What to do, what to do?
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Rrrooollll Tide Roll!
Along with celebrating Labor Day this weekend, we southerners are also celebrating the beginning of a wonderful season. No, not autumn. College football season, silly!
We'll be rooting for the Crimson Tide on Saturday!
We'll be rooting for the Crimson Tide on Saturday!
Roll Tide Roll!!!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
A Wink of Pink
With fall just around the corner, I am clinging to every last drop of summer colors. Click here for details on each item.
Monday, August 25, 2008
More Milkglass!
Look what I found on Etsy! Isn't it pretty? And best of all, it's mine - all mine. I just purchased it.
What I usually pay for milk glass is around $2-6. Ten dollars is a stretch for my pocketbook. This one was, um hmm...well....let's just say this piece was really, really calling my name.
But, I felt that if I passed this piece up I might never find anything like it again. It's a one of a kind. I'm justified, right?
What I usually pay for milk glass is around $2-6. Ten dollars is a stretch for my pocketbook. This one was, um hmm...well....let's just say this piece was really, really calling my name.
But, I felt that if I passed this piece up I might never find anything like it again. It's a one of a kind. I'm justified, right?
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Victoria, British Columbia: Part Two
A bit delayed, but here nonetheless... Round two of pictures from Victoria, BC.
A gorgeous sunset seen while dining on the Fairmont Empress veranda. Heaven on earth.
Me standing beneath the ivy-covered Empress donning my brand new Lilly jacket!
The old girl in all her glory. It was such a majestic hotel.
THE most beautiful grouping of pink hydrangeas I've ever seen.
My new favorite street: Fort Street/Antique Row.
One of my favorite shopping finds was a store by the name of Classic Silverware. These were some of her items. I loved this chair!
There is also something I love about stacked tables.
The view from my third floor hotel room!
I loved these whimsically painted shops located on Lower Johnson Street aka LoJo.
Throughout the city, there were these beautiful hanging baskets. And look above at the window boxes. Must be wonderful growing flowers without the Southeastern heat waves!
nd I would not be my mother's daughter if I did not visit the Salvation Army Thrift Store.
A gorgeous sunset seen while dining on the Fairmont Empress veranda. Heaven on earth.
Me standing beneath the ivy-covered Empress donning my brand new Lilly jacket!
The old girl in all her glory. It was such a majestic hotel.
THE most beautiful grouping of pink hydrangeas I've ever seen.
My new favorite street: Fort Street/Antique Row.
One of my favorite shopping finds was a store by the name of Classic Silverware. These were some of her items. I loved this chair!
There is also something I love about stacked tables.
The view from my third floor hotel room!
I loved these whimsically painted shops located on Lower Johnson Street aka LoJo.
Throughout the city, there were these beautiful hanging baskets. And look above at the window boxes. Must be wonderful growing flowers without the Southeastern heat waves!
nd I would not be my mother's daughter if I did not visit the Salvation Army Thrift Store.
In conclusion, Victoria was wonderful. I wish I could have stayed for another week!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Victoria, British Columbia: Part One
Prepare yourself as this will be a very looonnnggg blog post. It has been eight days since my last blog post, forgive me fellow bloggers!
This past Tuesday evening found David and myself both packing until the wee hours of the A.M. I suppose this is one of our similarities- we're procrastinators. As organized as I am and as unorganized as he tends to be (bless his unorganized heart!), we tend to put matters off until the last minute. As we are deep in the midst of packing, I glance over to survey his packing status:
and then I glance back over to my nice, neat little piles, complete with coordinating shoes, jewelry and handbags:
... so indicative of our personalities and interests. David was packing about 8 bags of freeze-dried space food and two outfits for a six-day camping trip in the California mountains. I was headed to Victoria, British Columbia for a special event with work for five days and packing 10 complete sets of outfits all neatly folded and packed in coordinating suitcases. Mars and Venus. Enough said.
I took pictures all along the way:
This past Tuesday evening found David and myself both packing until the wee hours of the A.M. I suppose this is one of our similarities- we're procrastinators. As organized as I am and as unorganized as he tends to be (bless his unorganized heart!), we tend to put matters off until the last minute. As we are deep in the midst of packing, I glance over to survey his packing status:
and then I glance back over to my nice, neat little piles, complete with coordinating shoes, jewelry and handbags:
... so indicative of our personalities and interests. David was packing about 8 bags of freeze-dried space food and two outfits for a six-day camping trip in the California mountains. I was headed to Victoria, British Columbia for a special event with work for five days and packing 10 complete sets of outfits all neatly folded and packed in coordinating suitcases. Mars and Venus. Enough said.
I took pictures all along the way:
We only had a brief time in Seattle between our plane landing and the Clipper departing. But what I did see I loved! I could have spent a day alone at the Pike Place Market.
How do I get my petunias to look like this? If I use Miracle Gro, what must they use?
If I lived in Seattle, I would have fresh flowers in my house every week for this price.
Here's our ride. The Clipper claims to see whales once a month. They had just seen them the day before. :(
Here's Parliament with a beautiful shade of patina.
This, my friends, is the Empress. It looks like it came straight from the pages of a fairy tale doesn't it? The ivy, the eaves, the patina. Luckily, our entire event took place at the Empress!
I have loved staying in hotels since I was little and the Empress is like, the Queen of hotels. When I stepped into my room, this is what greeted me! Yum!!!
The Empress is known for its tea service, which is why we had chosen the hotel. How cute is this? It's the little things in life for me.
This is only the beginning. More pictures to come!
Monday, August 4, 2008
Happy Monday!
I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. Yellow is such a pleasant color. I thought it would be perfect to cheer up a mundane Monday!
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