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My hubby was out and about yesterday and spotted this Scrub Jay, closely related to the Blue Jay.
I have seen Blue Jays all my life but never a Scrub Jay. (Hubby has seen them, but it’s been years ago!)
They are not uncommon here in Florida but it was a fun sighting for us!
Have you ever seen one?
Enjoy your day!
Our forecast for the day? 77 degrees!
We placed the chair and ottoman facing the window in our bedroom and with a little ‘tweaking’ we managed to get a small bookcase close enough to hold some of my old Poetry books and Bibles.
We turned the ottoman the other way and it makes it look a little more like a chaise now.
I am constantly moving things around on the shelves.
I liked this container I found at the thrift store but not it’s big golden handle so I used ivy to cover it.
And last week I bought this beautiful old Bible, published in the 1890s! What a treasure.
Look at the gold on the edges!
(I didn’t pay much for it…I’m embarrassed to even say!)
I have several old books of poetry that I got at annual library book sales years ago before they started marking them up closer to their value. I think at the first few sales all of the books were the same price and no one cared about poetry. I could stand in that section all day and very few people stopped to browse.
I’m so glad I got them way back then!
I love old books best!
I’m joining Brenda at the Cozy Little House for Tweak it Tuesday.
And Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday.
Won’t you join us?
When we were deciding where to live when we retired, we traveled to a few of the Southern states to visit some areas we thought we would like.
I love the sunshine.
I’m so glad we retired in Florida!
And there’s nothing more beautiful than a sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean.
These photos are straight out of the camera.
I didn’t even crop them!
I love New Smyrna Beach and it’s only a couple of hours away!
I’m joining Sunlit Sunday
and Beautiful Sunday,
and a new one,
Don’t forget to email your address to me so that I can send you a postcard or note from Florida. Read more about it HERE !
I am so excited to be participating again this year! I sent out a lot of letters and cards last year and received many in return. I treasure them all and especially the friendships they forged.
So here’s the challenge from Mary’s website HERE…
All you are committing to is to mail 23 items. Why 23? There are four Sundays and one US holiday. In fact, you might send more than 23 items. You might develop a correspondence that extends beyond the month.
Write love letters, thank yous, or simply notes to say that you miss an old friend. Let yourself step away from the urgency of modern life and write for an audience of one. You might enjoy going to the mail box again.
Now for the fun part from ME,
Lavender Dreamer!
Would you like to receive a note from me?
Look at the top left hand corner above my photo and click on Lavender Dreams to get my email address and send me your mailing address.
You don’t have to take part in the challenge to get something from me!
Just send me your address!
Who wants to get mail from Florida?
PS Please don’t worry that this will be too much for me! Last year I extended the letters and cards through March and sent a total of 58 cards, postcards and letters all over the world…yes, I kept a record in my journal.
IT’S FUN! I LOVE to do it!
(And you are NOT obligated to write me back.)
PLEASE email me!!!
I was fortunate to grow up in a small town in Arkansas, surrounded by my relatives.
My Grandparents lived next door….the other set right down the street. And I had cousins all within walking distance.
I’m the tall blond in this photo standing next to my much older cousin, Richard. And my much younger cousin Cindy and sister Delores. (R. is about 2 years older, C. and D. 2 years younger! heehee!)
I was barefoot with my hair pulled back in a pony tail….wishing I had an Annie Oakley outfit complete with belt and holsters…and cowgirl hat!
It sure brings back happy memories. Richard was stuck playing with us quite a bit but I remember playing ‘war’ and ‘Cowboys and Indians’ as much as anything else. I was NOT a Tomboy…even though I look like one here!
We mostly have photos of Easter, Christmas or piano recitals…everyone dressed in their Sunday best. It’s fun to have a few to remember every day life. Do you have a lot of photos with your play clothes on?
I’m joining Seaside Simplicity
for Flashback Friday!
We walked away for a quick trip to the beach!
Everyone wanted to go but I was a last minute grab on the way out. I’m lightweight and don’t take up too much room!
And look how cute I look with the wallpaper in the kitchen!
It was a BIG condo!
Amazing views from the bedroom…
and lovely décor. (and YES, that’s an unmade bed! We didn’t even have to make our own bed! lol)
I’m pretty sure there were LOTS of photos taken so stop back by!
“Someone” is doing laundry and putting things in order around here!
It’s sure not me! I just sit around and look pretty! teehee!
Have you ever been to New Smyrna beach or Canaveral National Seashore?
It’s our favorite beach and not far from ‘home’!
PS Thank you for all of the sweet comments on my last post. It was a very fun thing to do that I wanted to share. I was overwhelmed with the outpouring of love from all of you! There’s nothing like girlfriends to make you feel good about yourself!
I went to the Thrift Store this morning…which was not unexpected!
And I found a few treasures….I can always find something!
But it didn’t take me long and after 20 minutes of browsing, I was ready to get in line.
The LINE….most unexpected!
There were about 8 people in front of me and the line started stretching to the back of the store.
