by Melinda VanLone | Sep 17, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
My head is spinning today. Last week my husband was offered an excellent position in another state, and he accepted. That means, dear friends, that we’re moving! During our 15 years together, we’ve moved from Syracuse, to Dallas, to Philadelphia, to...
by Melinda VanLone | Sep 12, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
Splash parks are so much fun. If you’re ever down, just go find your local park and listen for the laughter. This one, in the Dallas Arboretum, has giant frogs squirting water into the center, where anyone who cares to can stomp and splash and cool off in the...
by Melinda VanLone | Sep 5, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
Whenever I travel someplace, I always try to squeeze in something unique to the area. Something touristy, something you probably never do if you live in the place. When I ended up in Houston for a day, I managed to cram in a visit to the BRC (Big Red…er, male...
by Melinda VanLone | Sep 3, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
This last week, we were in Houston for just a day, but I managed to pack in quite a lot of touristing in that short amount of time. Of course, while I’m traveling around a strange (to me) city, I use the handy GPS app on my iPhone. I love that thing, even if the woman...
by Melinda VanLone | Aug 29, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
While I was hanging out in the Dallas Arboretum the other day, I watched groups of visitors float past me while I hovered in the shade of a bridge. It’s near the entrance, so most of the people passing by were just starting out on their journey through the...
by Melinda VanLone | Aug 27, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
… might stink to high heaven. For the last year, I’ve been giving birth. Not exactly of the human variety, but it’s felt like it. I’ve written a novel. There, I said it. I am a writer, and I’ve written a novel. The labor was over a...