Happy Weekend, Y’all!
Sending happy thoughts for a beautiful weekend! 🌸May your flowers always bloom beautifully, and your bees fly around happily.🐝 Enjoy every second of this beautiful weekend! Get out and do something or...
View ArticleThankful for another trip around the sun!
Well, I made it! Another trip around the sun has flown by (do they not come faster and faster with each year?) – This image is supposed to be where we were going to be today, however, life happens and...
View ArticleHappy Anniversary to my love! ✨
Sending HAPPY ANNIVERSARY wishes to my sweet husband! I can’t believe 30+ years have passed so quickly. What fun we have. You are the best of the best – here’s to another 30+ years! #blessyoudear...
View ArticleTake a Moment to Look for the Lovely!
I love to be out and about and spot something cool – grab my phone and get a snippet. These flowers were beautiful against the sky, and their color, whoa! I love fuchsia – such a vibrant color. The...
View ArticleHappy Weekend – May the sun shine!
Sending a little happy your way, I think this is supposed to be another hot day here in Charleston, but we’re getting close to less humid weather – it can’t come soon enough for most people I talk to....
View ArticleTropical Storm Idalia…
I’m writing this post on Tuesday, the day before the storm (Hurricane for Florida, Tropical storm for SC). I’m thinking about those in Florida who are having to leave their homes – those who are...
View ArticlePortrait of a Daylily!
The couple who originally owned our home many, many years ago, had our house and a lot of both sides. We had heard (and have seen evidence) that she loved to garden. After her husband had passed away,...
View ArticleSunshine & Flowers – Happy Weekend!
I like to post something uplifting for the weekend. Sunflowers are like big rays of sunshine, they’re happy and they last. My husband bought me flowers for our anniversary, and they lasted a good two...
View Article9/11/2001 – Do you remember where you were?
Most of us who are old enough remember the 9/11 attacks remember exactly where we were, what we were doing, even where we were standing the day of the attacks. It’s hard to believe it was 22 years ago....
View ArticleWhat recipes are you looking forward to making once it cools off? #cantwait
This spectacular sight is coming soon… and we cannot wait! In the next month or so the temps will drop a bit as will the humidity 🤞 This gorgeous scene is a short walk away, and we can catch some...
View ArticleView on a Weekend Drive – Charleston, SC
Last month we headed out for a nice lunch and a drive. We haven’t done that in a while and it was a beautiful (but very hot) day. The clouds in the sky were MAGNIFICENT! I love the big, billowy clouds...
View ArticleStriking, isn’t it?
A friend has a koi pond with water lilies and it is spectacular! We fed the fish for a few days (fishsitting) and each day I would snap a photo of the blooms, they were ever-changing! Just imagine this...
View ArticleTuna Salad and a small, wild wonder…🤎
This is our sweet beast. Some of his antics are hilarious (I’m sure you can relate with a pet of your own) – He gets a special treat every once in a while and it’s his absolute favorite. Afterwards, he...
View ArticleWouldn’t this be a nice extension of your outdoor living space?
I took this photo the other day at a design place we were at. They have all kinds of neat things, they also have plants, and outdoor items beautifully displayed. I would love to see this in our...
View ArticleQuote: Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
Do you love the mountains? Specifically the Great Smoky Mountains National Park… a place near and dear to our hearts. Where the view goes on for miles and miles. A place so peaceful and beautiful that...
View ArticleA Yucca Bloom + Big Bird = Good Grief
We walk past a cool yucca plant each day. I don’t really notice it until it blooms and then *WOW*! I’ve taken several photos, morning, evening – but the golden light hitting on this particular occasion...
View ArticleCelebrate Good Times 🎶
Pictured are two cool people I have known all my life – they’re the best of the best, truly. How fortunate I am to have met them all those years ago! #blessed These are my parents, and today is my...
View ArticleLook for the unexpected!
Love the cool boat fender’s color against the dark color of the water. Sunlight just added a little something special. Charleston, SC is a special place to take photos. I could take photos literally...
View ArticleDo you know the story behind the carving of pumpkins? #coolanswer
Pumpkins/gourds – such a cool indication of fall, cool weather, cider, Halloween, and everything crisp and wonderful. I took this photo years ago on Monhegan Island (Maine) – fresh pumpkins lined the...
View ArticleOh! The stories these homes could tell…
I took this photo several years ago – this is an exquisite example of Charleston, SC architecture. I love the lines (on the windows, columns, ceiling, detail work on trim, windows, shadows) and the...
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