ROOSTER PAIR & VACATION PIX ~ ~ ~

The last two evenings, I hooked a bit and filled in the upper right corner down to the bottom of his rooster tail!  When I really look at this rug, I can consider that it is two-thirds done!  Woo hoo!

Here's a close-up of the area but the photo is a little light . The overall look of this rug is making me very happy ~ if I would hook every day, it could be done in a week or so! 

 This is one of the things I picked up last weekend ~ I think it will look good with white geraniums at the front door of our lake place.  They'll have to be artificial since we aren't there to water but it will jazz up the entry ~ and the words are so true!!

SHARKS TEETH!! A lot of them, aren't there?  This is what kept us occupied like it was job while we were in Florida in February.  We had our noses to the sand for 15 of our 16 days ~ you might say, we were obsessed!!  We kept the biggest ones for ourselves and divided the rest among the grandkids ~ they each got a nice bag full! 

 

This was Sonny and his new friend!  This little bird followed him down the beach one morning and as Sonny dumped out his scooper, the little bird searched for  sea creatures!  It was pretty darn funny!

Each day, I took a picture of our 'catch of the day' and this was all from one morning. I picked up little beaded jewelry bags and put the pink shells in them for the little girls ~ they loved it!  And we were fascinated with shell skeletons ~ a lot of those came home, too!  We had the idea to string them together for windchimes but the prototype doesn't do much for either of us!  They might end up in a nice bowl somewhere!

Isn't she a hoot?  I loved this gal ~ a yard ornament, hanging from the trees,  near the shops at the Fishery.  Click to get a closeup view ~ there are little round mirrors on her wings!  I want one!!!

We had just the best time on our little adventure!  We've never been gone for that long before and having a wonderful sitter for Tad, was one of the things that enabled us to do it!  We saw so many people we know ~ rug hooking friends, Arlene and MJ and their husbands, my Canadian cousins, Linda and John, who were wintering down there,  Dick and Roberta that I grew up with in our little town of Homerville,  friends Peter and Adeline (our kids were married to each other ~ they got divorced but we didn't!), our lake friends, Kathy and Jim (they took us to that jewelry store The Best of Everything) and Sonny's old school chum, Charley!  We ate some wonderful food, drank some tasty cocktails, saw some wonderful art, went to farm markets, and walked the beach every day!

Last but not least, our dear friends, Diane and Greg ~ they are the other reason we were in Florida!  We shared their condo and overlapped our times, so we were able to be together for four days!  We had great fun and tried to pack in as much as time would allow!  Thank you, friends!

This weekend will begin our fun times at the lake and we can't wait!!  Let the party begin!!!!!

Alice

MEMORIES ~ ~ ~

 It snowed last night here in Ohio ~ so, this is a good time to reflect back on our Florida trip and enjoy the memories of beautiful sunshiny days!

This was our last day and we all took a walk on the beach and to our surprise, there were all these beautiful sand-and-shell sculptures!

Each one was just fabulous ~ I had to use my phone

to take the photos but they turned out pretty good!  A fellow came walking down from the houses by the beach and told us his neighborhood got together and did them ~ although, I had the feeling that he was responsible for a lot of the work!

He told us he was going to make a sign saying the artwork was done by "The Friendship Lane Art and Cultural Society"!!!  Their street was just a little short street that ends at the beach and I'm thinking they have a wonderful time there!

This was a pair of flipflops ~ just thought I'd  help you "see'" what this one is.  Lots of time and effort went into creating these for the public to enjoy ~ it was a great end to our stay in Englewood! 

We covered a lot of ground in those 10 days in February ~ lots of great food ~ lunches and dinners with mutual friends ~ beach walks ~ car rides ~ cute little shops ~ an art show ~ trips to the liquor store ~ the list goes on!

 And this lovely couple are our benefactors ~ Diane and Greg ~ our friends from the lake!  Thanks to them we've been able to enjoy time in Florida for the last four years!!  We've had much fun together ~ we certainly see some sights while we're there!  Thank you, friends ~ we love you guys!!

Soon we'll all be together at our lake havens ~ we have a lot of things going on ~ it may be mid June before we're there very much!  I have a couple of shows, and a class here and a trip to Seattle is in the works! Sonny has decided that we're going to  have three-day weekends every weekend we're up there ~ retirement isn't in our game plan but shorter work weeks are!!  Woo hoo!!  I can't wait!!!  We definitely need some down time to just relax!

Yesterday, friend Vivian and I went to Columbus to return some things to The Container Store and then we went to Whole Foods ~ I love that place!!! I got tilapia, shrimp, chicken sausages, salsas, wine, salads ~  a veritable feast for our dinner last night and several nights to come!!  Then to lunch at the Morgan House in Dublin, where I bought a great little ORANGE purse!  We had a great day even though we drove home in snow! Next Tuesday, Mr. Weatherman says it will be 65 degrees here ~ I can't wait!!

I actually feel like a new woman since my portion of the taxes are done ~ I have a new lease on life, so to speak!!  Next Saturday, there are 6 coming for the proddy class ~ we could take two more ~ so I have patterns to draw ~ the hooking room to get in order ~ and I want to put together some bundles in colors the gals might want to use! Lots to do ~ and here I am on the computer!!  Have a great weekend, peeps!!

Alice