I got to work I felt soaked through... not fun.

So rain even though I love you I am asking you to go away so I can enjoy some dry times. Thank you.

On a more positive note I am suppose to be getting Internet at home today so I can work on posting more of The Sisters of Pine Haven.

Who am I?

Inspired by my last post of going back to the roots of my blog... I wanted to re-introduce myself.

Name: Blaire
From: Oklahoma City,OK but when I was 11 my mom moved to the west coast first Seattle then San Francisco. Now I live in Boston, MA.

What I want to be when I grow up: A writer and a mom.

Favorite Ice cream: Right now I am really loving coffee icecream with chocolate mixed in.

Favorite Book: Emma- I know most people don't like it as much as the other Jane Austen books they see Emma as selfish. I see her as a hopeful romantic, she is ambitious on making sure the world works out to how she wants it to. Of course that ambition makes her flawed as she continuously messes up. But in the end she finds a man who loves her just the way she is... flaws and all.

Favorite Movie: Roman Holiday- I love Audrey Hepburn. On the outside
she has this great life being a princess but in reality she seeks to break out
of the palace and have some adventure and for one day she gets to do just that.
I also always hope at the end of the movie Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn will run away together and be happy... but it never happens. I guess if it did happen that way I would find it unrealistic and wouldn't love it as much.

Ideal day: Waking up with no alarm (around 10) getting my coffee that has some how magically brewed. Sitting and writing at my desk with a really good play list in the back ground. Then grabbing a late lunch with a friend or friends and seeing a mid-afternoon movie then go through a walk in a park or spending time in a book store. Not for sure about the night. I like being around my friends rather it be hanging out and eating pizza or going out to dinner.

One thing you should know about me: I can get songs stuck in my head very easily. And when people say things it makes me think of songs. For example if some one says sweet I think of "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond.

One quote I think describes my life:

This is one of those key moments in life, when it's possible you can be really, genuinely cool - and I'm going to fail just 100%

-Hugh Grants sister in Notting Hill

Okay that's all for now maybe I will add to this list later.

Have a good day.