M.E.'s Sea Shell Topiaries

My sister Mary Evelyn is the Sea Shell Queen.  When on vacation she scours the beaches from early in the morning to late into the evening browsing for seashells.  And I don't just mean in Florida.  she has picked up shells on islands too!  From this last cruise of theirs she brought home lots of shells and sea glass that she found on the beaches and decided to make topiaries for herself and the two gals that were on the trip with her. 

 

She washed and laid out all the shells and glass and glued them on to styrofoam trees.  I think they turned out precious and wouldn't mind having one myself!  My sister Mary Evelyn is a very beachy girl who collects sand from every place she can, bottles and labels where the sand is from... but that a post for another day. 

 

OK Maybe she didn't wash and dry them... I still see sand in the pics.

 

 

 

Royal Subjects two and three

Last year I shared my first photo shoot.  The shoot was for my nephew's senior pictures.  We did so well that two of my nieces wanted to do the same for their senior pictures this year.  This past weekend, I shot one on Saturday morning and the other on Sunday morning.  We took pictures all over our farm and my father-in-law's farm next door to ours. 

 

One was so very different from the other, and not just the subjects.  I'm not a fancy photographer who has lighting equipment or real fancy lenses or even nice editing software.  So I have to use natural light in every way that I can and sometimes it turns out good and others not so good. 

 

I have never claimed to want to take pictures of people.  I truly don't want to get into wedding photography or any of that although I feel I would do a good job.  I like taking pictures of my world and our day and things around me to share with you and my future.  But here, I will share a few of my favorite shots of my beautiful nieces. 

 

 

Aren't they just gorgeous?!



Weekend Finds

This past Friday was the 'Ka-Ching' yard sale day.  Not that I really bought a lot.  But there were a lot of sales and I only regret not buying one set of chairs.  I even ran into one of the kindergarten teachers from elementary school from back in tha day.  The one who went "SSSSSS" instead of "Shhhh."   I had to cut the day short because of an appointment. 

I am happy with my finds and here they are.

 

 

My spending on all this lovely loot was around $13.00.  The most I paid for anything was $4.00 for the enamelware colander... but we both know I have a "leave no enamelware behind" policy. 

My favorite thing I got is the green Wheaton ink well bottle.  It was seventy five cents.  Most of my other items were around a quarter. 



Sweet Katie Bug

She is 15 weeks old.  She fetches.  She knows all of her names.  She loves me.  She loves him.  She plays by herself.  She's found her voice.  She comes when she's called.  She destroys weeds that I fling from the garden.  She does a herding move with the soccer ball.  She loves the day care kids.  She is getting in the car by herself.  She climbs into chairs and laps, not jumps.. yet.  She loves the creek.  She barks at the piglets.  She herds the chickens.  She loves her belly rubbed.  She melts my heart.