A Little Junk in My Trunk....

Juniper in Albany, GA at Livi's Before getting strarted....

Yesterday, I took off to do one of my most favorite things in the world ...Set Up! I travelled over to the bus station (http://www.thebusstationgallery.blogspot.com/) in Colquitt, GA and loaded up my little old faithful companion, Juniper and headed to Albany, GA to our Livi's Spot in Livi's Market Place to add, take away from, create and rearrange. That's what I like to do..Sprucing up as some would say...So five hours later, the work was complete for a week or so while I leave my south Georgia roots and "go west, young woman!" So have a look at the photos and then jump over the the bus station page (see above) and have a look...Keep on Junkin.....

All kinds of stuff goes into one small area of sqare footage...Not one inch not filled with somethin'.

Handcrafted jewelry and monogrammed metal platters....

These cute little metal can flowers are made by a lady in Abbeville, AL. I've almost sold all of these and then the rooster is made out of some sort of Husks and wood by-products...Pressed Tin picture frames...

My random wood and decoupaged signs...

Turquoise and Cross Place Setting for 8 with Hand painted Charger Platter...Old Crock I found in an antique junk store in Cuthbert, GA with dried brush from the "outback" (behind our house).

Prayers and Blessings I write for different occassions, events or special people.

They love them some owls in Albany, GA

More owls....WHOOOOO! WHOOOO!

Monogrammed Turquoise Platter, Old Seltzer Bottle, Cross made from square nails and bowl and mug.

We love Shonya and those gals at Livi's...Y'all come back ya hear?

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Bloom Where You Are Planted ~ Mary Engelbreit

Yesterday, June 21st was the first official day of summer....I awakened at my normal time of around  6:30

and put on the flavor of the week...Starbucks French Roast. This was on sale at Publix about 10 days ago and I should have bought 2 bags because I really love, love, love! Anyway, went outside and sat in the rocking chair and I waited for the sun to surface...I began the watering ritual as really summer temps have been here in south GA for about 3 or 4 good weeks. I read this yesterday in "Simple Abundance" and wanted to pass along since I guess I would fall into the class of "middle age".

"Gardening is one of the rewards of middle age, when one is ready for an impersonal passion, a passion that demands patience, acute awareness of a world outside oneself, and the power to keep on growing through all the times of drought, through the cold snows, towards those moments of pure joy when all failures are forgotten and the plum tree flowers". ~ May Sarton

While in my garden this morning, this is what I found...

                                             

Sunny, our cat and a friend that he is showing to me.

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Blooms and more Blooms

Last but not least...my sweet Bronnie Petunia.

Lori's Holiday News: Blessings in Disguise.

Lori's Holiday News: Blessings in Disguise.

The Day After...

Picture that Daddy watched me paint as I stayed with him during his illnes in August '08. Named it Henry's Chevy.

Today is the day after Father's Day... I lost my father Feb. 14th 2009 after a six month bout with cancer...see blog above...Anyway, it was an okay day as Billy received phone calls  and texts from the kids.I was reading a book entitled "Broken Open" by Elizabeth Lesser. Really a good book but a little heavy for me at times but like the stories..Anyway, I was reading about her recollections on Death and her father passing and so that led me to thinking about Daddy and then that led to sadness and then that led to a few tears that probably needed to be shed. I went through Father's Day last year and don't remember the sadness but know he was in my thoughts so this year I took a little more time and "sat with the grief" as Lesser says is good to do. I don't like to do that as is my nature to travel  at a high rate of speed. This season is really giving me some things to think about along with her book...I'm smelling the roses and having a lot of faith as the world faces some serious challenges. Whatever the case may be, I am grateful for the Daddy that we had. All the crazy antics and funny ways he entertained himself and others will not be forgotten. Henry lives on in our hearts Forever and that makes me feel adoration and gratitude. We are always remembering something about him that makes us smile. Our family is settling into Life without him... but never forgetting Him.

Blackberry Fields

I am headed over this morning to pick the last of the hybrid blackberries from my mother-in-laws bush. We made black berry preserves about three weeks ago and so I'm going to make cobbler this morning. We went to Ray's IGA last night in Columbia, AL  and got our necessary ingredients with the main staple of Breyer's Vanilla ice cream. Which brings me to another topic; I love, love, love all the exoctic flavors of ice cream and i spend several minutes when I finally make  my mind up to splurge in the moment to buy, I look and try to decide what it is I really want to spend my calories on. Billy (husband) ususally always chooses VANILLA! Or if we're really splurging he has a Vanilla Milkshake or sometimes he may go out on a limb and get a chocolate milkshake..Anyway, that's the way he's wired but I truly love all of the different new flavors. Some I like are birthday cake by Blue Bell and then of course cookies and cream (a favorite)....Strawberry cheesecake is good but I usually gravitate to a flavor with chocolate in the title or in the description...Gotta Go and pick! pick! pick!

The Finished Product

Blessings!

Art anyone?

New day

The temperature in south Georgia is already tipping the 90's at 10 am this morning. I am headed out to The Bus Station, our retail store in Colquitt to set us up a new blog page so that we can bring to you unique items and tips for deorating. We are somewhat on a different wave as your typical, everyday "gift store" so hopefully through our new blogging page, we will be able to convey the message to the "Blog World". It's all about the journey, right? A few photo's to get you aquainted to
Our World at The Bus Station....