quiet flight...

hi from the gliderport!
look at that afi...
ian dreams of flying..
another pic by ian...belly, yikes!


went to IKEA too...land of colorful ideas...
congrats to miss jordan for graduating into
her big girl bed this weekend. i hear mommy
got you a new IKEA bedroom too! cant wait to
see the pics !

peace river...

trip to arcadia to pull permits...
sleepy old citrus town..
best discovery...
peace river. who knew?

hoppy spring...

cute lil lime g'hopper...

hoppy easter..

hey ian, my peeps will call your peeps and we
will get together soon! till then, stay hoppy!
love amma

happy easter to ian, jordan, loa and ashton
the cutest little easter peeps in the world!
ck www.marshmallowpeeps.com

message in a bottle...

this is an old icelandic acid bottle.
my dad brought it back from iceland in 1970.
my mom gave it to gee before she died..
we love our serendipitous mementos.
i was in the midst of cleaning it up,
when we left for georgia...

drivin miss daisy...

cordele is deep south..
sweet tea, pecans,
cotton, home cookin,
hunting, hospitality and
deep rooted traditons..

felt like four days in
"driving miss daisy"...

georgia on my mind...

cordele, ga was just what i needed!
melindas "casual plantation" home is
gorgeous. spacious, open, bright..
pane windows over every doorway,
huge crown and base, two kitchens
(melinda is a baker), ed has a man cave
wrapped in cedar with the ceiling of
rusted tin roof from his parents old
homestead..
gkids suites upstairs complete w/
stage for dressup..
thank you melinda for the
"orange blossoms" and southern
hospitality at its best!

hibiscus happy..

the hibiscus @ office are blooming.

were off to cordele ga..for a little
work related adventure...

ramblin ...

i like side road surprises...
today we ck'd "eaton beach" on lake weir..
new owners-someones next dream project..


across lake weir, similar shack building-but alive
with business @ gator joes. good music by the "rambles" in
bare feet, fried gator available, libations,
bikini clad folks partying,boating and playing volley ball on beach.
bikers spot also.

pot dealers...

stopped to shop pots...


we liked this shape, but not the clay

i had my eye on this one...

great tropicals and pots @ yard stop

shamrocking...

last nite at pleasure island, downtown disney. ck back to hear "seven nations"...finally caught up w/ them again
after last april @ deland art festival!

balmy breezes.

a favorite bit of art by maria reyes-jones.
ode to islamorada, evening motorcycle rides thru keys & balmy breezes..

marias palms are the poster for 2008 winter park art festival going on
this weekend! congrats!

feeling carefree lately..must be the crisp
weather and the waterside swinging

spring forward...

ordered this dress from sundance today...
this dress, my flips and I will be very happy together!
will post a pic when it arrives!

zest for life...

its orange blossom time...






motorcycle ride today...stopped to walk
thru the orange groves. the blossoms smelled
heavenly...

hey brandi-i'm coming to see you for a special
orange blossom cocktail creation!!!

beer bucket heros...

birty and brandi rock out...

@ foriegner concert - downtown oville on sat.
note to oville -
someone forgot the "turn off irrigation" memo,
thank goodness for beer buckets!
more portapots please.

prairie folk...

moving on to reduce garaged items.
found these wood block dolls i made
years ago for the girls! yes, i
actually "crafted". they are so
sweet i hardly want to sell
them on craigslist as planned.
they are just as cute from behind!
they look "little house on the
prairie" inspired.

but onward to a lighter existance...