Monday, March 21, 2016

on the side . . .


When you live in a small house, 


on a small lot (3 houses are shown in his picture to give you an idea just how small our lots are),


you make the most of every little space.


Several years ago I bought a 3 tiered wooden cart for $3 at a yard sale.


It sits on the side of the house in a nook between our dining room and the fireplace.


Last week I spent a morning cleaning up the table after a winter of neglect.


The old screen was just sitting in the Garden House


as were all sorts of metal containers - the little wooden lamb is a left over from my days of "Americana" style.


After the cart was cleaned up, 


I had fun playing with pictures,


taking shots for Instagram.


I was pondering the idea of painting the cart, but after seeing all the pictures


I decided that cart is just fine the way it is.


It makes a great backdrop for photos


This is what the cart looked like this morning


as I got ready to plant seeds.


After planting the seeds, I had fun taking photos 


 at different angles - 


zooming in 


and out.


It's a beautiful spring day,  the side yard is organized, my blog post is finished


and I'm going to follow Lulu's lead by spending the rest of the day just lazing around.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Join me at

Stone Gable for The Scoop

Cozy Little Cottage for Tweak It Tuesday

Friday, March 18, 2016

Never At A Loss For Words



Yesterday, a neighbor commented on how much he enjoys seeing the KEEP IT SIMPLE sign on our gate as he drives down our lane.


That got me thinking about all the signs we have around our house.


Whoa!


 I didn't realize there were so many!


I love decorating with words -


I guess it's the teacher in me.


I am never at a loss for words,


but for the rest of this post, I'll let the words speak for themselves.












Before I wrote this post, I had some scrap wood on hand and was ready to  paint a sign


but I'm thinking maybe, just maybe, I have enough.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Join me for Thoughts of Home hosted by Poofing the Pillows.

Monday, March 14, 2016

The little things?


"The little things?
The little moments?
They aren't little".
                   Jon Kabat-Zinn


Just a few of my "little" moments lately ... 


playing house ...


walking on the beach ...


leisurely kayaking through the Ventura Keys ...


playing with Lulu ...


finding an errant buoy ...


snapping a photo of a neighbor's house...


riding the train to San Clemente


to coordinate my 50th high school reunion at a beautiful location ...