#Phoebefordreid

[phoebewanders]

in Savannah part 1

Not too long ago I took the train down to Savannah for a long weekend. The train ride was a bit of a let down which was sad because I usually love riding the train. But nine hours in an aisle seat in a hot, crowded and noisy carraige was not a fun trip. No, not at all. Train ride aside though it was a pretty awesome long weekend. My favorite thing by far was discovering a semi-secret alternate universe of old treasures on floor after floor at Alex Raskin Antiques. It was like tumbling into another world and I could’ve spent every minute of my time there and been completely happy.

I’d admired this house before while in Savannah but had no idea of the magic inside...

If you’re ever in Savannah and you enjoy traipsing around an amazing old crumbly house that is full to the brim with  treasures and mystery then head to Monterey Square, look for the antique shop tucked away on the side of one of the prettiest houses around and head on in. You’ll need to find the stairs with the door at the top. It looks like it’s off limits but it’s not...that’s where all of the good stuff is! I can’t wait to go back again one day.

[odditiesobsessions]

forgetting all of

the secrets

that she had told him

and the 

promises that would

never be kept

6/18/2014

photo taken at the MET, New York City

[phoebe3924]

[phoebesrichmond]

I haven't hearted Richmond in a little while so here's some love...

I♥RVA

[phoebeswonderfulworld]

Costa Rica was pretty amazing...

[phoebesfavorites]

And no one sings me lullabies And no one makes me close my eyes So I throw the windows wide And call to you across the sky...

Pink Floyd

[phoebesonceuponatime]

I remember

Looking back I know that it wasn't all peaches & cream. My father wasn't around much. I don't know where he was but I don't remember much of him from when I was little. I do remember being chased by a goose once. And being chased by a swan. And climbing up on the kitchen counter in the middle of the night to get cereal or cookies or some kind of midnight snack. I remember walking through a park with my mother and two of my brothers for ice cream. 

I remember that my father had a friend that used to sing a song about a purple cow and I remember being envious that my cousins got baptized in a church and got to have godparents so my father and another friend of his poured some beer on my head and claimed that friend as my godfather. Baptized by beer.

I remember listening to records in the living room...the Beatles mostly is what I liked, the Sgt Peppers album but I remember hearing Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones and going to the bluegrass festival and seeing Bill Monroe play.

I remember my father leaving at some point and living in an apartment downtown. All of the time lines are screwy in my head but around that time he took us away from our mother and we went to live with him and another woman and her kids. That was the beginning of the end of my happy childhood.

[phoebewanders]

I just got home from two weeks in England. So many photos to sort through, so many stories to tell!

[phoebewanders]

[phoebewanders]

[odditiesobsessions]

[phoebesrichmond]

[phoebewanders]

Yesterday's just a memory, tomorrow is never what it's supposed to be.

Bob Dylan

[phoebewanders]

wandering the french quarter

night time

new orleans

[phoebewanders]

Some people are made stronger by loss. Others are broken by it.

Jennifer McMahon