Cute as a doll house...

Looking thru some of our pictures from summer I thought I would share a few that I took when we went to Frankenmuth for my birthday. Remember those old fashion doll house kits you could buy made out of wood and you could spend hours putting them together and making them your own. Well I thought I would share some of the pics I took of a few that were at a store we visited. I have to say who ever put these together feathered these nests adorable. Now I had one of these kits when I was younger but never did it look like these. I don't think mine was ever finished and it stayed the same color as it did when it came out of the box.

Yummy Treats..

I thought I would share some yummy treats I have made. The chocalte covered strawberries were made for my cousins college graduation party since I know she loves them so much I thought it would be a nice treat. They went over well.

The cheescake pops were made for a family BBQ those also went over really well. The only problem was it was summer and they melted fast. I got the recipe online super easy recipe

-you take frozen cheescake make some balls

-insert cookie sticks

-dip in melted chocalte

-add sprinkles to the top

I then purchased this glass container from our local grocery store and put some rice in the bottom to help the pops stay up worked like a charm.

Summer Flowers

Well with the weather cooling down now and we are well into fall I thought I would give you a little recap of some of the flowers we had blooming in summer. Although going through the pictures I must admit I do not have many pictures of our flowers from summer which kind of bums me out because we had some pretty ones. Here are a few the yellow rose is from our rose garden in the back that my mom came up with and hubby planted. It is just a small little garden with a small retaining wall we have one pink rose bush and two yellow ones. Sadly I do not have a picture of the whole garden and now that we are into fall the garden does not look very pretty so next year I will have to get that shot of the roses blooming. The purple flowers are the million bells we had hanging on a hook by our side porch. I must say those took off and lasted the whole year those are so pretty. Well I will have to take some pics of the fall flowers to show you all. Which I better do that soon and not delay it like I did with the summer flowers....

Roses

For our 8th anniversary hubby came home from work with these beautiful roses for me. I loved the colors and they opened so nicely usually roses don't bloom to big. These ones had nice blooms that opened up and lasted awhile. What a nice surprise that was. I placed them in a crystal vase we received for a wedding gift how time goes by. I can't believe it has been 8 years already!

Vacation Time....

Well me and hubby took a vacation up north to Charlevoix for our 8 year anniversary long over due. Weather was great and had a wonderful time walking the downtown area, walking the pier and along the beach (we even jumped on the swings on the beach like kids). The restaurants were wonderful and the water was beautiful. I love spending time on the Lake Michigan side of the state the water and beaches are so perfect. Here are a few pictures we took while on vacation. The sand and water were so beautiful I had to take a picture pebbles and all I just thought that was a cool pic. The fall colors were pretty there were actually more then this of the changing leaves but this is all I got pretty good in a moving car. The rainbow hubby pointed out on our way home it was huge and it was actually a double rainbow but the other one was a little bit lighter. When we go on vacations I enjoy taking pictures of lighthouses what stories they must tell. While on the beach the seagull insisted we take a photo-op of him he did very well and turned out very handsome if I must say.

Cooler Weather...

Well now with the cooler weather on the way it gives you that homey cozy feeling. To take a minute for yourself and sit back with a nice cup of tea, coffee, or hot cocoa my personal choice and a nice warm sweater or blanket perhaps sitting out on your porch or deck before old man winter arrives. This evening while I was waiting for hubby to arrive home from work I was able to sit out on the porch in our rocker reading a book with the wind blowing the trees it was very relaxing. Lately I have been thinking about the holidays and what gifts to buy. I really would like to do some handmade gifts this year I think that is very special. I have been thinking about taking a knitting class or perhaps a sewing class. I see these projects that people create and I think I want to be more crafty. I feel that it is there for me I just need the extra push (or help) to get it going. Next week I think I will be doing some calling around to check out prices for these classes. Who knows maybe if I get really good I can sell some of my goods on http://www.etsy.com/. If you have not checked out that site yet take a gander when you get a minute. This is where you can take your handmade crafts and sell them on the web there are some very crafty people out there this site gives you a chance to check out their goods and purchase them. I have been seeing people decorate for fall and Halloween. I feel as if I am behind. When do you start putting your pumpkins and corn stalks out?

Almost There...

Well after a few weeks happy to say Trim Work is up. Wallpaper is done expect a few spots we have to fix now just hanging the boarder. Then time to decorate can't wait. We have not really had many decorations in this room so this is kind of like a blank slate. So far I know of a few things we will be hanging in this room. A few years ago my mom got us a history on our last name with the coat of arms. I am going to go to our local craft store and have that professionally framed. I know I want to include some flameless candles in this room as well. So I am on the look out now for some decorations for this newly finished room what fun....I am loving these pocket watch clocks from Pottery Barn I really like the bronze finish. Hmmm ideas.