We are unabashed movie fanatics here at Casa De La Loma. (Click here for the story of how we named our home.) We spend our summer nights entertaining quite a lot here and having friends over to enjoy our Darby Outdoor Movie Theater. (We have our own Instagram hashtag for this: #DarbySummerMovies, but that's not important right now. Also, I'm ...
summer nights
Summer Movies and The A/V Cart
When I was in school (back in the day), one of the highlights of our young school lives was the arrival of the A/V Cart. If you're not old enough to remember this from your own school days, A/V is shorthand for Audio/Visual (you're welcome) and the cart would usually hold a movie projector and possibly a record player. Eventually the A/V cart ...
Summer Manifesto
The definition of the word manifesto from Dictionary.com:man·i·fes·to [man-uh-fes-toh] noun, plural man·i·fes·toes.a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.I know from experience that unless I am very intentional about doing something, it just ...
Hello, Outdoor Movie Nights
I know this might sound odd, but at the beginning of every summer, we make a Summer Bucket List. I may just have to blog about it soon, but today is not that day. We've always been pretty intentional about the things we choose to participate in and the places we go. I think it's a holdover from being homeschoolers for so long. ...