gypsy traveling...

the gypsy carriage... the bohemian's sister's convertible. travelers included the bohemian, her sister, and her brother-in-law, whose good driving took them 4000 miles partway across the country and back... ...driving with the top down. it's amazing how much more you can see this way!!! some of the bohemian's favorite sights: the talking moose head, where the bohemian enjoyed a gigantic huckleberry ice cream cone... Sitting Bull's memorial... (that person is the bohemian's brother, who lives in S. Dakota, and so became their tour guide...) a petrified wood sculpture park... very Dr. Seuss-ish!!! her favorite piece of kitschy art was this scrap metal cowboy riding a tyrannosaurus... look at all the wonderful pieces of rusted metal!!! and the way it was all put together... so COOL!! since the bohemian loves rusty metal so much, this was a delightful eye-candy sight! made her wish she knew how to WELD!!! an original antique Winnie the Pooh book spotted in a museum during Fun N Beef Days!! a glorious sunset behind her brother's house in S. Dakota... gorgeous!! not a dandelion but a puffy wish maker, none-the-less!! kitschy Wall Drug Store in Wall, S. Dakota... gift shops, antiques, cowboy stuff, eating places, stuffed buffalo, the usual unusual tourist stuff. hours of fun to be had!! Mt. Rushmore... bronze buffalo statues were everywhere, a lot of them painted in murals or folk art patterns. the bohemian loved them but had no where to put such a collection, so she left them where they stood. she might have gotten in big trouble for collecting, anyways... the bohemian and her sister, riding along with the top down, enjoying the scenic byways... a pronghorn in a meadow in the Custer State Park on the wildlife loop... and THESE guys!!! they were EVERYWHERE!!! our tax dollars at work... the bohemian, her sister and her brother... siblings having a blast together!! you can bet your bottom dollar, the bohemian stayed on the sidewalk here!!! close up encounter with a buffalo... a little unnerving with the top down and the animal taller than your car!! he could have slime-licked the bohemian in a heart-beat! so glad he didn't! and of course, a visit to Old Faithful, still spouting on time after all these years. the bohemian had such a wonderful gypsy-traveling time! but she's glad to be back to her little cottage by her bohemian mountain. sad to say farewell to summer but O how lovely is the Fall season!! bring it on! enjoy the last vestiges of summer in your neck of the woods and start your decorating for the holidays to come... Happy Fall, y'all!!!

it's time...

time for a little journey. check the bohemian's travel blog:" Down the WeIDE path" , if you want to come along... grand-daughter princess update... she's talking and cooing and smiling now! grandma is enthralled! fall has come to the bohemian valley, whether the bohemian is ready for summer to end or not. the weather is giving bohemia one last shot of hot summer weather this week, for a fond farewell... don't forget to live in the moment, no matter what season has come to your part of the world. and PLAY LIKE YOU MEAN IT!!! autumn colored wishes to you all....

oooo. fall is in the air! how can that be when we have just begun our summer, it seems? cherish these lovely end-of-summer days... bask in the sunshine, use every drop of the evening sunlight. eat fresh from the garden! these are the memories that sustain us through the long winter nights. freshly squashed herbal wishes to you all...

a little bit of art...

cards for my trading group... the bohemian just had to use some of this awesome paper she just bought! (she needed new paper like she needed a hole in her head but... isn't it beautiful?!) busy days in bohemia lately but O! the sunny weather!!! YES! finally summer arrived... the bohemian just finished reading: Havah, by Tosca Lee... a story about the first woman, Eve. it was an interesting tale. o this is soooo my thinking on the whole cooking thing!!! hope you find some reading time in the quiet rest of a summer evening. now, go outside and play!!! warm summery wishes to all...

are there fairies a Fair?

well....... the bohemian saw this fairy house but no fairies were seen in residence. maybe they came out at night to dance and play... but the bohemian DID see: a 20lb. cabbage... a gorgeous giant dahlia dressed in her favorite colors.... draft horses!!!! the bohemian LOVES the draft horses while at the same time being terrified of their hugeness... the horse show... a pink tractor... here is the bohemian with her daughter-in-laws and her precious granddaughter.... a "QUILT DIVA" quilt that made her laugh out loud! again... in her favorite colors! the royal princess thought it was funny too! she had a GREAT time at her first ever Fair... she hopes you made it to the state fair in your neck of the woods... fair time wishes and barnyard love to all....

romping with the panda bears...

yes, this has been the face of bohemia darn near all summer. well, there have been a few sunbreaks. but the bohemian is definately vitamin D deficient!!! so... for a week and a half, she stole away to "somewhere else"... "somewhere" through this old white door... where her eyes were dazzled with parasols and peacock feathers... where gold silk and chinese lanterns decorated the ceilings, and panda bears roamed... (as well as other wild things...such as children aged 3 to 12...) dragonflies hovered... and peonies bloomed in doorways... peonies and cherry blossoms filled every space... and exotic birds perched on exotic greenery... and the bamboo was made out of recycled paper towel tubes and curling ribbon... oh yes! the bohemian had so much fun at vacation bible school again this year!!! PANDAMANIA... "where God is WILD about you!!!' and the latest grandma update... the bohemian is SOOO in love with this child!! hug your loved ones tight and don't forget to play and sing and dance with children! what a marvelous way to stay young (even if it's simply "at heart") fuzzy black and white cuddle wishes to you...