under the bridge...

August 19, 2018 Arlene Giddings

Earlier in the summer
(before the accident that put the
l'il hyundai accent out of commission),
I took a little adventure drive
out through Borden...
and realized
that you can go
right under the
Confederation Bridge!

You have to climb down on
some pretty big rocks
but I have seriously always loved doing that anyway.

It did freak me out
just a teensy-tiny bit
when I got under there
and could hear
the cars and trucks and campers
and transfer trucks
shaking and rumbling right over top of me...
plus
I can't swim
so I was also very cautious not to drown
or drop my camera...

So fun though! :)
Oh....and I had taken some from a nearby beach, too!

whatcha readin'? {book 20::goal 24}

August 13, 2018 Arlene Giddings

Oh.....this book.

I had no idea what this was about...I just picked it up
because I like the cover
and honestly...
I liked the title, too.

I imagined it to be about a little girl
in a make believe world of
cotton candy, carnival horses and
a battle between good and evil
with frogs that turned into princes
and mushrooms that made you taller.

But...that's not what it was about.
At all.

Which was totally ok!
Because what it was about was so fast paced
and terrifying and I couldn't turn the pages
fast enough....

I'm not going to tell you what it's about.

This is not that kind of review.

This is an "I frigging loved this book"
kind of review.

Oh. But I will say that I loved Lincoln.
I loved how she captured his voice
and all the facets of a mother's love...
how it can cover pride and panic and exasperation and
worry and fear and gratitude all in any number of breaths...

This was a good one.

5 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥'s

NEXT UP: THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F**** -MARK MANSON

friday i'm in love...

August 10, 2018 Arlene Giddings

* Driving down random dirt roads and finding a whole bunch of cows who seem to be as curious about the random girl with the camera and loud music as she was about them...

* I know nothing about football (or hockey...or baseball...or rugby...well...sports in general...)but this kid! I couldn't stop watching.

* I so can't wait to see this! :)

* Fresh string beans...tomatoes...cucumbers...sigh. All the things I love to put salt on.

* I have been saying this all along.

* Being home for this today...so weird, Mother Nature...pull it together.

* Finding fantastic new Instagram accounts to follow as a result of #augustbreak

wordless wednesday - #augustbreak - sky

August 8, 2018 Arlene Giddings

#augustbreak2018 - 5 facts about me

August 7, 2018 Arlene Giddings

1. This is how I take a lot of photos...by climbing on the roof of my car
balancing myself on the open door. One of these days, this is not going to
end well for me. Because.....

2. I am not that coordinated.

3. Sometimes when something makes me happy and I think no one is
looking, I clap my hands...really hard and really fast. Just for a second or two.
Sometimes I do it in public without thinking...and that's a little embarrassing.

4. I sing in the car. Loud. To everything. (and bonus fact...I can't sing a note.
I sing like I talk...somewhat monotone. Heh.)

and yeah...I love ice cream...like...LOVE ice cream.

5. I didn't get my driver's license until I was 36....but now, I LOVE to drive.
I hate when someone else is driving. I just want to drive all the time...and sing really loud.
I am not sure that that I am a fun driving companion.

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