Time flies when you’re having fun, so I guess that’s a good sign. July sped by with family time, hot days and travel, but I missed you guys and my blogging. With my kiddo out of school, I get wrapped up in summer activities and spend much less time at the computer, creating, writing and hunting down fashion. But now that August is here with fall fashion issues hitting the stands, I’ve been scouring my favorite magazines and dog-earring a bunch of great things.
Amusement
As a parting shout-out to summer, here are a few shots from our day at Elitch Gardens amusement park in Denver this summer: me on the carousel horse, the big ferris wheel and the Twister roller coaster sign. The Twister is a wooden roller coaster modeled on the original design of the roller coaster I rode as a kid, then called Mister Twister. Riding it took me straight back to my youth. What a rush. I would rather go on a roller coaster than anything that spins.
I managed to get some reading done too, which is great. My 2012 Reading Challenge goal of 30 books is alive and kicking, although I’ve got to get moving on it. At my current pace (13 out of 30 read), I’m four books behind. Gotta get crackin’!
I enjoyed all three of these books and they were vastly different, ranging from fantasy to mystery to humor. Click here to see my reviews.
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (fantasy)
- The Brutal Telling by Louse Penny (mystery)
- Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson (humor, blogger)
More to come soon, with lots of fashion ahead. I hope your summer went well!
x Laura
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.
John Barrymore
Glad your July was a fun time spent with family….nothing better.
How cute are you in your hat!! Nooo way I would ride that thing!
Thanks Jeannie! The roller coaster ride was a thriller and lucky for me I didn’t have to go twice.
x Laura
Thanks for your suggested reading. I’ve read all of Louise Penny’s books and can’t wait for the next one! Fascinating look at some Canadian history – along with a mystery!!
Love, Ann
I just started her first Inspector Gamache novel, ‘Still Life’. I expect to like it. Let me know what’s on your list too. Love to hear about it.
x Laura
I recently “discovered” Elizabeth George’s mysteries. She’s a Brit, so I guess I’m going through an Anglophile period. Also, she requires the use of
a dictionary! But great characters!
Ann
Ann – I’ll have to check her novel out. Thanks for the recommendation.
x Laura
Welcome Back! The pix of Elitches are great – especially that one with the clock! Thanks, too, for the reading comments.
The flowers at the clock were beautiful. You would have liked it.
x Laura