9. grow a garden.

garden heaven (please notice it involves a cat).

i just got the following email from my uncle: 

hello everyone,
i will be in town over the weekend. saturday i will be at peggy's to take down the green house.
everyone is welcome to come and get some plants. there are dozens of tomato, squash, melon, pepper, eggplant, perennial flowers and shrubs. there are probably enough for everyone to take a half dozen or more.michael

^^^ it looks as though the universe is working with me to meet my goals.
^^^ i love my family. they make green houses and then they plant things and then they give them all away.

happy friday.

continuation of installment.

after your long, breathless wait ...

{yeah right, no body reads this stuff}

DAY #4.

-drive to baltimore, md

{meet lucy, perky's assailant}

{just boppin}

-inner harbor for breakfast

{model behavior? paige has got IT.}

{christmas card anyone?}

{we ate breakfast at  miss shirleys, home "the best breakfast in baltimore: shirley's affair with oscar"}

{but this little number is what i got: coconut cream stuffed french toast with brulee bananas}

-maybe make a few stops on the way ... charm city cakes for instance

{i may or may not be taking liberties on the original agenda}

-drive to philadelphia, pa

-longwood gardens
{also known as wonderland}

{prepare for this section to be replete with pictures ... i absolutely LOVED! this garden. i highly recommend seeing this if you ever find your self near philidelphia.}

{italian water fountains.}

{this was a beautiful exhibit of bonsai trees. tres interessant.}






-national museum of american jewish history

{we spent too long lost in wonderland and came after this closed so we, unfortunately, didn't get to see it}

-independence hall

-liberty bell

{that one bell with a crack in it, not juno's little sister}


{this almost looks like we were in the room, when actually, we were too late to go in the building. who closes viewings at 5:00pm? come on!}

-elfreth’s alley

{apparently we over booked, because i didn't actually see this either, but i had to tell you about it's claim to be the oldest inhabited street in the country!}

-the most important thing that we did in philadelphia was eat a philly cheese steak. it was also the most exciting and most risky thing we did. south philly at night: "paige, we're not in utah anymore" 

stick around for a snappy french song sung by a heavenly choir.