SO…I DID the unexpected! I got out of line, walked up to the lady at the register and asked her if she would like me to help her by bagging the purchases.
And she said YES!
The line kept coming for ONE HOUR! I wrapped and bagged and boxed until almost noon.
And then I retrieved my little basket of goodies from behind the counter, paid for them and sat in my car and called my hubby. I was POOPED! I praised the lady at the register and the other volunteer that brought up more bags and boxes. And they thanked me profusely!
So that was a new Thrift Store experience and one I won’t forget. Those ladies at the Thrift store work HARD and not everyone is patient and kind.
Do you ever do the unexpected?
We’ve had such a mild winter here in Florida. We always have certain flowers blooming year round but this year, Spring seems to be coming even earlier and blooms are popping out everywhere. The redbuds and blooming shrubs are beautiful right now. The maples are so red, they appear to have flowers on them, too.
Here are a few flowers blooming in my neighborhood. Mostly we have roses, camellias and azaleas blooming on our street. I even caught a honey bee on one bloom.
I hope you are enjoying a nice weekend. It’s in the 70s this weekend with 80s in the forecast for the coming week! It’s one of the reasons I wanted to live here! I love it! I hope all of you in the grips of winter weather stay warm and safe!
I’m joining Sunlit Sunday
and Beautiful Sunday,
and a new one,
This is one of my Thrift Store finds this week. I paid $2 and thought it would be perfect to put my hand towel over in my bathroom.
But then I couldn’t figure out how it should hang….
so I tried a few different ways.
And then I folded my towel and put it back on the counter (small elevated shelf) next to the sink.
I think it looks nice and I love the color but I’m just not sure if I want it to take up so much room on my counter.
(different towel, side view)
(Towels, soap and lotion set from Anthropologie)
Don’t forget to imagine my bathroom in a beautiful shade of slate blue. I still haven’t painted! haha!
Do you have any ‘repurposing ideas for this item….
or should I donate it back to the Thrift store?
What’s your opinion?
I need some girlfriend HELP!!!
I got my hair cut yesterday. The lady that always cuts my hair is Pam and she is a true sweetie…closer to the age of my own kids. We were talking about old photos and she said that she looks older in some of hers from 20 years ago than she does now.
I definitely think that is true of mine. This was taken in the ‘80s !
When my sons were growing up we lived in Northern New Mexico for a few years and spent a lot of time hiking. This was taken somewhere in the Colorado Rockies. I can tell it was the year one of my sons took his mountain bike.
He ended up having to carry it for most of the hike. And I have his insulate pad as well as my own on my pack. He was an older teen but carrying a bike was still a challenge. We weighed our packs back then and mine was around 35 pounds…that’s back when I weighed about 100 pounds! lol
And what’s in the pink bag hanging off my belt in front? Pistachios. A girl has to eat! lol
~Memories~
I sure loved hiking with my boys!
I’m joining Seaside Simplicity
for Flashback Friday!
Or would you rather go in this van?
Or maybe Cinderella’s coach is more your style!
The ‘coach’ was on the radio antenna!
And yes, I am taking photos through the dirty windshield while driving down the highway on my way to the thrift store! heehee!
I’m joining Share Your Cup Thursday HERE!
And you’ll be glad to know I took time to PLAY!
Vee did, too! And sent me a link for this precious ballerina, HERE !
And my girlfriend, Karen sent me a link to some FREE Valentines that anyone can print, HERE !
And speaking of FREE…..
‘3 Days to Downton’
A bouquet of flowers for all of my sweet blog buddies that wished me a Happy Birthday on my special day!
So what did I get? My one special gift that I picked out for myself from the Etsy shop HERE ? (she has one more doll for sale that I wish I could get!)
A Toodles doll of course!
Meet BeeBee!
Just what I needed! A ‘new doll’!
She is so much like one I had when I was a girl and I love her.
She came in her originals but had to get a Florida outfit on right away! The little quilt she’s on was made by my cousin, Cindy! Thanks Cindy!
And to make my day even more fun, my friend Jan did a special post for me!
It’s HERE ! Thanks girlfriend!
Hubby and I got in the kitchen and made pastries. Hubby made pinwheels that he likes (with sugar and cinnamon) and I made 2 chocolate eclairs (sugar free) and I ATE them both! Was I supposed to share? heehee!
Yes, it’s me sitting at the table with my sister and cousins when I was 6 years old.
Let’s see that would be …mumble mumble mumble…years ago! heehee!
Yes, it’s my birthday today…again!
In this old photo, I am opening a record entitled “Paper Doll”.
"I'm goin’ buy a paper doll that I can call my own....
a doll that I can carry everywhere"
A few years ago, my hubby found the piano music at an antique store so I have it now for my memories. The record is long gone.
So I hope when you read this, I have my feet in the sand but if not, I will at least sit in the sun today!
Memories…
I have lots of good ones!
Anyone want a chocolate éclair? I’m having one of those instead of cake today. Did I say ONE? Sometimes I lie! hahaha!
