summer...

Just wanted to pop in and say hello...

It's been a busy month since I last posted.

Jim and I went to Aruba and celebrated our 30th anniversary...

When we got home we celebrated Jake's 21st birthday and caught up with an old friend that was visiting from Florida!

We also celebrated the Fourth of July here at our campground...

It's been such a wonderful summer so far, hope you are enjoying yours too!

Thank you for stopping by ~ have a great weekend!

my space this summer...

Well hello!

It has been two whole weeks since I have posted.

I have no excuses...just been having fun in the good 'ol Summertime!

I do not have anything new around the house to share.

Nothing...zilch...nada.

(If you could only peek at my Fall and Winter project list though!)

Hope Jim isn't reading!

So, I thought I would show you what my space at the Wrentham Country Store is looking like these days...

The shop is looking as wonderful as ever and my fellow Shop Girls are putting together the most amazing displays!!

I invite you to visit the shop's website and peek at the "Recent Finds" page to see the latest treasures just in.

Also we have a summer series, "Shop Girl of the Week" that gives our customers a chance to get to know our vendors a little better.

Also, you can follow the shop on Facebook!

I hope you can check back with me tomorrow...I am going to take you on a unique little tour of the shop.

Even though I haven't been posting, I have been visiting!

I am totally inspired to change things up after Summer!

Thanks for stopping by!!

recent finds...

Recently I took a peek inside my friend Susan's Etsy shop,

Evelyn and Rose.

When I saw these beautiful vintage horse ribbons I knew they would look great in my space at the shop, don't you agree...

Of course you know I had to keep one for myself...

Then I found this portrait at a local thrift shop...

Perfect timing, don't you agree?!!

The next few days are going to be in the 90s and feel like...

Bring it on!

I hope the sun is shining where you are today!

Thanks for stopping by!!

missed blogging...

 It has been over a week since I last posted...

I have been a bit distracted lately...

Dealing with real life's ups and downs...

The fog is lifting a bit and I am going to get back in the swing of things!

I missed blogging!

How was your holiday weekend?  Memorial Day Weekend for us was almost a wash out, but summah is finally on it's way this week and as we say in New England,

"I'm wicked excited!"

I miss visiting and am looking forward to catching up.

I hope you all are doing well and thank you for stopping by!

swedish proverb...

It felt like summer yesterday and I was inspired to change up my chalkboard...

Have a great weekend!!

thanks for the memories...

I remember spending summers with my Nana on the cape.
I couldn't wait 'til that last bell rang in June.

She would make breakfast every day with a smile.

Every sunny day spent was spent on the beach with friends.

Rainy days were always fun filled too.

With the beach in walking distance I would go home every day for lunch and fill my Nana in on all the fun so far that day.

Light dinners included BLTs (with extra bacon) or "your Mom isn't here till the weekend so let's have ice cream instead"!

Each night she would perfectly iron my outfits for those "summer nights".

Meeting up with my girlfriends and the cute boys (one of which I married).

Running home to make curfew.

And at night I would write letters on the summer porch (where I slept) to my friends at home, telling them what they are missing and wish they were there.

Those were the memories that hit me today when I spied this vintage mailbox at the shop...

Thanks Nana for all those summers on the cape and all the wonderful memories...miss you.

Thanks to Karen K. too for having this treasure in her booth that brought me back to the good ol' days!

Joining Kathleen for White Wednesday ~ thank you for visiting!

enjoying summer...

Sunset cocktails by the lake at the campground with my honey...

Shopping at Pier I and buying some new mugs for my home...

Cutting hydrangeas for my mantel and loving the pop of color...

What have you been up to?

Thanks for stopping by ~ have a wonderful day!