My Place in the Sun

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers everywhere and especially to my Mom in Atlanta. Here's my favorite picture of her, circa 1970. She will be celebrating her 89th birthday next month and I'll be seeing her this Wednesday. Happy Mother's Day, Mami!

These cookies were very easy to make and I didn't have to make any adjustments to the recipe. Wonderful buttery lemony taste. Another great recipe from Gina's book.

It's a free week at PhotoHunt. The theme is share any photo that we like. These two photos were taken by my husband on his recent trip to Panama.

Kuna women wearing their traditional garments. Molas, world renowned hand-stitched quilts crafted by these indians, are displayed in the background.

Children of Kuna indians gather at lunchtime. Rice with coconut comprises their daily staple.

While looking through my Venice pictures I came across a church that was of special interest to my son Pablo. On our brief visit in January of 2002, he wanted to go hunting for the church that was used as a library in the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. We found an internet cafe where he searched for the name of the church and after some dashing around the city we came upon it in a square. The church of San Barnaba was closed when we arrived, so we missed seeing the interior but at least we were successful in finding it. After walking around the campo, my son posed in front of the church to show off to all of his friends back home. We then hurried to the train station just in time to catch our train to Florence.