This and That

(Towels hanging on the clothes line, a sure sign that summer is coming.)

This week started off quite hot, and then the weather changed dramatically yesterday, bringing much needed rain and cooler weather.  It was a quiet week at home, but our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Boston, and also with our neighbors up the road in West.

Here are a few things that caught my eye this week.

Portraits of the artists, re-envisioned.

Oscar-worthy prom dresses. A girl should be so lucky!

Properly preserving your wedding dress.  Mine is preserved, but I’ve never taken it out of the box.  Maybe I should.

A new documentary by Sebastian Junger (I’ve had a crush on him since I started reading Vanity Fair Magazine in high school), that chronicles the life of his friend and collaborator, war photographer Tim Hetherington, who was killed during Libya’s civil war.  (Warning: some of the photographs, including the first one, are graphic.)

We’ve got some get-togethers planned with friends and family, and I really need to catch up on this season’s “Mad Men,” too.  Have a wonderful weekend!