Ask Away email me nolagrrlnyc at gmail dot com AIM/gchat/YM: nohogumbo I’d love to hear from you I’m Valary and all the pics you see here were taken by me unless otherwise noted. I’m a jill-of-all-trades | trainer | presenter | geek | writer | voice talent | elearning developer | presentation designer | communicator | thinker by day and a superhero by night I also post pieces about training, presenting, communications and more at valarywithawhy.tumblr.com.Tumblr (3.0; @nolagrrlnyc)http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/Ninth Avenue International Food Festival -: There will be 15 blocks of food for two days this...http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50675391733http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50675391733Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:23 -0400foodnyc<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/29f4802611306017935d4e092375ed75/tumblr_mmwq6mbr5b1qznclro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sometimes things are very black and white</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50610547404http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50610547404Thu, 16 May 2013 19:30:22 -0400samsplace replied to your photo: Hi-biscus, and bye. It was nice to see you again stop being so...http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50608040889http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50608040889Thu, 16 May 2013 18:55:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76798342b50f5ed8e1365f5f45865f51/tumblr_mmwojbWNy71qznclro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hi-biscus, and bye. It was nice to see you again</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50606275300http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50606275300Thu, 16 May 2013 18:30:20 -0400nolapumpkin house<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8b6c1401acd319fb58c3a3dedeea659e/tumblr_mmwp7niMN01qznclro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From education as the leading cause the public character its color draws. Tirociniun. Inscription in front of the old Soule College on Jackson Avenue, NOLA</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50601932291http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50601932291Thu, 16 May 2013 17:30:18 -0400nolaeducation<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b780019e88c4d2417cb448e5720327e8/tumblr_mmwmhfElWF1qznclro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>love the question</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50597623581http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50597623581Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:48 -0400nola<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ae611564b0f9049955bee44124bb8c16/tumblr_mmwmez1shp1qznclro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Love the ?</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50594158304http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50594158304Thu, 16 May 2013 15:39:00 -0400nola<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d48b202e32cf5302ecd677fb45e89905/tumblr_mmwkof8d5g1qznclro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Urban version of a mobile home. Saturday morning on the way to the airport at stupid early o’clock I shared the subway car with this guy who was hanging out in a box. After a few stops he started coming out at stops to spit out of the door which I presume is the urban equivalent of yelling to get off of his lawn.</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50588303605http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50588303605Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:15 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8faf68834a86009c74227e841677dc70/tumblr_mmm3108W1X1qznclro1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not so current status: Just landed in NYC (well a few hours ago). Not on a carrier just a regular airport runway but how cool is this model from the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50583365469http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50583365469Thu, 16 May 2013 12:27:21 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ea9baf60f97f071662de7235220299ad/tumblr_mmm34ev4as1qznclro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spending more time in mom’s garden today (Image from Lincoln Park Conservatory, Chicago)</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50344287821http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50344287821Mon, 13 May 2013 11:04:34 -0400gardenconservatorychicagosculpture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f650e7b1926fe41732fde6045dbeafcf/tumblr_mmm321SRSm1qznclro1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Time spent in the garden is always a win.</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50291164587http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50291164587Sun, 12 May 2013 17:48:37 -0400leavesgreen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/046736f4b020fbb1fbf0b77a101fc454/tumblr_mmp6liQDqC1qznclro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It was a tightly closed bud when I arrived yesterday and then boom it was waiting to say Happy Mother’s Day.</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50274514766http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50274514766Sun, 12 May 2013 14:12:37 -0400irisnolamom<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ec7bb36b85f0e9a26b76b8f4ad683574/tumblr_mmm33lbw9T1qznclro1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wonder if any of the hibiscus at the house will be blooming. This one was from the Lincoln Park Conservatory in Chicago</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50162365050http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50162365050Sat, 11 May 2013 09:02:13 -0400chicagolincoln parkhibiscusyellow<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e408a41b9b0dc7b772fbb3022c4f3132/tumblr_mmljc7vYqh1qbh26io1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.itsokaytobesmart.com/post/50103478118/diagnosed-with-autism-at-age-2-told-he-would" target="_blank">jtotheizzoe</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Diagnosed with autism at age 2, told he would never learn to read, now 14 years old and working on a Master’s degree in quantum physics.</strong></p> <p>If you’re looking for an inspiration today, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22477958" target="_blank">look no further than Jacob Barnett</a>.</p> <p>I like his mom’s concept of “muchness”: Surrond children with what they love, be it art, science, sports or whatever, and they will develop more fully than molding them to a design would ever allow.</p> </blockquote> <p>Relevant to so many I know for so many reasons.</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50105652644http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50105652644Fri, 10 May 2013 15:33:00 -0400autismgeniusevery child is special<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/74cd23fcb3278da17f09ff6290392acb/tumblr_mmkb61ZhVD1qzoyzeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://karlaakins.tumblr.com/post/50063560705/gpoy-publicity-photo-author-photo-if-youd-like" target="_blank">karlaakins</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>GPOY Publicity photo/author photo.</p> <p>If you’d like to be part of my “Pastor’s Wife Posse” to promote my book, I’d be honored to have you on my team! Just shoot me an email or message me or sign up on my website.</p> <p><a href="http://www.karlaakins.com/pastors-wife-posse.html" target="_blank">More info here.</a></p> <p>It’s not hard, just re-blog, re-tweet, report, etc. leading up to my launch date, Aug. 9, and if I can do the same for you, please let me know and I will! Thanks!</p> </blockquote> <p>Oooh, I’ve always wanted to be part of a posse!</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50091429546http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50091429546Fri, 10 May 2013 11:00:29 -0400 Voting Doodle 4 Google : Doodle 4 Google is a contest where we invite young artists in...http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50089878531http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50089878531Fri, 10 May 2013 10:25:00 -0400googledoodleartyouthartistsJust turned in my final project for this semester. It&#8217;s out of my hands. Instead of a paper I...http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50037860043http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50037860043Thu, 09 May 2013 17:32:00 -0400monkeyfrog replied to your post: A goldfish’s attention span is three seconds You’re thinking of me...http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50027425040http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50027425040Thu, 09 May 2013 15:04:11 -0400A goldfish&#8217;s attention span is three secondshttp://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50027036377http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/50027036377Thu, 09 May 2013 14:57:47 -0400snapple facts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2fdf15a2f3c2ead970c0156000c01393/tumblr_mmgi6fVTy91qznclro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.” ~ Marc Chagall</p>http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/49971142401http://nolagrrlnyc.tumblr.com/post/49971142401Wed, 08 May 2013 20:02:38 -0400colorsprismrainbow