"and the time is right for dancing in the street"........remember that song by the Mama's and the pPapa's?? i've been singing that the past few days and i'd love to share it with you on my "play list" today...except that i don't have a "Playlist" any longer due to the fact that, for some reason, unbeknownst to me, there seems to be ads for "Lowe's" embedded in between the songs? and i am NOT advertising for anyone here on my bloggy.......so Bye Bye "Playlist"......it was fun while it lasted and i will miss choosing my music..cuz, i do LOVE the tunage.....waaaaaa.
anyhoo........summer is here......and it is HOT......
and i need some color in my life....
some cool and still,
blues and greens please......
in my art......hope you like my newest painting hanging over the couch in my den......of a sweet ethereal horsey.......inspired by my sparkly waters photo, up there in my side bar.
in my decor........i am still in love with the fabric i chose for these curtains in my kitchen..,
in my napkins.......cloth and paper (yes, i use paper)
in my view out the back picture window.......
and over the back door.
in my art book filled with sweet Georgia's inspiration.
in my flip flops stored in old stacking milk crates.......when i was growing up, we called flip flops "thongs"......i don't hear that any more?
in my little terrarium....where the sweetest, tiniest fern has been growing for two years now...with little care from me... i have only watered it a hand full of times.
in my new/old vintage , softest blue, bedspread on the back of the couch, that i paid $1 for......
sometime soon, i will share my secret for getting the stains out of old fabrics.....if you could have seen this blankie before i treated it, well you would NOT have paid even the one dollar for it.
in this beautifully blued Haeger pottery , that i found at the Nashville flea yesterday, that sure thrills me.
in the blues of the Ball jars... still pleasing to the eye........even if i see them everywhere right now.
ah yes, and in the blues and greens of my paintings.......
i can get lost in those cool liquid hues.....and i do.
while i am dreaming of them,
getting to know them,
blending them,
mixing them,
and letting them flow...
like water.
happy summery blues to you my sweets.
i believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.
i believe in kissing,
kissing a lot.
i believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong.
i believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls.
i believe that tomorrow is another day
i believe in miracles."
i can rely on this old fashioned beauty...
caught in the early mornin rays of the sun...
sleepy light flickering through the leaves...
the awakening of a pretty purple haze...
getting bizzy...or is it buzzy?
good mornin!
i spotted this adorable boat house at a nearby subdivision called "Westhaven". it is always at this time of year (a few days before the fourth of July) that i think i need buntings for my house....but it is too late to order them. er
oh well.......i made due with out buntings and changed up a few things on my porches.
the part of the house that i spend most of my time.......a gentle breeze provided by the ceiling fan adds some relief from the heat and gently sways the curtains.....
all spring, i have had the white cotton curtains hanging from clothespins....the old crocheted piece i just added this week.
to the left of the door is an old washbasin that i have turned into a water feature.
you can't see it in the photo but there is a bubbler and tiny goldfish swimming inside....the sound of the water is so relaxing to me....
above is one of my favorite wreaths......made by a lady i found at the flea market years ago.....simple wire and fragile twigs.
to the right is a piece of porch ceiling from an old farmhouse....the perfect shades of blue.
one of my handmade angels holds a flag.
i have hung some old garden fencing from a rake head....i have a thing for delicate old wire fencing...
my Adirondack chairs will soon be painted white.......until then i spiffed them up with some new cushions.
old doors lean behind the chairs....an old frame that i painted blue is hung there........above, is the "love spoken here" signage that i created this week, out of wire (inspired by something i saw on the Internet) i just love how it turned out.......it took a few tries, but was really not that hard to make.
my blue hummingbird feeder is just for show, as it has a terrible drip.
i love how the crochet piece catches the late afternoon rays....
and casts pretty shadows.
my dollar chair has a new coat of paint and holds my chalk ware kitty.
patriotic flags are a must for the fourth of July!
especially on the front porch.
and i just had to show you this gorgeous barn off of nearby, Franklin road, sporting its flag. you can't get more 
"and the time is right for dancing in the street"........remember that song by the Mama's and the pPapa's?? i've been singing that the past few days and i'd love to share it with you on my "play list" today...except that i don't have a "Playlist" any longer due to the fact that, for some reason, unbeknownst to me, there seems to be ads for "Lowe's" embedded in between the songs? and i am NOT advertising for anyone here on my bloggy.......so Bye Bye "Playlist"......it was fun while it lasted and i will miss choosing my music..cuz, i do LOVE the tunage.....waaaaaa.
in my art......hope you like my newest painting hanging over the couch in my den......of a sweet ethereal horsey.......inspired by my sparkly waters photo, up there in my side bar.
in my decor........i am still in love with the fabric i chose for these curtains in my kitchen..,
in my napkins.......cloth and paper (yes, i use paper)
in my view out the back picture window.......
and over the back door.
in my art book filled with sweet Georgia's inspiration.
in my flip flops stored in old stacking milk crates.......when i was growing up, we called flip flops "thongs"......i don't hear that any more?
in my little terrarium....where the sweetest, tiniest fern has been growing for two years now...with little care from me... i have only watered it a hand full of times.
in my new/old vintage , softest blue, bedspread on the back of the couch, that i paid $1 for......
in this beautifully blued Haeger pottery , that i found at the Nashville flea yesterday, that sure thrills me.
in the blues of the Ball jars... still pleasing to the eye........even if i see them everywhere right now.
ah yes, and in the blues and greens of my paintings.......
