Darling, Delightful Day

Today was one of those special days. I got to meet a blogging buddy, Linda.

Darling Linda is moving and had to downsize her lovelies, she was

kind enough to offer them to me.

You see, we are going to have a booth at the WLYS (World's Longest Yard Sale)

and Linda offered to give us several boxes of wonderful stuff.

 We met at Adairsville and had lunch at a cute little restaurant

 and antique store in the Stock Exchange.

The food was great...... the company was excellent!

We talked and ate and talked some more.

 We toured the antique store and talked some more.

Sometimes you hit it off with a person and that is what happened with Linda

and me.  Blogging is a terrific way to meet wonderful people,

please go to Jenny Matlock's Alphabe Thursday and read other great posts

and meet other Delightfully Darling People!

Great Kids

Mother's Day was terrific! We went to Jessica's house and had a wonderful cookout.

My talented children made my gifts, Ben- a great art piece with pastels, Jessica- a darling wreath with a needle felted bird. I love when they make my gifts, they are unique, and one of a kind. 

 My future son-in-law, Josh, was the griller and the fire builder.

 Yes it was cool that day, not like today that is in the 80's.

 A little skateboard demo from Ben.

Dad is there, they look alike don't they!

 Miss V is watching too. Later she did an archery demo but I could not get photos,

 the arrows go too fast!

 Food was amazing

My kids have always been "into shoes". They wear the latest styles.

Hope I will be posting more, now that it is summer. 

It's Almost Summer.....

Dear blogging friends.....I am sorry that I have not posted in such a long time but I have been very busy with end of the year school stuff.

 Plus I kept trying to create a new post and the photos would not load. I had started using google chrome and that was causing the trouble. I went back to safari and the photos downloaded, no problem.

So, here goes. I finished this school day with 19 parent-teacher conferences,wow! I stayed till 6:30 last night creating a DVD with slideshows and songs of our entire school year. Hubby says I am nuts but, guess what, all but one of my parents came to the conferences today. They come to the conferences because that is the only way to get a DVD. 

You are probably wondering about the 1st photo....what does that have to do with school?

A few weeks ago I went to Atlanta to watch my nephew play baseball, he is the 3rd baseman for Georgia Tech. He went to G Tech on an academic scholarship, I am so proud! 

Well anyway, I went to this fabulous vintage-repurpose arts and crafts fair.

  Love these owls made from croquet balls.

 Clown made from vintage wooden blocks and toys

 Wind chimes from cans, beads, and silver-plate

 wooden and metal number magnets

 measuring tape keychain

Here's the G Tech field, I must have brought them luck. They beat #1 ranked Virginia.

Hubby and I have spent the last few months going to yard sales, estate sales, and even going through  storage areas. We are going to have a booth at the World's Longest Yard Sale. I plan to spend my summer painting and repurposing lots and lots of treasures. Our dear friend, Linda from A la Carte is even helping us, she is giving me some of her treasures. We are meeting for a lunch in Adairsville and I can't wait to meet her face-to-face.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Springtime Sunday

We have had two lovely weekends in a row. 

I have enjoyed getting back into taking photos....this is a great time of year to be outdoors.

We went for a ride yesterday and I had to stop and smell the flowers.

 Last weekend I went to see my nephew, Sam, play baseball for G Tech.

It is so amazing to sit in the stadium and look out over Hot-lanta.

I am so proud of how well he is doing, it's great fun to watch him play!

 On our ride yesterday, we stopped at a little country diner that makes

absolutely the best coconut cream pie I have ever put in my mouth.

Hubby said," If I were to die right now, It would be o.k.,

 I'm sitting by the water, with my wife, eating coconut cream pie. 

It's not the big things in your life that matter the most,

it's the little things you do everyday with the

people that you love.

Have a great week!

Spring........Where Are You?

Our daffodils have bloomed and frozen.

 Trees are blooming and I am afraid they will freeze as well.

 These are photos I took last spring at Reflection Riding.

It's a beautiful park and a great place to take your camera.

 I have been on spring break this week, Monday and Tuesday

we had snow flurries.

 The sun was out today and the temperature got up to 48!

Yeah!!!

 Maybe tomorrow we will see the sun again,

I sure hope so.

The weatherman said rain starts again on Monday.

 We might be hunting for Easter eggs in the rain.

But all that is minor because I have my hubby and my kids.

Spring will arrive soon and we will wish it was summer.

We can only talk about the weather. 

Check out Jenny Matlock's Alpha B Thursday....the letter is S.

SPRING

Original art

  

On Sunday hubby and I took a drive to Summerville

Ga.We went to see a 4 acre  piece of art.Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens.Howard made art out of what most people would throw away.He painted on throw away pieces of wood.It was an amazing experience.

 Painted wood art, hub cap tower

 There are small buildings all over the property. He was a concrete master and there are thousands and thousands of broken pieces of glass imbedded in concrete mosaics.

 The concrete mosaic walls were my favorite. I cannot even imagine how he created art in such a grand scale.

If you are even in North Georgia, take a couple of hours and you will see an amazing sight.

I am linking this post to Jenny Matlock's Alphab Thursday....it's the letter o- Original Art.

Oh My Goodness!

Magnificent, Marvelous Mixed-Media

Magnificent, marvelous mixed-media.....that is what my talented artist daughter uses to make her art. She re-purposes water bottles, newspaper, wool clothing, and anything else that you might toss into the trash. She is amazing.

 Mama Jay, after the Hunger Games, she made this for my b-day

 Hubby adores crows and she made this one with cold porcelain 

 Animals made from wool-needle felting. She learns about a new technique and watches a couple of YouTube videos and can make it.

 Water bottles, Christmas ornaments, and scrapes

What a lovely creation.

 this is a sculpture of hubby and me

 adventure time sewn creations

Here she is with her adorable Josh. 

What a wonderful couple...what a terrific artist.

Please check out other posts on Jenny Matlock's Alphabe Thursday!

Also, Happy Valentine's Day!