Going Coastal Continued

As promised, here are more pictures of my wonderful trip to the coast.

I call this Ocean Still Life.  This was on Moonstone Beach.

That darn date stamp.  I forgot to crop it out of the pictures.

Would you like some chocolate covered scorpions?   No thanks!

Ok, how about some chocolate covered crickets?

More garden pictures.  I would love to have this.

And this.  This door is awesome.  Gotta run.  I will be posting more pictures
soon.
Thanks for reading.  Please leave me a comment and let me know you were here.

Diana

Going Totaly Coastal

My husband & I snuck off to the coast for 1 more visit
before he had to go back to work.  We had the most relaxing
time ever.
It has really been a trying time for us.  Just 2 1/2 months ago
he had open heart surgery.

He became the biggest grouch. 

Poor guy!

I was like, Who are you and what have you done with my husband?

On this trip we really reconnected.
  
We talked,joked and laughed.  We spent time just watching the
waves.  We visited beautiful gardens in Cambria and other garden
shops on the way.

Who wouldn't want this on their patio or back yard?

Some good advice for both of us.

This shop was in a little town on the way.  This picture was taken out back under
a huge old oak tree.

A cute shop for kids.

This is Nitwit Ridge in Cambria.  It is made of salvaged materials.  We missed the
tour so we didn't get to go inside.  Darn!!!

OK, blogger is taking too long to upload photos.  I have so much more to show you.
sooo... tune in tomorrow for some beautiful ocean shots and more plant pictures.

Hugs to you,
Diana

Vintage Goodness

I'm sure you know how it is.  You go to yard sale after yard sale leaving empty handed each time.

Dissapointment mounts.  Then, you hit the gold mine.
I love buttons,lace and trims.  I also love vintage containers to put them in.

Beautiful antique buttons.  Beaded collars, lace.   What a find!

Old rusty door hardware and old sewing drawers make me swoon.  I know, I'm
wierd but you, dear blog friends get me.  You understand the madness.

Now I need to use these goodies and not hoard  "what a bad word" them. 
We would never do that...... would we?
I hope you have a blessed day.  Please leave me a comment and let me know you
were here.

Diana

I can't give this up!

Lately I have been feeling really discouraged and have toyed with the idea of quitting blogging.
Then I read a post by http://mybrowneyedgirldesigns.blogspot.com/2011/08/true-feelings.html?showComment=1313462197766#c2186607951676216236  I love her blog.  I also picked up the latest
issue of Artful Blogging. 
I am finding I'm not alone in these feelings of inadequacy.  I just need to pick myself up and dust myself off and try again.  I wonder if this is what a mid-life crises is. Lol!!!  Thinking back and regretting what you haven't done and kicking yourself for what you're not doing.  I need to
get over the fear and do it anyway.  Make my dreams come true. 

I'm going to share a kinda new painting I just finished.  I have been working on it for a year now.
Just when I think I'm finished, I think of something else to enhance it.  The painting is called

Delight.

I also am going to be doing a picture of my sister and I at the coast.  I have been
drawing a thumbnail sketch to work it out.  As soon as I have that one done I will post it.
Thanks for listening to my rambling.  Have a great evening
Diana

Blissed Out At The Coast

I finelly got my trip to the coast.  It was so wonderful to feel the

ocean breeze.  I really needed to feel the sand between my toes.

Here is a picture of a beautiful pelican.

There were two on the pier.  They just sat there and posed

for us.  Earlier we watched them dive for food.  It was

really fun to watch.

In my wanderings I found the cutest flower shop.

I just had to stop and take pictures of it.

We took my sister with us.  It is rare that we get to spend time together.

Tim had a hard time walking on the pier.  He's smiling through his pain here.
Still, he did really good and is recovering from open heart surgery very well.

A week before we went to the coast we went and spent some time with 2 of our good friends.
Jerry and Cathy.  Cathy is a kindred spirit.  We like the same things.  It is dangerous for us to go

shopping together.  I made her this remote control cover.  In our vintage world, we
do not like to see the ugly things.
She has a talent for setting up vintage vignettes.

Have a great day.  Blessings to you.