Island Time

 What's the Solution to the

COVID BLUES

Time with girlfriends at the BEACH

My sister, Tricia and my friend Cynthia, who's like a sister

I've know her since high school

Getting sand between your toes

Relaxing on the beach

It's the perfect place to social distance

Do a little beach watching

Watch the ships go out

Spend sister time

and just relax

But there is more to Port Aransas than the beach

Hop on to our beach buggy and let's take

a ride around the Island

There's Beach Shops galore

and the Island Candy shop

A Must Stop!!

Beware of the Sharks

and finally our last stop 

Trout Street Condos

 for a little down time at our

"home away from home"

It's a lovely condo but the best part is the 

huge covered porch over looking the marina

The perfect place to kick back

enjoy the ocean breeze

and enjoy the view of the marina

Next to the marina is

Virginia's On The Bay

Only a short walk from the Condo

A great place to sit, eat, and take in the sites

Ahoy Matey

Take a trip on the Island Pirate Ship

Or sit on the dock 

and watch the sunset

There is nothing more calming than

a sunset on the water

Every Little Birdie says

Come to the Island man

and wash away your COVID blues

Grateful in Texas

 I know Texas is not known

for it's glorious fall weather

BUT

After a long hot summer

(which is May-Sept)

We TEXANS are more than grateful

for that first hint of a cool breeze

A chance to sit outside and not feel

like a fried egg

To breathe in air that doesn't 

feel like it's coming from a furnace.....

Well you get the idea!

IT'S FALL IN TEXAS!!

Time to fetch your pumpkins

and start decorating

(The pumpkin decorations make it feel like FALL)

It starts outside

Then moves inside

Then extends to the screened porch

Fall in Texas 

is MIND OVER MATTER

if you don't mind 

that it's still hot outside

than it don't matter!!!!

 Every Little Birdie says

THANKFUL THAT

IT'S FALL Y'ALL!

Loved to pieces

Have you ever read the story of the Velveteen Rabbit?

It's a children's story about a little boy who had a stuffed rabbit.  He loved the rabbit so much that it became tattered, worn and shabby but in the process it became REAL

The poor little rabbit was missing it's eyes and it's stuffing was falling out

but because it was loved so much, those things didn't matter

You see, once love makes you real you can't be ugly, except

to people who don't understand

There are those who believe if it's broke or old

it's useless and has no value

But we "junkers" know that's simply not true

When we find those things that have been loved to pieces

we take those well worn pieces and create something else to LOVE!

that's exactly what I did this week

I took an old frame, some old architectural pieces

and created something I LOVE

I love how all the pieces came together to make

a beautiful new creation

And that's what God does with us

He looks at the pieces of our lives

the good, the bad, the ugly

and loves us anyway!!  

You are not junk, you are God’s treasure. 

God does not make junk nor does He make mistakes. 

You are so valuable to God that He sent His only begotten Son, 

Jesus Christ, to redeem you.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, 

he is a new creation; old things have passed away; 

behold, all things have become new  - 2 Corinthians 5:17

Every Little Birdie says

Amen

The Art of Collecting

Dishes, Dishes, Dishes

I love to collect things!!

 Especially dishes

It's been a passion of mine

throughout my life

Some are treasures I've bought

 others were handed down from family 

and then there were those that were gifted 

to me from precious friends

The above platter is Haviland French Limoge

handed down from my brother-in-laws family

(it hangs over a christening gown worn

by me and my cousins on my mother's 

side of the family)

Most of the plates that hang above

my sideboard are Homer Laughlin

 I also love finding pretty dish lids 

They add a little dimension

My kitchen shelf

includes treasured dishes

 my collection of scales

an English hot water bottle

(from my Mom's collection)

along with favorite cookbooks

and the best for last......

I've been collecting white pitchers for years

This shelf is above my kitchen window

it's the first thing I see when I walk into my kitchen

These are some of my favorite pitchers

They were all love at first sight and I 

remember where each one came from

Every Little Birdie says

Surround yourself with things you love,

and your home will become your happy place

What treasures have you collected?