Wordless Wednesday: Wide Open Spaces

Feeling the need for some space...

Somewhere between here and there...

My parents' home in Louisiana

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Welcome to my Garden

Here's a pictorial journey through the gardens here at BrightHaven. Enjoy!

The requisite lady bug larva

Lovely birdbath from Granny, complete with Mountain Aster and Gladioli

Amazing Amaryllis from Mrs. Faye down the street. Does anyone know the variety?

Don Juan rosebush from Dr. Hobbs in Milton

Ruby Red rose from a nice lady. She called it a Seven Sisters but since it doesn't match my image of a Seven Sisters rose, I named it after her. Oh, the lovely blooms and sweet smell!

Lovely hollyhocks from Linda

Anyone know this variety of lily? Reminds me of bright lipstick.

Wordless Wednesday in Pink Azalea Time

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Still Life

The azaleas are amazing this year. They provide almost a screen of hot-pink privacy...



We hosted our first Easter egg hunt yesterday. I had a blast! Hope everyone else who was here had fun as well. Today, I am suffering with a stopped ear so any and all prayers along with remedy tips are much appreciated.

The kids hunted for eggs by flashlight, so we don't have any photos. However, we set up the tripod during the beautiful day and took some group shots. Here's a sampling of what we got. The ElfGirl and James are such photogenic subjects that I could barely control my shutter finger...

More pictures of the newest niece...

Isn't she a cutie? Thanks to Tracy for sending me some pictures of her. I know she's checking the blog again...so here's a picture of your little darlin'. Loooove that hairbow!

Wordless Wednesday # New Orleans

Originally taken, January 2007

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Don't forget to check out the new Book-Away. I'll be taking names for the drawing until I post the next one.

Flat Haley

My friend J----- and I went on a Flat Haley field trip today. J----'s niece sent her a Flat Haley and so we went to the Naval Base to take pictures. I'm sure no other child will have such fun shots as these. On a more somber note, today was my first day to visit the Naval Air Museum. I have lived in Pensacola for 7 1/2 years without ever visiting. Shame, shame on me. I was in awe at the exhibits. And the volunteers--more WW2 vets than you can shake a stick at. It was wonderful!

Flat Haley at the beach

Lighthouse on the base

Moon landing exhibit, duh...

mmm...can't remember what plane this is...

Mr. Hoppy Hopkins with Flat Haley--this was in the HomeFront Exhibit--my favorite part, of course. Showed Pensacola as it was during the war...

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Friday Funny: Two for the price of one

First, we have the irresistible June Carter in a skit with Carl Smith. She cracks herself up...


Then, we have our dog Samuel. This is not a joke photo. James' parents have a brick fence around their backyard. Samuel found that he could reach the top of it from the back steps. He thought he was pretty cool...

Wordless Wednesday # I don't know

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A Strawberry kind of a day...

While visiting the various thrift shops (or, as Adah likes to call them: trip stores) and garage sales today, I seem to have had an eye for all thing green, pink, white and red. Some days, certain colors attract me and today it was the strawberry palette. Take a look at some of my finds for today.




Top left corner: photos contains red tights, strawberry shortcake tricycle, adorable baby shoes, Strawberry Shortcake canister, teddy bear made of an antique quilt--at least, that's what its label says!! Do you see that amazing pink phone in the bottom right-hand corner? It's perfect. Please click on the photo to see these images in a larger size...

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Old School Acres--I don't think she's really participating in WW, but she has some great shots of ice!!
His Eye is on the Sparrow--some great bird shots!
Smokie's Light--another bird!

Wouldn't I love a flower cart?

This flower cart is for sale on craig's list for 800 Dollars!! You'd think we have that kind of pocket change lying around so I can have that right?

Here's a challenge...how in the world can I make something like that? It would be super sweet to take to flower shows and so forth.

Soft Kimono Shoes for Baby...

Not that we are expecting one or anything. I am just pretty much enamored of all things baby at the moment. I have been wanting to make some baby shoes and when I found the pattern for these sweetie-pie shoes on Etsy, I couldn't resist. The seller, greenjelly, has several different pattern styles available. They're only supposed to take 15 minutes to make. I guess I'm a little slow. Okay, I'm really slow. I'm not going to tell you how long I took to make these...



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Funny Friday Photo--Polar Bear Attack

My sis sent me this email with a warning about leaving polar bears alone b/c they can really hurt you. Thought you all might want to see these graphic pictures as well...

The Elf Girl is Coming!

I can barely contain myself. Thankfully, we already have a MIFS entry for this week, 'cause I doubt I'll be doing anything other than having fun with the little one.

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how many do we need?, originally uploaded by bekados.

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hands, originally uploaded by bekados.

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Chenille to Chanel

This poor chenille coverlet has been wasting away on the bottom shelf of a cupboard for months now. A few days ago, I came up with the marvelous (to me) idea of turning it into pillowcases. I did not get a finished shot of the pillowcases, but I am very pleased with them. After looking at the amount of material left over after making two pillowcases, I was determined I would have a dress from some of the remaining yardage. Not only was I able to make a dress, but I have plenty of fabric left over for more projects. Anybody have any ideas?

Note: This coverlet has multiple tears, so I am not guilty of just randomly cutting into a vintage bed spread. It has a wonderful second life that will make me very happy!

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One of our Pastors was kind enough to let me get some photos.

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