Friday, May 30, 2014

May 29, 2014 - "Pillow"



ATN - The could be my favorite needlepoint pillow...the flag....the yellow
ribbons..it says it all.
MEB - My favorite pillow is one of my grandmother's baby pillows... Heart full of love❤️
MEL - One of my mom's needlepoint pillows that now lives at my house.

May 28, 2014 - "Art"


ATN - I love this painting by a friend of mine, Sue Ramsey.  So very talented!
MEB - My favorite piece of art. It was the first portrait of me done by my daughter. Knobby knees and all!

MEL - Robert's hummingbird...with crazy wing.

May 27, 2014 - "Imperfect"


ATN - May look imperfect now but when Vic finishes Tommy's new closet will be wonderful!
MEB - An imperfect hummingbird feeder... The feeder portion broke but we thought it it was a neat art piece.

MEL - We took out the Rose of Sharons in the back and filled some of their holes with boxwood.  The imperfection of the placement of the second one means Barret gets to dig a new hole this weekend!

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

May 26, 2014 - "Neighborhood"


ATN - I love our little one-road neighborhood on the river!
MEB - My neighborhood
MEL - The entrance to our neighborhood.  


May 25, 2104 - "Bedside"


ATN - My little Ikea bedside table is just the right size!
MEB - The bedside table...

MEL - Found this sweet little glass bedside lamp at a yard sale one day for $3.

May 24, 2014 - "Window"


ATN -  I have carried this photo around for quite a while...always thought
it would be a fun window to have....but where??
MEB - The view from our front door window

MEL - Robert was so tired after his big adventure with Godfather Dean that it didn't matter that he was in a room full of windows and daylight...he just crashed.

May 23, 2014 - "Circle"

ATN - Our cake of choice recently....pineapple upside down cake....Courtenay
started it with Gwynne's birthday cake...it's the absolute best!
MEB- A wine glass

MEL - The beautiful sun in Elizabeth City.


May 22, 2014 - "Bottle"


ATN - Blue Moon!
MEB - I think I have a water bottle purchasing problem

MEL - A bottle light that our friend Susan made for us.

May 21, 2014 - "Dislike"


ATN - Dislike my poor swollen foot.  No one seems to know what is causing
it....very uncomfortable.
MEB - I dislike those oversized fish pillows.

MEL - I dislike when Robert feels so bad that he cries :(

May 20 , 2014 - "Stairs"


ATN - Stairs at the cottage leading up from the river....glimpse of Opal at the top..

MEB - The stairs leading to the bonus room.

MEL - Our front stairs

May 19, 2014 - "Shadow"


ATN - Love the shadows on the dogwood trees caused by the early morning sun.

MEB - A horrible shadow a me... baggy pants and all!

MEL - Afternoon shadows

May 18, 2014 - "Mail"


ATN - Was gone one day and came home to a big stack of mail!
MEB - It is so nice to actually get a handwritten note in the mail!

MEL - It is Sunday!  No mail today.

May 17, 2014 - "Beautiful"


ATN - They may not look beautiful to you...but I read the directions wrong
and the fact that I got them cooked at all makes these pineapple
upside down cakes look beautiful to me!
MEB - beautiful iris blooming in my garden.
MEL - It was a beautiful day to be at Dominion Riverrock in the city. 

May 16, 2014 - "Weather"



ATN - Woke up this morning to rain...heavy rain!
MEB - It's raining, it's pouring...
MEL - The rain last night left Robert's favorite sandbox at the park looking like a pool.  This was taken at almost dinner time.

May 15, 2014 - "Sleep"


ATN - Opal will sleep anywhere she can rest her head....even in my desk chair behind me.

MEB - Luke has decided that he likes to sleep snuggled up beside someone.
MEL - While everyone was sleeping at my house I rushed outside to rescue my peony blooms from the insane downpour.  #obsessed #insane

Monday, May 19, 2014

May 14, 2014 - "Before"


ATN - Before 8 am..the sun just hits this thing-a-m'bob and
 lights it up 
like a fountain!
Five minutes later..it the sparkle is gone...until the next morning..
MEB - Me before my diet. I am hoping that this will keep me on the right track!

MEL - I make Robert's lunch for the next day before I go to bed each night.
Makes the morning A LOT easier!

Saturday, May 17, 2014

May 13, 2014 - "Unusual"


ATN - The memorial to the Confederate Women of Virginia in Hollywood
Cemetery is one of the most unusual I've ever seen...I have aimed the
camera straight up...just stones resting on stones...no morter.

MEB - It is very unusual for a plant under my care to stay green. So far so good.
There may be hope for this one.
MEL - Everything about this spot on Mako's leg...
the most usual part is that it is a snake bite!