Visiting American Grafitti, Mel’s Drive-In, and Route 66
While sitting in our booth, I noticed a picture from the George Lucas film, American Graffiti of the original Mel’s Drive-In, in San Francisco.
Historical Seamstress & Homeschooler
Tag: movies
Writing our Book: How to NOT Do-It-Yourself Part I
Too many times our fixer upper renovation caused us to feel like we were in a Carey Grant movie, Mr. Blanding’s Dream House.
Visiting Cocoa Beach to find I Dream of Jeannie
While the popular tv show, I Dream of Jeannie, was shot in California, one special episode was shot at Patrick AFB in Cocoa Beach.
Taking the Amtrack Auto Train from Virginia to Florida
Traveling on the Amtrack Auto Train, the longest passenger train in the world, that also carries the passengers’ cars, we journeyed from Virginia to Florida.
Finding Baby Boom in Autumnal Manchester, Vermont
When I told him I had often visited Manchester, Vermont over the years with my kids, , he told me that his family’s vacation cottage was very near Main Street.
Mother of the Bride Dress: Audrey Hepburn, Givenchy, Sabrina
I was excited my daughter and I would both be wearing vintage styled dresses, inspired by Givenchy fashions Audrey Hepburn wore in her movies!
Wedding Dress: Givenchy, Audrey Hepburn, Funny Face
When my daughter couldn’t find her dream wedding dress on-line, I told her I could sew a bespoke gown like Audrey Hepburn’s.
Hollywood, James Bond, Intelligence Work: Spy Museum
At the end of the day when I plugged in my code from my lanyard, I found a surveillance video of my cautiously walking through Berlin. 😉
Thomas Jefferson, Tuckahoe, and a Hallmark Love Letter
After enjoying lovely peony gardens, I walked through the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson’s boyhood, while imagining scenes one of my favorite time-travel movies.
Cutting down our tree, Decorating, Baking for Christmas
When my kids found an abandoned bird’s nest in one of the trees, they insisted that was the tree for us, just like Mary Ellen Walton’s in The Homecoming.
