Tuesday, March 31, 2015

A Topsy Turvy ‘Wednesday Wee Ones’!

We’re having so much fun this week.

I found this precious little topsy turvy doll at the thrift store for $1.

IMG_3206

She was so very sleepy!

IMG_3208

But then the sun came out and she was ready to play!

IMG_3210

Have you ever seen one of these before?

IMG_3211

I’ve seen one but never had one.

IMG_3215

Let’s take a ‘peek’!

IMG_3216

Two for the price of ONE!

I’m joining the Vintage Inspiration Link party HERE,

and Roses of Inspiration.

Have FUN and

take time to PLAY!

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Decorating for Spring “How To”

I know there’s a ‘right way’ of doing things

and a…well, you know.

SpringdecframeIMG_3167

But this is my ‘how to’! lol

Take everything out of your one box of Spring décor and put it all on one table.

IMG_3497

That way it will be easier to put back in the box.

And you can walk by and move things around just for fun.

IMG_3172

Or go to the thrift store and find the cutest little goose and add even MORE to the already crowded table of pretty things.

IMG_3573

It helps to start with a vintage tablecloth.

IMG_3152

This one says AVON on the tag.

SpringDecor2

I took photos of some of the scenes before I put all of my Spring things on top of it. (that was smart too, wasn’t it?)

I’m joining Beautiful Sunday and

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday

and Amaze me Monday.

Happy Spring everyone! Bunny

Friday, March 27, 2015

Old buildings from ‘Old Florida’

We love seeing things typical of ‘Old Florida’.

housefrontframeIMG_3080

After driving by this old house, we found a safe place to pull over and take photos.

IMG_3078

It takes you back in time to imagine the family that built this dog trot style house years ago.

Here’s a Wikipedia link to dogtrot or breezeway houses HERE. “Dogtrot houses are characterized by two equal size rooms that are separated by a central open passage, or breezeway, and joined under a common roof.”

housecropIMG_3088

What did they do ‘for a living’ out here?

IMG_3085

What was their life like?

flowersIMG_3091

It had to be hard and HOT!

Do you see the wisteria in bloom?

I wouldn’t want to go back in time, would you?

Thursday, March 26, 2015

The Back Roads of Old Florida

I had never seen bright white dirt roads until I moved to Florida and we drove out into the countryside.

cemetroadIMG_3025

They are white sand and powdery dust when you drive on them. (which we don’t very often)

IMG_3042

But we were on a mission to find some blueberry fields when we passed this old cemetery.

IMG_3039

It was out in the middle of nowhere but well taken care of and visited often.

IMG_3035

And there were fences and gates, so it was an interesting ‘side trip’.

IMG_3037

I’m joining Tex for the

Good Fences party!

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Wednesday Wee Ones ‘Hopping down the bunny trail’

I have a tiny bunny on the sewing table that just needs a face.

IMG_2876 

I’ve mentioned her to everyone and now I realize I need HELP!

Do I stitch a sweet face on her, mark 2 dots for eyes or make sleep eyes?

I just can’t decide.

So she sits here and in the lanai waiting patiently.

IMG_3508

What an accomplishment she was to sew. I bet you didn’t know I speak Japanese! ( hahaha…I DON’T!!!) But I figured out how to put her together and really only needed the pattern pieces. The link to the pattern is HERE.

IMG_2877

I also made 3 of the sweet and easy bunnies that Stephanie showed HERE.

IMG_3500 

(the bag is a ‘lunch bag’ I made a few years ago, it has a drawstring liner)

IMG_3502

I hope she has a lot more projects to share.

Her tutorials are FUN. Thanks Stephanie!

I’m joining the Vintage Inspiration Link party HERE,

and Roses of Inspiration.

I used vintage gingham fabric and old lace for the bunnies.

IMG_2882

We’re seeing bunnies EVERYWHERE! Bunny

Sunday, March 22, 2015

The Florida Fox Squirrel

What would you think if you looked in the woods and saw this?

foxscropIMG_3458

I’ve already answered the question in my title but we had no idea what it was when we first saw it.

foxsquirrelIMG_3451

I googled ‘huge squirrel’ and found some good info about Florida fox squirrels. The website I liked best is HERE. More info HERE. They have some great photos.

foxstree2IMG_3459

We’ve lived in Florida for 10 years but saw this rare squirrel for the first time last weekend. We actually saw two.

But yesterday we saw one that was right along the road and a good place for us to pull over and take these photos.

Best2text

When I first saw it, I thought it was a raccoon.

The tail is very long and bushy like a fox and when it runs, it trails behind it just like a fox on the run. The body of the squirrel it is 3 to 4 times larger than a regular squirrel and look at the length and width of the tail.

foxtextIMG_3458

The markings on the one last weekend were a little different. It looked more like it had a black mask with a white nose and the feet were black.

foxsIMG_3452

But this one posed for photos so he’s my favorite now!

I’m joining Beautiful Sunday and

Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday

and Amaze me Monday.

pineIMG_3442

You may not think of the ‘piney woods’ of Florida but we have those in this part of North Central Florida and now we’ve seen the Fox Squirrel (very near where we saw a small black bear when we first moved here)

Have you ever seen a Fox Squirrel?

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Horse Country for ‘Good Fences’

We took a nice drive through horse country and I was snapping photos as fast as I could.

horsesIMG_2953

(and NO, I wasn’t driving this time! lol)

One of the sweetest sight was a baby horse romping with her Mama but I didn’t get a photo quick enough.

fencesIMG_3126

Right now many of the horses from Northern states and Canada are being boarded here in Florida so all of the horse farms have dozens of beautiful horses.

horsesIMG_3108

My sweet hubby saw this gate and turned in for me to get the photos.

gatehouse_3123

I knew Tex would love it!

I even used if for my new banner …

horsegateIMG_3118

just in case you think you’re seeing double!

I’m joining Tex for the

Good Fences party!

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

‘Beautiful Friendships’

We make so many wonderful friends in our years of blogging.

frIMG_2495

If you look down my sidebar, you’ll see dozens of blogs that I enjoy visiting.

Linda from Sew What! and I became blog buddies a few years ago and I’ve enjoyed seeing all the beautiful things she makes. She has an Etsy shop now with pretty bags and handmade angels.

IMG_2493

A few years ago she made this heart just for me…just because we are friends.

IMG_2514

So when I got a new basket I put the heart inside along with an old postcard of a Waterhouse print. (they are my favs and I have several in my bedroom)

IMG_2510

We live in the sunshine state so I’ll share some sunshine with you today.

IMG_2501

I hope your day is filled with beauty and friendship and sunshine!

I’m joining Ivy and Elephants HERE

and Roses of Inspiration.

“Eggs” I love eggs!

And I love these precious little egg cups.

IMG_3140 

I know I have a few more packed in my Spring box but this is what I have handy.

It’s not really a vignette yet but it sure looks like the beginning of a ‘collection’.

IMG_3142

And I love brown eggs best so I found one with a few speckles to ‘pose’ in my egg cups.

Don’t you love finding something unusual?

IMG_3149 

A piggie egg cup? I love it!

I’m joining the Vintage Inspiration Link party HERE,

and Roses of Inspiration.

IMG_3148

Do you prefer white eggs or brown?