Happy Memorial Day

Thank you to all those that served and sacrificed.

Tracy

My 1986 Yamahopper

I love quirky things so when I saw my friend’s moped and he said he might sell it, I knew it had to be mine.  I bought it for our future farm.  We dream of living in the country on lots of acres in the next few years.  I thought my moped might be fun to use to drive down country roads or get the mail.  For now, we take our dog (Izzy) for rides in our neighborhood. 

I got Izzy some goggles for her rides.  She sure looks cute in them, but she really doesn’t like them.

Tracy

Front Door Décor Spring/Summer 2014

I revamped my metal bucket that hangs by my front door after the baby birds left the nest and their poop all over the old faux flowers.  I added a punch of red to go with the red geraniums I planted in my front flower bed.

Happy Mother’s Day.  I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Treacy

Inspiration with a Photo

I do some photography on the side.  This week I took some track photos for my friend of her son.  He is an amazing hurdler and is going to compete in state this weekend.  I found this perfect quote to go with a photo I took of him and wanted to share it.

Tracy

Spring time on the Porch

I love spring other than the wind in the Texas Panhandle.  I have done a bit of front porch decorating.  I am actually in the mood this year to do some planting so I will have more to show you as the threat of a freeze decreases. 

I found the cutest birdhouse yesterday.  It reminded me so much of my mom.  I put it on my porch along with her tall birdhouse I have has since she passed away 14 years ago. 

I love how off center the hole is and the colors of the wood.  The man I bought this from is working on something for me I will hopefully be sharing soon.  The idea looks good in my head and hopefully it will in real life as well. 

I also found the cute rosemary topiary bush yesterday.  I am gravitating more towards plants than flowers these days. 

I like the simplicity of them.  I did add my usual faux flowers to the metal container by the door. 

A pair of  house finches left me a cute surprise inside of it.

I hope you have a wonderful Easter and Spring.

Tracy

Sectional - 2nd Try was a Charm

A few weeks ago my sectional arrived.  I had posted about how the first one was really not the color for me and the furniture store agreed to replace it.  This one is golden.  The fabric looks a bit like burlap, but it does not feel like burlap.  I took a couple of photos of it today.

I like the golds, corals and greens mixed together. 

I also adopted a dog from the pound.  It was her last day and they were about to euthanize her.  I didn’t know it, but I would be saving her life twice.  She had to go get spayed the morning after I adopted her.  It is the rules.  I guess she had a bad infection and I think the surgery was too much for her.  They apparently do not check pound dogs’ blood prior to surgery.  She went into kidney failure and almost died.   2 days in emergency care and tons of medicine later she seems to be fine.  She sticks to me like glue.  This is a photo of me bringing her home. 

And here she is with my other fur babies. She’s the one in the middle.

Tracy

Newspaper Pirate Hat

I wanted to make a newspaper pirate hat for an upcoming photo shoot that I have scheduled.  I found the directions how to make one here.    I made Izzy try the hat out to see how it will look in a photo. 

It was super easy to make and would be a fun project for kids to do during spring break. 

Tracy