2nd Time Around: Book to Movie-My Sister’s Keeper

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This week I’m featuring a 2nd Time Around that is a little different. I recently read  Jodi Picoult’s novel My Sister’s Keeper, and today saw the movie. I highly recommend this movie if you haven’t seen it and the book if you haven’t read it!

It is a pretty sad movie, but very well done. The movie has a different ending from the movie, and I liked the movie’s ending a little better! Now I’m going to have to search for the book, and reread it-at least the ending!

Pink in Paris!

Beverly of How Sweet the Sound is hosting Pink Saturday. Please visit her for lots of pinkness this week!

I hope all of you are enjoying the 4th. We are relaxing at home and still recovering from our trip to Europe and the Mediterranean.

While on our trip, I spotted lots of pink in Paris that I want to share with you today! No matter where you go, it seems that pink stands out and makes the surroundings even prettier! And Paris was full of pink that begged to be photographed. Here are some of my favorite pink shots.

Flowers under a monument on Charles de Gaulle Avenue….

A flower garden in the Tuileries garden along the Seine River in Paris

 

Window shopping along  the Champs Elysees

A restaurant on the Champs Elysees with pink tables, and accents

A new electric car display in Paris

Cosmetic super store! I couldn’t believe the choices in here!

More window shopping…I think the French must love pink!

Roses at a French flower market 

 Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, in the Tuileries gardens near the Louvre-note the pinkish marble columns

One of our tour guides told us that Paris is the most visited city in the world! I have to say I can see why! But there is still no place like the USA!!!

Happy July 4th!

2nd Time Around-Pictures for the kitchen

Welcome to 2nd Time Around. Please join us by creating a post of something that is ‘new’ to you but not new-examples are something inherited, from an estate sale, garage sale, thrift store, etc.

These pictures were found at a garage sale last summer, and I never have gotten around to hanging them, When I returned home from our vacation, they were hung on the kitchen wall in just the right spot. You might be wondering how that happened. My son was here looking after everything while we were gone, and he found them and took care of it for me! They originally came from Kirklands-but I paid $2 each for them. 

Thanks for stopping by! I look forward to seeing all your 2nd Time Around treasures!

Vacation Pictures

Sally of Smiling Sally hosts Blue Monday. Be sure and visit her for lots of blue inspirational pics!

We just returned from an extended vacation. We visited four countries including Italy, Croatia, Greece and France. Most of the time was spent aboard the Splendor of the Seas. We sailed from Venice, Italy to five ports. The weather was beautiful and sunny…lots of blue skies and water! Here are a few of my favorite scenes captured on the trip.

Croatia

Venice, Italy

Acropolis in Athens

Mykonos, Greece…a beautiful island –once a hangout for Jackie O Katakaylon, Greece

And last but not least-Paris, France

Our trip around the world has left me pretty exhausted! I enjoyed it, but am glad to be home and get back into my routine!

Please join me tomorrow as I resume hosting 2nd Time Around!

Thanks for stopping by!

Diane