birthday wishes

birthday wishes

did come true :))

tropical fall love

tropical fall love

for my bday weekend

enjoyed plant show tropicals

with another fall bday girl

and her new jacket

and new boots w/ love from her mama

celebrated with fam at favorite french cafelobster bisque and wine, yum!

tropical fall love

just the way i like it :))

:: florida fall ::

(cute lil ashton above)

fall has been rich with family
three birthdays

a week with the fam from chattanooga

beach days
lots n lots

(ian on flagler beach)
(jordan - on a nature walk)
sweet boy
(aka "afi")
delighting the gkiddos with fish fun

(youngest landon)

:: our florida fall ::

my florida life

hi all :))

has it really been 15 days since i last posted ?

been beachy & busy since arriving home

as much as i love the rugged beauty and inspiring contrasts

of Iceland

i love coming home to flip flop wearing weather

beach days

and the casual ease of

my florida life
celebrated my daughters 30th birthday beachside

she wasnt thrilled about this milestone day

so we did shots as we ck'd the beach shops
it helped :))

had us some friki tiki time

and i found something for my birthday wish list :))

::

so happy to be back, missed you!!

iceland :: art

went to the opening of

SIGURGEIR SIGURJONSSON
photographer
at hafnarborg in hafnarfjordur

wine, art lovers, conversations

extremely beautiful and inspiring aerial views of iceland

sigurjonsson has done many books on iceland

"icelanders" " icelandic horse" "lost in iceland"

to name a few

visited the

reykjavik academy of the arts

not like in usa where you need formal clearance to wander

thru college classrooms

nope,

its iceland

just find the person in charge, say hello

say you want to look around and do so :)))

each student has their own studio space

loved looking at their journals and creative experimentation

inspired :))

iceland : : old harbor reykjavik

enjoyed a stroll thru "old harbor"

while in reykjavik, iceland the last 10 days

we had a long friendly chat with Saedis

first shop owner in the old fishermen huts by the harbor

she, family and friends went about the formidable task

of cleaning 100 years of fish, nets and gut stink

phew..can you imagine????

like many icelanders, she welcomes guests by burning

candles by her doors

she was just as warm and friendly

these armbands are her design

if you walk to the harbor and look right

you'll see the new harpa international concert center

a bit of a view hog

dramatic contrast to the humble old harbor fishing huts

but thats what makes iceland so beautiful

dramatic,

strong contrasts

about 20 miles south of reykjavik

in a small coastal town called

nyardvik

we visted the islenkgur

a full viking ship replica


pretty cool stuff

september welcome

mind wandering toward fall

lovin the tunic above from sundance

but still definately summer here in florida

hello late summer tropicals

recent finds @ lowes
ground orchids
called

citrus sorbet and tropical sunset
:: september welcome ::

spring waters

when its hotter than a hornets hiney outside

florida offers natural spring waters

a chilly 62 degrees

ahhhhh, thats better :)

photos from silver glen state park today

to the sea

just watched the sweetest movie

ALAMAR (to the sea)

a film movement indie

a sweet end to a summer full of gkiddos

loved this film

catch of the day

evening fishing with the boys
cast net throwing

yellow tails, sea bass, mullet

catch em, touch em, show em off, release em

ahhhh, except the one the seagull got :P

i love how easy boys are

she sells seashells

recently visited at the home of an ex-employer christine

she had the nicest garden shop w/ english tea room in our quaint town

my favorite all time job-the garden shop

now she and her husband own the quaint locals breakfast cafe

that we frequent...frequently!!!

i was surprised to see what christine has been up to

she has a thing for shells

and making things covered in shells

besides her love of collecting scottie dog bits

books, beaded jewlery, english china

just so ya know

this is just christines cottage

her work space in the back yard

her house is way more interesting!!!!

chris has been selling to shops locally

but i want to help her get on fb and blogger
so she can sell seashells to all the shell lovers out there!!