Odds and Ends Saturday!

Today is kind of an odds and ends day. I have dusting to do, cleaning up around here to do, design and some earrings, read, have dinner with friends to celebrate my birthday at last, etc. It is overcast here today, but I don't care since I've got many things indoors to keep me occupied. John is working until 5 today and then dinner out. Tomorrow he is off for the whole day-YAY!! We will be going to church and then home to do whatever we want! He says we need to address the garage again. I would like to make a jig for making my own earring wires, earrings and necklaces. He said he would help. I also have to go to Lowe's to get a metal snipper. I've been able to get heavier copper to make some hammer earrings, necklace pieces, etc. so I need to cut it with really sharp snippers. I am reading Life's a Beach by Claire Cook and I'm plowing through it really quickly-it's a great read! A great summer or Beach read.

Well the cleaning and all those things I mentioned I need to get done today isn't going to happen with me sitting here. I do love chatting with all my blog friends-old and new! Have a great weekend everyone!!

Antique Hats

Now that we have settled down in the townhouse we still have boxes of things and items that we just don't need or have room for. I took pics of those things and listed them on Craig's List tonight. I thought I would share the antique hats I put on there. They are all lovely! Enjoy!

This ladies flower hat is absolutely gorgeous and is my favorite! The picture doesn't do it justice but you can get an idea of what this hat looks like. It has lovely silk flowers and leaves all around the brim.



This woven straw bonnet is trimmed in carmine red velvet with little flocked flowers around the front brim.


This little cream with russet trimmed and russet ribboned childs hat is just really beautiful with it's brim of little spring silk flowers.






This darling off white childs hat is trimmed in navy blue velvet. I can just picture it on a little girl going to church for Easter!



Here is a group picture of all the antique hats.

Here is some Pics from our little ride of Columbia, SC on Sunday

Sunday John came home from work and said he wanted to take a ride. We headed South and ended up in Columbia, SC. Here is some highlights on our trip! Enjoy the ride!


As we drove away from Charlotte and headed towards Columbia, SC we crossed over the Catawba River. The picture doesn't do it justice, it looked beautiful!



This was a beautiful bed and breakfast in Columbia on a wonderful street of old homes. They were all lovely!


This is the Mann-Simons House in Columbia. Celia Mann, a slave who acquired her freedom in Charleston, walked to Columbia and purchased this cottage in around 1850. Celia and her descendents owned the house until 1970.


We drove down this street that was like driving down the small curving streets of San Francisco. This is a new house that was built to look like an old home. It was beautiful!


Another lovely old home in Columbia, SC.


This was one of the first houses we saw. I love the witches hat by the porch!


Here is a pedestrian bridge we drove under in Columbia, SC.


Here is another pedestrian bridge in Columbia, SC.


This is a building at USC in Columbia, SC.


This is the USC (University of SC) Gamecock Stadium. This stadium is huge!

Today 30 years ago John and I were married!

John and I were married 30 years ago today! I just don't know where the time has gone. We have 2 beautiful children, Megan (28 yrs. old) and Jennifer (26 yrs. old). Here is a picture of John and I on our wedding day. Remember this was 1979 and guys wore crazy color tuxes! Don't you just love my hat!!



Jennifer, our youngest daughter was married last year in August also and she wore my wedding dress minus the hat-LOL!!

Here is a picture taken of John and I in December of 2004. We pretty much look the same today accept for my hairstyle and John has a little more grey in his hair!



We have been through alot of things but have always remained close, loving sweethearts! Love you sweetie!!

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