Beautiful Day for Sailing

Sometimes the month of August gifts us with the perfect weekend weather of low humidity and moderate temperatures.  A week ago we had such a weekend.  This sailboat was taken at Hull Gut on Saturday of that perfect weekend.  The sun created shimmering dances of light on the water, the sky was a clear stunning blue and there was a light breeze.  There were many sailboats, motorboats and fishing boats that passed through the Gut that day.  

Hull Gut is in the town of Hull which is located on a peninsula at the southern edge of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts.  Hull Gut is a narrow channel about a half a mile wide and thirty-five feet deep. Occasionally, oil tankers and freighters can be viewed passing through the Gut at high tide to reach industries on the South Shore.

Photograph to Product

 

Original Old Alexandria Photograph

I have a "shop" on Zazzle called Designs by Peggie.  I created this tote bag, and additional products, from a photograph of hanging Wisteria taken in Old Alexandria, Virginia.

Wisteria Tote Bag

Using Adobe Elements I processed the original (lighting, tone, sharpness, color) then cropped it to fit onto the tote bag.  The result is pretty cool.  It's amazing to think that a photograph of hanging wisteria taken several years ago can be adapted to create a product that can be of use as a shopping bag or just to carry items around.   Check out the Wisteria Tote Bag and my other products on Designs by Peggie in Zazzle.

June 14, Flag Day

 

Sea of Flags Memorial Day 2012 Photograph by MMS Photography - Boston, Massachusetts  

Flag day commemorates the adoption of the American Flag by the Second Continental Congress.  It is interesting that the design of the U.S. Flag was not adopted until 1912.

Clouds

 

Preview of Spring in the Northeast

 

We had a pretty good Winter.  Not too much snow or ice, and the temperatures were rather modest for the season.    Winter can be so drab with the bare trees and drab yards.  I am looking forward to the colors of Spring and the feast they bring to the eyes!

Oh, Those Classic Cars

“A car isn’t a classic just because it’s old, a car has to tell us something of the time.” – James May

 

1970 Chevy Malibu

Early one morning, I sat down and turned on the TV while eating breakfast.  I began to “flip” through the channels and one program caught my eye.  I don’t remember the name of the show, but it was about restoring classic cars.  The classic they were bringing back to life was a bright orange 1968 Chevy Malibu.  The car reminded me of my Mom, who bought a 1970 Chevy Malibu, yellow with a black top.  It was her first car that had automatic transmission and air conditioning.   She was so nervous about driving the new Malibu home (six miles), that she had me, a teenager, drive it.  Such trust!  I thought it was super-cool to drive that car.   The one thing I remember about it is that the brakes wouldn’t work if you went through a good-sized puddle; and, you would have to sit for a while by the side of the road or in a parking lot until they dried out.

I have so many nice memories of classic cars.  One of my cousins bought a used, bright yellow Chevy Camaro with a black top, probably circa 1967 or 1968.  It was a great car for us teens to drive “cruising the drag”.  A favorite "drag" was Wollaston Boulevard that ran along the beach for about two miles.  Up and down for hours we would go.

1970 Oldsmobile 442

During a date in the 1970’s, I was asked if I wanted to drive his 1970 Oldsmobile 442.  Ah, YEAH.  It had a V8 engine and four speed on the floor manual transmission.  What power that car had.  It just took off and screamed down the highway.  What a thrill!

Another date, different guy.  We were driving around one afternoon when he spotted a used MG.  Yep, he decided to test drive it.  Was that a fun little car, too small for my taste, and definitely too small for his 6 foot frame, but it was a good time taking it for a spin.

1971 Plymouth Duster 340

Then there was the beloved boyfriend with the 1971 Plymouth Duster 340.  He factory ordered the car. It was dark grey with black stripes down both sides, with “340” at the ends, and dark grey interior, automatic.   He loved that car so.   He loved it so much that we couldn’t eat in the car.  Ah, what memories we choose to keep.  Wonder how long he had the car.....    

1970 Z28 Camaro

There were some fantastic cars “back in the day”:  the Chevy Chevelle SS, Pontiac Trans Am, Z28 Chevy Camaro, Triumphs, Dodge Challengers, the Corvette, Ford Mustangs, even the little Chevy Nova with its peppy spunk.

I’m sure I have left off someone’s favorite car.  Today, whenever I see one of the classics, I smile and think of all the great fun we had.  I sure wouldn’t mind driving some of them again!

“Life is too short to drive boring cars.” - Anonymous

 

A New Blog Home

 

Welcome to my blog's new home!  Today I transferred my WordPress blog to Blogger.  I have to give a huge thank you to the bloggers out there who clearly explained how to execute the transfer.  It was less painful than I thought it would be.  The time I spent this afternoon was in selecting the theme, tweaking the original posts and setting up the layout.  

I sure hope you like the new look and would love it if you sign up to follow me.