Beach Creatures

We saw these crabs washed up on the beach in Virginia

Have you ever?  Me either....

This is a horseshoe crab ....  it has seen better days

the top side resembles a horse hoof, and that tail is not a weapon, but helps the crab travel in sand, acts as a rudder and can be used to right the crab when it accidentally tips over

I love Google!

I love baby feet and hands ...

something ate this crab?

We saw this Blue Crab

is this seaweed?  lots of this stuff washed up on the beach

Camryn was not afraid of any of these sea creatures, or the water... 

she would run from one thing to another and then to the water ...

I need to find a way to go back before this beach baby forgets who I am

The USS New York

remember me telling you that Jeff went on a Tiger Cruise with J.Paul ...

this trip was from Norfolk to New York ....  the ship was sent up there as part of the 10 year memorial of the 911 tragedy.  The New York has 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the the twin towers forged into her bow. This facbook page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/USS-NEW-YORK-LPD-21/113468238587 is a log of the ship, the crew and and lots of really good pictures of the ship. 

J.Paul is the dentist assigned to this ship for 2 years

I have lots of pictures, many have already run through FB, so I am just posting a few pictures, mostly of Jeff and J.Paul

Jeff got to hang out in the Captain's seat for a bit... and earn his Tiger Certification  

Coming into Staten Island on the Hudson River

I was hoping he would send me this picture

I've only seen the Statue of Liberty one other time from an airplane. 

 I find this moving. 

It clearly says to me that this is the land of liberty, the land of the free...

 Jeff said they had a coast guard escorts on both side of the ship into Staten Island, with helicopters above... lots of security, as you might imagine

33 Rockefeller Plaza.  

My 15 minutes a day of TV is televised here in the morning before I go to work

this was mid day, so all the people were gone

  

Times Square

They went to David Letterman's show and saw Michael J. Fox

 Jeff said it was easy to ask people to take their picture 

he said, people walked up to J.Paul all day and thanked him for his service, and would often ask to have their picture taken with him

  

Central Park

They had a tour guide, "Akoud" (I could).  He was from Turkey  ..... 

giving them a tour of Central Park, in New York USA, the land of opportunity...

I think they bonded with Akoud

This was outside the apartment building where John Lennon was killed

 They were told that Yoko still lives here on the top floor 

people still leave flowers for him

Jeff said he had the time of his life ... and loved spending all that time with J.Paul

All ya need is love  ... love ... love is all ya need

xxoo

Arlington Lime Green

Sometimes a quart of paint is all I need to be happy for an afternoon .... 

I suppose very few understand this addiction I have with paint 

maybe it's the instant gratification .... big change for little money ....

some would say, she can't leave well enough alone

I say, I am loving this lime green ... well, at least I do today....

Blue or Green?  what do you like?

actually, the decision to go green was made with less thought than I gave to going blue
I knew it wouldn't take very long and the weather was perfect, so I just opened the front door and enjoyed the weather, while painting and listening to the beautiful and uplifting messages given by our prophet and apostles and other general authorities at General Conference

a quart painted the 2 coats on the door, and 2 coats on the rocker

 or as Shelly so affectionally calls it, "mama's chair"

come on in and lets talk about it ....
tell me about your silly addictions ....

linking up to WOW us Wednesday 

and Debbiedoos Newbie party

and The Project Queen

xxoo

Glenda

Shelly, this post is for you ...

they.... those people....  that guy running for mayor is finally getting the hood paved for perfection

looks like Tommy boy is getting paved first ...

they sent the whole paving army over

Can you believe this?  

Y'all come on back.... its all good in the hood now ..

The Tale of Two $5.00 Chairs

Featuring Cathy, a.k.a. Weezie, as her grandchildren affectionally call her....

She found two of these chairs for $5.00 each at yard sale a few weeks ago

 take a look at Weezi and one of her almost finished parlor chairs ....

We didn't take a lot of before pictures, but the ole girl has definately had

a make-over .... Cathy figured last night that she has about $17.00 in each chair

it took less than 2 yards of fabric, and about 8 yards of trim

The wood around the chair has such pretty details

she still has to glue on the decorative trim .... 
here is one with the trim
sorry about the position ??

 upholstery is not for the faint at heart and can take a village sometime to complete a job

 Jeff provided an Upholstery 101 class and showed off his pneumatic staple gun

 Cathy can even talk on the phone and do upholstery work

I still think chairs are shaped like a lady.... 

this chair is perfect for a girl, low to the floor, with a wide bottom

These antique chairs may have been the deal of the summer
We have had fun spending time with Cathy & Cameron in the garage and watching this transformation

With her premission, I am taking her chairs to the party over at  MMS Furniture Feature Friday tonight
check out party ... you will be inspired!

xxoo
Glenda

She bequeathed me before she moved away

Shelly Shelly Bo Belly Fee Fi Fo Felly.... Shelly...

my neighbor girl, stuck in the white oak hood buddy, dandyshandy spray painting diva left me ...

yep, thats right, she moved to Pennsylvania!  

But, before her final ride through the hood, she bequeathed me her door decor, or as Jeff likes to call it, the "door cream cone"..  he thinks it looks like an ice cream cone...

I have coveted her cone for 2 and half years while it hung on her door...

and she let me have it.. how cool is that!

Here it is hanging on my door after I gave it a fall up-do

I love it, thanks again Shelly!

Shelly,  can you see the blue house in this picture??  .... yeah, I knew you would like being able to come to my blog and see it again from time to time... 

Shelly encouraged me to paint my door 

She laughed at my jokes

She would tell me when when to leave well enough alone
She watched after our house, got our mail, watered the yard, trees, & flowers, when we were out of town....  She encouraged me to dandyshandy my time away

She taught me when all else fails, paint it turquoise

so when I go get the mail or sit on the front porch this fall and see my bequeathed fancy door decor, I will smile and remember my buddy Shelly and how thankful I am for our friendship and the short time we were neighbors.

we miss ya around here already!

  xxoo

 I will be linking up to Rhoda's "Door Decor" It's Fall Y'all Autumn Link Parties