The Beach

I'm pretty sure we aren't supposed to be on this thing.
Which makes it my favorite new thing to take pictures on!
Did you guys know that Cousin Rachel and Auntie Jess are coming to visit this weekend?
So yeah, I can just already see the three cousins up there now.




Every once in a while, a storm washes these
little guys up in bunches to the shore where they die.
Jellies.

Bad bad jelly.
You put vinegar on a sting if they get you.
Or meat tenderizer.
We found out the not-so-fun way.


But we still had a lot of fun!

Pretty Places: Kitchen Windowsill

This little dish holds a sand dollar and a shell that Boom Boom found for me. I generally end up tossing in any jewelry I have on at the end of a night or two.

That ring? Love.
I got it from this little jewelry show at the salon I go to.
The daisies are also favorites.
Farmer's Market. (An artsy hipster one with few actual "farmers")

The tri metal earrings with beads are probably an old Target buy but they are pretty much my go to earrings.

They just hang like 2 pretty little bunches of grapes on my ears.


Begonia.
Madee brought this home for me from Home Depot.
She was quite proud.
She loves flowers.

It is budding again.
A windowsill is the perfect place for joy to bloom.


This little guy fell off in my hand while picking its group mate the other day in the garden.
And he matches this teeny little melamine plate so perfect.
Well he did.
Obvs he was eaten.


Many years ago I had this job and made a very good friend there.
We had this plant at the office.
She gave me bits off of it.
Now I get bits off of mine.
It really likes to grow.

Have you ever had steel cut oatmeal?
Irish freaking oatmeal?
It is amazing.

I don't even have words.
But your body will thank you if you try it.


Here is our trusty Bamboo.
We first got it in Tahoe, it lived in the RV, and in Duluth, and in the cupholder of our car right next to the fish on our way to Florida.

I think he likes us.

And lastly, a jar of the whitest shells and rocks in my collection.
I just love the way sunlight plays off of them in the window.
And the jar is just the beginning of a new collection, I am pretty sure.
At least, I hope?

And this is what I look at while I do dishes.
Lucky dishes.

What is in your windowsill?

Madee's Room

This was Madee's nursery. The one she came home to. Awwww. My little angel.


But she is a "BIG GIRL" now. She knows she is 3 now, and says 2 is "goooo-oone b-bye!"

This is her room now.
The side view from her bed.

All those mirrors? She can get lost just gazing into them, watching her face go through words and emotions.
Her corner of dollhouse items and books. She always has twinkly lights in her room. It's kind of her thing.

The banner holds all of her birthday cards. So she can celebrate everyone's love for her every day.

I found her sleigh bed at a garage sale, and instantly fell in love. removed the slats and threw the mattress right in and she has the perfect little bed "boat" with sides to keep her in. It's super cozy!

The view from laying on her pillows in bed. Nice view of the Disney movies.

She LOVES her room. She disappears in there with the door locked quite often and you can hear her playing with her guys, or singing and dancing in her dress up clothes.

Cute stuff, that kiddo.