Laurin has a great meme going on today called “Bloggers at Work – How Do You Do What You Do ?” where bloggers post their personal blog/internet/work space. I thought it was pretty cool and a way to show people that I am not in fact posting from some hoarder’s heaven but from a real house. Heh. Pardon the mess.

Most of the time, I am in my home office on my iMac, TV on, surrounded by terriers. Out the blinds is my front yard and our neighborhood is pretty high, and during the winter I can look out and see across towards Birmingham. To my left is a bookcase full of books and knick -knacks, and behind me is a leather chair and ottoman where I watch TV sometimes. Next to that is a smaller wooden roll-top desk that was my granny’s where I keep mail, stuff to do and assorted paperwork and junk . I call it messy desk. There’s also the obligatory cork board on the wall with a calendar and place where I put appointment cards, reminders, and stuff I think is cool.

I don’t know why I don’t have a picture of my entire bookcase, but here’s a smidge of it …..

I also use my iPad quite a bit now, so much so that I don’t even have a MacBook anymore. I usually use it in the kitchen while I’m cooking, eating or whatever. The dogs follow me in there too. That’s where the cheese lives. I also use it in the media room.

When the weather is nice I sit out on my front steps and look out while the boys run around in the yard. There’s an iron chair out there that rocks and is comfortable, usually I just Tweet or answer emails from here. You can’t really see the chair in this pic, but you get the idea.

Of course normally I’m looking at this…

“Is it time for cheese yet?”

So that’s where I “work” at home. I can’t post pictures of where I really work for real, but I don’t blog from there so I guess it doesn’t really count.

Thanks for stopping by, please comment and do the meme as well so I can see where you work !

There are not enough of them to describe my week in NYC.

Exhilarating.

Exhausting.

There’s two.

Those will have to do for now. More to come.

Right now I’m awash in laundry, puppy slobber and the restocking, re-mowing and re-me-ing that goes into being away from home for over a week.

Along with over 1000 photos.

Including many just as dorkalicious as this one ….

Be back soon, with more words than you may want to read. : )

I need to give myself more chances to nap on the beach ……

A palm tree husk makes a great beer holder …..

And a chatty parrot makes a hell of a great bar friend …..

As does this guy ……

Jimmy Buffett is universal……

And apparently, so is Bobby McFerrin …

No matter how far away you think you are ….

Sometimes a little piece of home is right there with you …..

A job that you can dance at is a great job to have …..

And if my mother drinks one of these ……

She’ll wear a pirate hat …..

I reinforced my choice of favorite time zone …..

And I remembered that sometimes, anything goes…..and that’s ok …..

I learned that paradise doesn’t have to cost a fortune…..

Especially if you know where to shop ……

And it’s true, women in every country do love them some cute shoes, y’all ….

And men ? Well, a picture’s worth a thousand words……

I learned that when I pay in pesos my bar bill is OUTRAGEOUS !

I’m still always ready to start my next adventure   ….

And that my feet like the first part of this sign the best …..

And that sometimes it’s nice to sit quietly and watch the sunset while thinking about the ones you love …..

And that no matter where you go and what you do, someone (or two) is always happy to see you come home ……

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