Weekend Wrap-up

Ola! My Sweet Senoritas!
The week is off to a good start.
Just thought that I would share a couple of items from my weekend.
We had a lovely Father's Day! Husband watched all his favorites and we went to
lunch and the book store after church. He then took a well deserved 2 hour nap.

Here I am ready for work this morning... sipping my new fav tea... Bigelow's Vanilla Caramel...no cals... no carbs! I'm also wearing my newest little project. I picked up the magazine below and it came with the little kit to make the flower. I added the button.

I was tickled because this was the first real pattern that I have actually followed.
I usually eyeball and wing it. So I think I'm getting better... I'm sure it sounds goofy...
but I really love crochet! I can have a hideous day at work, come home, and fall into a project. It seriously is therapeutic for me.

Can you tell... I'm really trying to hone my Instagram skills. It is really a convenient application.  It works on Apple or Android phones.

I started another little .99 weekend project that I will share with you later this week.

I went to the shopping center north of our home to do a little shopping and to pop into the grocery store. These flowers were so tempting.... I'm looking at them now and kind of wishing that I would have picked them up.

But the coolest thing was that some group (I'm thinking a youth group of some kind) had taped postcards all over the shopping center. Everyone was encouraging or inspirational.
I just thought that was the most awesome thing ever!

It might have been just enough to get me over my fear and loathing of Monday morning!

Sunday Evening...

I'm always sad to see the sun set on Sunday evening.
What about you?

Contemplating the Day...

This post was originally going to be just a quick pop-in to say 

"Hi and Happy Good Morning!" 

But that changed when I was setting up my little photo shoot and thought that I would add my dad's old Minolta to the mix.... I was fussing and arranging the camera, toast and coffee, when I decided to pick the camera up and take a picture. Just to feel the click and then the film advance. 

I love the feel of a fine old camera.

I held it to my face to look thru the viewfinder. The weight and feel of the camera was similar but yet so different than my 35mm DSL. 

It actually still smells faintly of cigarette smoke.... Dad was serious about his smoking!
It was like pulling a trigger....

I had this overwhelming flood of memories of my dad and all the things that he was really good at. As I write this, I feel the heat in my eyes that you get before the tears come. I feel my throat close and my heart aches just a little as I recall and replay.

Photography was one of those many things that he was good at.  

I have many wonderful Father's Days to remember and be grateful for. 

Love the dad you have and enjoy Father's Day with him!

Prayer Candles

 Okay... It's POSSIBLE that I may have gone a little overboard on the Prayer Candles. 

 

It's just that they are so cheap and fast!

You can get the plain ones at the Dollar Store for .99 cents. 

I used free printables from The Graphic's Fairy but I have a ton of 

printables pinned on my Pinterest page

I made all of these in a couple of hours.

Mine are really pretty simple, but think of all the fun ideas you could do.

They are easy to use in your decor to. 

I'll be joining:

Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday 

Diann at The Thrifty Groove for Thrifty Things Friday

Sherry at The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home

Bernideen at The Tea Time Blog for  Open House

 "I feel as if I had opened a book and found roses of yesterday 

sweet and fragrant, between its leaves."

 L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island

What a great Fresh-Cut Friday! 

Thank you everyone for joining in.

Fresh-Cut Friday in June

Hi Sweet Peas!

Happy Thursday Night! 

That means that tomorrow is Friday AND that means the day after that is SATURDAY! 

My favorite day of the week! eeeeeek! I love it. 

 I'm taking Mom shopping to finish accessorizing her new bathroom. 

FUN!

But it also means that its time to talk flowers. 

Fresh Flowers!

Specifically Fresh-Cut Flowers!

SO!

Welcome to June's edition of Fresh-Cut Friday!

I think our Safeway is stepping it up in the Floral Department. 

 

They brought in Peonies and Hydrangea this Spring. 

I was so torn! 

Hydrangea??? Peonies???

What to choose!

But I finally settled on the Peonies. I know you all get these so easily 

back east and in the midwest.

They are pretty rare in these parts and frankly I have never bought them before.

What a treat!

Just look at that ruffly prettiness!

I also picked up a small bunch of Mini Carnations. 

They were on sale and I thought they were such a pretty color. 

So that is my Fresh-Cut Friday post! 

I hope you enjoyed it. 

And now... 

It's all you!

I'll be joining in here:

Richella at Imparting Grace for Grace at Home

Courtney at French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Diann at The Thrifty Groove for Thrifty Things Friday

Debra at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

Fresh-Cut Friday Reminder

Hi Rose Buds!

 Just a reminder that the linky tool will be up tonight at 6:00pm. 

As Promised!

Hi All!

I'm sharing my Granny Square Afghan today. 

I made one for sweet daughter and I loved it so much 

that I wanted one for our bedroom.

 It was pretty easy and I really do love how it turned out.

 It weighs a ton! 

And I'm sorry but I didn't keep track of the number of skeins of yarn. It was a lot!

