I've been collecting soda glasses for a number of years, and am always on the lookout for unique ones to add to my collection. Pictured above, are a few of my favorites. Some are from the 50's, but I also have pieces from the 20's and 30's as well. We use them all the time for lemonade, iced tea, parfaits, and milkshakes - they're great for so many beverages, really. I love an eclectic table setting and always use a different soda glass for each of my guests. Besides all the neat patterns, what I love most is how heavy and thick the glass is.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Things Are A Changin'...
Never a dull moment, these guys are busy, busy!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
First Kiss
"First Kiss" is in the Floribunda class. I love this rose bush and all of its flowering sprays.
About 6 years ago my brother bought a beach cabin with a beautiful rose garden. They immediately made plans to replace it with grass - yikes! Can you imagine? I couldn't, so my mom and I asked if we could dig up the roses and transplant them in our yards. I wasn't about to let all those beauties end up in a compost pile! Let me tell you though, it was hard work digging up the twenty or so roses. These weren't small plants either - some of the plants had to be at least 15-20 years old. You should have seen the tangled mound of prickly bushes in the back of the truck - it was a sight!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Berry Fun
We had good pickings in this patch - lots of gorgeous red juicy fruit!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Big Day

As we were driving away from the reception, Sydney said "aaahh this was the funnest night ever!" and then Daphne (while starting to cry) said "it was really really pretty, mommy."
Thursday, June 18, 2009
A Little Experiment
Last night, we went on a tiny adventure...
You see, we were in search of pond water for these two little fellas that Sydney brought home from school the other day. Just look at their cute legs!
Since we're experiencing a record dry spell - 29 days with no measurable precipitation, everything seems to be so dried up.
Finally, we did find a little stream to borrow water from...
I put together a little pond in our garden today, and our two polliwogs moved into their new home this evening.
It'll be lots of fun to watch the metamorphosis - the girls are so excited!
Ohhh, I really hope this experiment is a success....
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
99 cent Ralph Lauren
Friday, June 12, 2009
Got One - Finally!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
About 3 Weeks Ahead Of Normal
Well, since it was like a summer day again today, I took advantage of the sun and made sun tea. I gotta say, hubby and I have been craving it, and boy did it hit the spot - mmmm mmm!
We're enjoying some of our favorite summer things, while it feels like summer.
You just never know how long it'll last around here...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Chive Flowers, Salmon, and Sunset
One of my favorite things at this time of year - chive flowers!
fresh sockeye salmon grilled on a cedar plank. Grilling salmon on a cedar plank gives the fish the most amazing flavor. I wish you could smell it grilling - it's heavenly!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Loving The Red Couch
Last weekend I sold a bunch of stuff at my aunts garage sale and then, pretty much spent all my earnings on this new (well, new to us anyways) couch. I can't tell you, how excited I was to come across it while visiting the other garage sales in the neighborhood. I've been looking for a red couch for quite awhile as the loveseat in our "couch room" was desperately needing to be replaced. We just hadn't found "the one" to buy until we spotted this one.
I've been slowly kind of redoing the "couch room". Someday I hope to be able to show more pics... After we got the couch in, I knew right away that I needed to do something about the ottoman, so...
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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