sea oats

I've put it off forever and a day ~

I really want to learn PhotoShop.

But I open the program up, and get overwhelmed and close it.

I'm using Picture It and am so comfortable with it, but would love love love to be comfortable with PhotoShop. If there is anyone close by that can teach an old dog new tricks :) Please help me.

Daisy chains

I remember finding daisies in the school yard and picking the petals off one by one, "he loves me", "he loves me not".... then I remember the girls getting together and making chains of daisies and we would wear them around our head, we would make bracelets and necklaces out of them too.

the tiniest frog

how amazing is this itty bitty frog??

Fruit Loops or Flowers??

oh yummmmmmmmm.... Fruit Loops....

how bad is it that I look at flowers and crave cereal??

boys will be boys

caught in the act!
watching "boats" go by..
ummmm.... yeah...
right

the dog days of summer

Miller in his usual mid morning nap position,
enjoying the summer sun through the french doors
with his stuffed squirrel right beside him keeping him company

oh... to be a dog

Hartwell Designs patchwork chenille quilts

Yummy combination of colors and amazing textures.
These sold within minutes of posting pictures.

Lake Keowee Sunset

ahhhhhhhhhh.. nothing more peaceful than a sunset!

Taken on Lake Keowee in Seneca SC.

the kudzu monster

If you aren't from the south, then you haven't had the immense pleasure of this pesty vine called Kudzu. It grows faster than .. well.. I don't know what I could compare it to, let's just say it grows super duper fast. It takes over trees and fields in a matter of a few weeks.

I took this picture while out on Lake Hartwell. A huge island with a unique kudzu covered tree display..

do you see the lockness monster???

pretty cool huh??

1st day of 2nd grade!

August 21, 2007

1st day of 2nd grade!

Eastin wore a vintage embroidered pillowcase that I turned into a peasant top,
very lightweight because the high today is going to be pushing 100 degrees.

In 1st grade she thought bows were for babies, low and behold....
she wanted to wear bows :) I just love her in bows.
(You can click on each picture to make it larger)

She was so excited about starting second grade today,
she couldn't even finish her breakfast.

I wonder if she'll want to go back tomorrow??? hmmmmmmmm.........

Our new kitchen!

I bravely volunteered to host our family 4th of July get together at our house. We've been here a little over a year but had not gotten around to finishing the kitchen downstairs. I decided a couple of weeks before the 4th that it "had to be done"... I wish I would have taken before pictures, but they would have only been of boxes and toys everywhere.

As you can see... we now have cabinets, ceramic tile counter tops, sink, stove, etc. We still need to add the microhood and upper cabinets and a tile back spash.. but the kitchen is fully functionable and a great place to start and end a day at the lake.

Don't you just love our retro table and chair set??!! You should have seen it when I found it. Avadaco green seat cushions and orange fur table cloth! These chairs are so comfy.

oh... love love love this tile!! It is called "dolphin" and reminds me of the water.

We still have a long ways to go.. but we are slowly getting furnished.