Showing posts with label summertime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summertime. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Screaming "SUMMERTIME!!!"


         No, I'm not talking about the weather! Grrr! It's raining still this morning. The rain doesn't have me screaming summertime.The rain has me screaming "ENOUGH!!!"....What's screaming summertime is the items I came across on Etsy! It looks like everybody's really into summer...sunshine!...light food to eat!...flowers!....and fun! :-) 
      Instead of going on and on about the great basketball game last night, the first one of the NBA Finals between the OKC Thunder and the Miami Heat,...but Ooooo Whee! It was a good one!! ^_^...I'm gonna share some of the summer inspired items that caught my eye on Etsy recently. I've been saving them up to show you! ^_^ 


       Not only do these bowls look good, but I could almost smell the barbecue sauce I would put in them after getting my ribs off the grill! :-)

      And, of course, I'd be in a cute outfit that would include me wearing some earrings like these...


      ...and this colorful skirt...


       Any of you who know me in real life know that I'm not joking either. This outfit has "ME" written all over it!!...Except for the shirt and the shoes. I'd have on a more colorful shirt and a slight kitten-heeled shoe. ^_^


       Yes I would!!...And I might be sporting this ring (above)...on my pinkie finger too! LOL I'd give the headband and bracelet to one of my little friends. ^_^ ... What?!!!!...Like you've never worn jewelry that was meant to be worn by a little kid!! LOL

        Whatever!! LOL

         I also saw this little Paper Pillow Gift Box (below) by LaBottegaDiViviana and the colors of it seemed to be screaming 'Summertime'!...


   And talking about 'screaming summer', look at this...



       And look at these...



     Pretty, huh?!....Summery too! :-) ... Speaking of summery, some of you have been having some kind of summer too!
       Elisa, of Elisa...creating memories, while wondering Is it summer yet?, recorded a summer storm they recently had. Not only was there rain from the angry sky, but also.....HAIL!...


       Thankfully, her plants still survived!

           Pammy Sue, of Scotty's Place, was having much better weather this past weekend. This was one of the photos she took when she went out for lunch. You can check out the rest of the story --> HERE <--.


       Ahhhhhh! It reminded me of the cobblestone streets of my home state of Georgia...in Savannah. :-)

      And Melissa, of Lazy Daisy Crochet, was sporting some sunshine too, and she was giving out sunshine. :-) Or, should I say, Sunshine Blogger Awards!...And I got one!!


        Thanks Melissa! :-) I'll try to follow the rules soon...maybe later this week.

      One more thing that's screaming "Summertime!" at me is the calendar! YIKES! Hubby and I are gonna be celebrating our 30th Anniversary in less than a month and a half!!!! I still don't know what we're doing?!...I do know what I want to do for the blog post. Hubby and I want to answer your questions. :-)
      So, start sending us questions y'all! To me, to hubby, or to us as a couple. Anything you wanna know....Well, ALMOST anything! ^_^ {If you don't wanna put your question in a blog comment, just go to my profile above and send it to my email!} We're gonna be compiling the questions to answer on our anniversary...or around there.

      That's it for today!...My bones are screaming "Rest Time!" ^_^ Have a happy Wednesday, Everybody!

Half-Way

Half-Way away from Monday.
Half-Way to the end of the week.
Half-Way with a hump in the middle.
Half-Way, like a quarterback sneak.

Half-Way is what Wednesday is.
Half-Way from where the good times have been.
Half-Way to the goal of beginning.
Half-Way back to now start it again! 


       For any of you that lasted to the end of this post, here's a little bonus for you. If you like dogs....or meringue dancing ^_^ you're gonna love this video!...
 

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Flip Flops, Flowers and Summertime!


         It's that time of year again...right?...It is here in the northeast of the United States anyway.....Summertime! Time to get prepared for the heat waves and thunderstorms, and to pull out the barbecue grills, set up the badminton net in the yard, put on your flip flops, and slather on the sun tan lotion!...Well, for a lot of people, it's that time. :-]
       Here in Holyoke this morning...it's time for some more rain. ^_^ Just for the morning though. The clouds are suppose to clear up this afternoon. Then the temperature is suppose to climb into the 80s...and be humid...Great!...Just great!...Humidity...Grrr!
      Whatever!...Bring it on Mr. Humidity! I'm not letting YOU put a damper on my happiness...although I would be a bit more happy if I could get a little bit more sleep to go with all of this sunshine! ^_^


        Yes, the lack of sleeping saga continues! :-( It's really starting to aggravate me too!!!....Wait a minute! Let me go back to my 'happy place'...


        Ahhhhh! :-) Oh, if only pretty pillows could make sleeping easy to do!...But I'm not gonna talk about my lack of sleep this morning. I'm gonna share some summery things...and some flowers! :-)


       And in the case of these flip flop crochet flowers by krochetlady, some summery things that ARE flowers! :-) ... I love seeing new ways to display crochet flowers!
        
        Here are some other flowers you could display this summer...


       ...or that you could display 'any' time really, because they're beautiful! :-)

(Red Cream Felt Flower by Brigite)

         Including this flower ring...


         Soooo pretty, right?! :-) ... And here's a couple of other summery things you could use...




 ("A Safari Weekend" post from Creating Trouble Blog)

      Wait!...That's not a summer photo! How did that get in there?!.... ^_^ Okay!...I just wanted to share that one. Summer, or WHENEVER, that's a photo that will just make you smile! :-) ...If you wanna see the full story about it, go on over and check out Alex's post. It was an adventure!

      Okay...I'm done with the summery stuff. But I did want to show you what I received in the mail yesterday! :-) Remember...I showed you a glimpse of it yesterday?!...


      Well, it's my Giveaway win from Cathy, of Artsy Butterfly's Blog!...It's two of her photographic art prints...and they are extraordinary!! :-)
       I'm sure my photographs of them is not gonna do them justice, but I can't help myself...I have to show them to you anyway! ^_^ First, let me show you the lovely note that came with them...


      Ooooo! I so love a handwritten note! :-) ... Okay, here they are...


       They're both New York Scenes...


           Pretty cool, right?! ^_^ And they're nice sizes too! I'm already experimenting with what Kind of frames I'm gonna put on them. I'm leaning toward black as of right now. :-) I'll keep you posted.....THANK YOU, CATHY!!!!

      Okay...off to get my weekend started....and maybe a little breakfast...and a nap! :-) Have a good one, Everybody!

Summer Is The Sun

Summer is the sun
that makes the sweat down your face run,
when you're having so much fun.
Now the school year is all done;
Your 'Playing' homework has begun.

Summer is the sun,
when your vacation web is spun,
and all your money is down to none.
A dollar bill-you've got just one.
That there's no cash is quite a stun.
But Oh! The memories that were won,
because summer is the sun.