 Funny thing is I always thought that an afghan was an inexpensive gift. 

I mean money wise, obviously they are a labor of love.

With 4 colors, and a minimum of 8 skeins per color... 117 squares.... there were at least 32 skeins total.  This was pricey... Yarn isn't cheap any more. And I didn't use just the $2.99 SuperSaver 

stuff ...  There was some $6.00 a skein stuff in the mix. 

 As much as I love this one.... I am going to give the granny squares a rest and see if I can find something new....

 I'll have the instructions (as best as I can figure them because this was a total improv) 

posted on my Ravelry page in the next day or two. That button is on the side bar of my blog.

So that is what has kept me from house work!

I can't wait to use it this winter.... 

What have you finished lately?

I'm joining in for
Show & Share at Southern Lovely

Richella at Imparting Grace for Grace at Home

Courtney at French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday

Debra at Common Ground for Vintage Inspiration Friday

Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

Weekend Wrap Up

Hi Sweet Friends! 

 It has been a nice weekend here. 

Grab a cuppa and join me!

I'll give you a quick run down on everything that went on.

 I tried a new french tip technique.

As is my habit, most every other Friday night I do my nails. I'm pretty faithful about it.

If you ever check out my pinterest boards you'll see that I have a huge taste for nail art. 

Anyway, I am usually pretty traditional, but I saw this and thought I would give it a go. 

I'm not going to lie.... it is pretty simple, but you just need a little practice.

The picture above is my second try. I am pretty happy with the look and I think 

I will do it again. The colors are OPI "My Vampire is Buff" and  KISS Nail Art Paint in black. 

All you have to do is paint your base color and when it is dry sponge on the tip. I used one of my make up sponges.When that layer is dry apply a nice clear top coat. 

Seriously... that's it. 

What do you think? Like it? Or do you think it is to trendy for a 50 year old?  

Saturday morning we got up and cleaned out the garage. 

YUCK! AND Boring! 

But of course when it was done it felt really good. 

The Hubs took a Truck load to Goodwill. When he came home he brought these! 

Yeah! He's pretty sweet that way!

Last week whilst out shopping.... I found this sweet little jewelry box. 

It reminds of a tiny little train case that ladies used to take with them to their sleeping cars. 

I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it but I knew I loved it and had to have it. 

I found the just spot for it... I put all my perfumes in it on my dresser.... And draped my pearls and 

rhinestones across the lid. 

CUTE!  Now, I'm glad I didn't leave it behind!

HAPPY! HAPPY! HAPPY!

 I finished THE afghan! I'll show you more on that later. 

Of course, we went to church this morning... 

I going to share with you that I am Loving our new pastor!!! 

 This morning's sermon was on the Passion of Community... 

Why do you really need to belong to a Church anyway?! 

If you are interested, later this week, you will be able to hear that sermon here.

His previous sermons are already posted, so you can here those if you like.

On the Media and Entertainment Front... 

Last weekend was Super Hero, Action Adventure Movie weekend here at the house... 

Captain America, The Avengers and Iron Man 1 and 2... 

Then Monday we went and saw Iron Man 3 in the theater. (loved it!) 

SO! I guess you know what that means.... 

This weekend... It was Chick Flick time!

First on Deck.... Tender Mercies

 A little too long and a little dry... Loved seeing Robert Duvall as this leading character. 

Singing and actually writing some of the songs. 

I had never seen it before and enjoyed it. 

NEXT 

The Vow

LOVED IT! 

What can I say? Any movie that promotes commitment and forgiveness.... 

I'm all for. 

Tatum Channing is so saweet in this story too.  

Bonus points .... It's based on true events!! 

THESE PEOPLE ACTUALLY STAYED TOGETHER IN REAL LIFE! 

 AND Then 

 The Prince of Tides

Remind me.... Why was this a hit?

I have to say that it was a beautifully filmed movie. AND the sound track is AWESOME! 

But that is where it ends for me. 

The idea that somehow bearing your soul to your therapist and then having a huge affair with her while your own marriage is on the rocks will some how save your marriage... 

Yeah... I'm not buying it! 

I'm just not THAT cosmopolitan.

Buy the sound track... skip the movie!

This afternoon it was... 

Corrina, Corrina

I LOVE This movie!!! 

I have seen it so many times. And every time I see it playing I watch it again. 

Whoopi Goldberg is fantastic and so like-able and Ray Liotta is the perfect grieving widower. 

If you haven't seen it.... you should. It will do your heart good!

Another great sound track ... if your into that sort of thing! 

And it's vintage sweet! 

If you loved The Help.... Then will adore this move!!

So that is my weekend in a nut shell! 

I have book reviews that I'm behind on, and Fresh-Cut Friday is this Friday! 

Can you believe it! Where did the month go?! 

I'll have the linky tool up Thursday as usual. 

I hope that you will share a post! 

I'm off to patrol the tv guide.... hhmmmm... what's on tonight? 

Enjoy your Sunday evening!