lake lunch and words to live by.....

The heat wave has broken and we finally have some tolerable temperatures.

Yesterday I took advantage of the weather and had my lunch at the lake.

Sometimes I need to have some quiet time in the middle of the day.

I read two quotes on another blog this morning I haven't read before:

"There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way." ~ Wayne Dyer

"If you're going through hell, keep going." ~ Winston Churchill

via: mytopography

Baldwin City Art WalkFriday night

Baldwin City Art Walk

Friday night 7/16/2010
7-9 pm

Buy handmade!!!

It’s my first time to have a table at the art walk … …hope to see you there!



Jewelry, felted items, photography items, hand knitted items, handmade house hold items, Emily Dickinson picnic quilt, miniature gardens and more……

Working on top

My husband had to change out the antenna on the grain elevator the other night. The previous one had been damaged by the storms. (I was his assistant:)

Here he is on the tower...

and some shots from the top of the grain elevator.

I'm always amazed at the view, and yet it doesn't change from the other times I've gone up.

This is the elevator shaft....


And the hole we have to climb through to get on top.

I love going up, just not the process of going up and coming down.....

pictures from my week

walking photos ...

a miniature arbor to go in the next miniature garden.....

and a new miniature swing for my finished miniature garden

my daughter's life size garden ....

and her super cool find.... a vintage fireplace....

and while waiting to pick up my granddaughter I took a picture of three of my favorite things: my tattoo, my Tiffany bracelet, and my car......

Sidewalk pics

I'm addicted....more sidewalk shots....

Walking pictures

I've been walking a lot lately, which creates more opportunities for taking pictures. Here are some I've taken the past few days.

Urban Outfitters - Features - Original Icon Contest

Sunday I opened an email entitled call your mom from Urban Outfitters. They had a wonderful contest, Original Style Icons where people could submit pictures of their mothers. These are a few of my favorites......

Below is my own mother who was and still is a style icon. All of my friends had mom envy!

I am constantly being referred to as a hoarder. From the looks of these wonderful clothes, that could be a good thing. I hope my kids think of me as an original style icon. See more pictures from the contest here.

Urban Outfitters - Features - Original Icon Contest