November 06, 2009
October 29, 2009
October 23, 2009
October 20, 2009
Stella Hosts the Knit Wits
Welcome to our knitting group, fondly referred to as the Knit Wits. Today we met in my trailer, and though three of our members were absent, there was plenty of room for everyone and their knitting needles, too.
October 16, 2009
October 13, 2009
Listening is an act of love
Since 2003, over 50,000 people have shared life stories with family and friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, and millions listen to their broadcasts on public radio and the web.
Their mission is to help people honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening, because everyone has a story to tell. (Reprinted from StoryCorps.com)
If your town isn't on the StoryCorps trailer schedule, you can request a visit, or order a Story Kit to record your own. I'm planning on ordering a kit and hosting a StoryCorps session in my own Airstream. You could tell your story anywhere you like and ask your friends and family to do the same. Then listen. Open your heart. Savor the love.
To learn more about StoryCorps click here.
October 08, 2009
Flickr Fridays
Flickr.com is a veritable treasure trove of vintage trailer related photos. A simple search for "Airstream trailers" yielded an astounding 11, 976 photos! At the rate of posting one a day, it would take nearly 33 years to share them all, but I've got a better idea: Flickr Friday. Every Friday, I'll pick one and post it here. Today's feature is a juicy bit of bygone pulp fiction: Sin On Wheels. Wouldn't it be fun finding this in the book bin at the church garage sale?
September 27, 2009
Walking on Air with a Silver Cloud
For the past five years, I've had the privilege of serving on the board of directors of the oldest, and arguably the best, historical society and museum in Minnesota. For as many years I have wanted to produce and chair a black tie event for the museum and, as this year marks the Society's 140th anniversary, the idea's time had come. "The Age of Style Gala" was attended last night by 320 fantasically costumed patrons of the Society and we raised over $40,000 to keep history alive in Goodhue County. It was a magical night, the culmination of months of hard work by a committee of remarkable philanthropists, and I feel as though I'm walking on air in the afterglow!
I wanted a spectacular centerpiece for the ballroom, and the amazing Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, pictured above, was certainly that. (Yes, I thought of my Airstream, but Stella wasn't born until 1964 and our theme was glitz and glamour from 1920s, 30s and 40s!) The magnificent Silver Cloud, lent by a collector, was purchased by Mike Todd for Elizabeth Taylor as a wedding gift. This photo was taken as they rolled it into the ballroom, where a photographer posed guests standing next to it during the event.
These are my dear friends, Pat and Lisa, who looked absolutely dazzling next to the car and everywhere else they stood, too. Silver lame gloves and a silver vintage flapper dress. Talk about shining. She. So. Did.
Our special friends Kris and Cory got into the spirit, too, with Kris wearing Cory's grandmother's 1929 wedding dress! Arthur and I are with them here:
We had some very special "cigarette girls" helping us fundraise, too:
Wish you were there!
September 22, 2009
Shiny Silver Star
Even though Kristen Chenoweth's show, "Pushing Daisies", set in an Airstream trailer, has been cancelled, she still takes a shine to gleaming things. Dresses and awards, at least. And who wouldn't at that rate.
September 13, 2009
100th Blog Post!
