BLUE MONDAY & THE SEASHORE HITS MY FOYER

Hello and welcome to Blue Monday hosted by Sally of Smiling Sally. Today I have another peek into my foyer, this week I have all my pretty little seashore theme collectables and they just happen to be blue.

When I was 8 years old my Father retired from the Air Force, since he and my Mother were from the Phila., Pa area they decided to retire in NJ near the Jersey Shore. Oh how I miss the seashore since moving to WV 18 years ago.
How do you refer to going to the ocean? When I lived in NJ the saying went "Going to the Shore today", since moving to WV the saying goes "Going to the Beach today". I wonder what they call it on the West Coast and Southern Coast? Curious minds!!! LOL

I love this pretty little tray and use it everyday in the summer as hubby and I eat dinner on the porch every evening and sometimes lunch on the weekends.

Most of my seashore items I have picked up on summer vacations to the Outer Banks of NC. Since moving to WV that is our closet beach that we like to go to. Love this prettty little white glittered and beaded starfish.

A few seashore prints, this pretty print is the lighthouse on Orocoke Island in NC. A beautiful little cozy island off Cape Hatteras Island.

Some good Coastal Living magazines to set on the proch with and dream of living on the coast.

Of course Holly Hobbie had to join us today! These sweet little figurines always remind me of my sister and I !

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my little touch of blue in my foyer today. My husband and I are getting ready to leave for a little vacation home to the "Jersey Shore" to visit family and friends. Can't wait to smell that salt air and put my feed in the sand! LOL I'll be posting from the road, and especially if I find some pretty blue to share with you!

Have a great week!

Bless you, Shirl

PINK SATURDAY

Hello and welcome to another Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly of How Sweet the Sound.

My sweet Angel, no pink here but she was so sweet sleeping while I was trying to decorate for fall. Just had to share this with you! Shhhh don't wake her!

I thought I'd show you my two favorite vintage hankies and of course they are pink!

The first is the one I carried when my daughter Jen got married. It was a plain pretty vintage hankie then I cross stitched the rose on it. The stitches are so tiny it was about a 50 thread count fabric. THe lace is so elegant!

This hankie has the pink rose that I love but put some blue with it and I'm in heaven! I just love these colors together!

Now how sweet is this fabric? It's a donation to Stitches of Love. I'm going to make little preemie blankets with a crochet edge on it for our local hospital.

This sweet little relish tray was painted by my daughter Jen of Jen's Petal Palace.

I still have some vacation pics from the Outer Banks to show you all, I'll just put some out here and there. Since theirs pink in these I thought I would post them today.

Look how cute this little row of cottages is.

Close up of the pink one.

Some pretty rental cottages, these are ocean front homes. The ocean is behind the houses. Most of these homes have the reversed living plan, the living rooms and kitchen are on the top floor and have beautiful walls of windows on the ocean side. I always say I'd love to rent one at christmas and have a tree in front of the windows and all my family there, fireplace lit, turkey in the oven. Pies cooling. Oh my I can dream!

Close up of the pink one! So pretty!

I just picked these today, we getting some cold nights now so I don't think I'll have these pretty flowers much longer!

A close up, I like to use herbs in my flower arrangements. Not only are they pretty but they have a wonderful scent.

Well that's it for another Pink Saturday, I hope you enjoyed, it was so nice to have you visit!

Blessings, Shirl

Pink Saturday, 9/11 & More Greetings From The Outer Banks

I thought this flag at half mast was a touching tribute to the loss of loved ones on 9/11
Prayers to all the families. Also thank you and prayers to our men and women that are serving our country.
Welcome to my Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly of How Sweet The Sound.
I'm still at the beach but packed up and ready to head home tomorrow. We had such a wonderful time! I hate to see our time at the beach end but I'm excited to get home to my pets and see my grandson's and daughter!
Not to much pink this week, I found this pretty little cup and saucer at an antique store.

A close up.

These are really stretching the pink, maybe peachy, but they are my favorite seafood in the whole world. King Crab Legs, yummy!!!!!!! Sorry the pic is blurry!

Some pretty pink shells.

That's it for pink this week. Here are a few pics of Hannah passing through.

The bay went empty as she was passing through. We were told by the locals that this happened, still surprised me. Totally empty. The high spots were sand dunes.

In this pic you can see a man had walked out the check his crab traps.

A little closer, those sticks in the background are marking clam beds.

It filled back up several hours later and did not flood, we were lucky. If the water rushs back in fast we were told the area would have flooded for a few days.

The ocean was really rough, these were taken just after Hannah passed through.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I'll be posting more pics from my vacation in the next few weeks.

Blessings, Shirl

TEA PARTY

Hello and welcome to my Tea Party hosted by Jan & Tom's Place. Please feel free to click on the
pictures to get a close up. If you have time scroll down and look at my vacation post at Gettysburg, Pa. I'm sure you will enjoy!

I made an apple cake with maple frosting, doesn't it look yummy!

I also made some dark chocolate cupcakes with a touch of green frosting and dusted

with light green sugar.

I thought we would use my mini teasets this time since you have not seen them

before.

My sister sent me the prevous teaset and this blue one. She used to own a wonderful

Victorian gift shop before she retired.

Another pretty pink set.

This is my favorite teapot, my first grandson bought me this for me for Christmas when he was five years old. He picked it out himself at his school Christmas Shopping Store. He will be 18 in November, a senior this year, then off to collage. It's hard to believe, I can still remember the first time I held him!

Look how sweet these little tree ornament tea sets are. I found them where we vacation in the Outer Banks of NC.

Well I hope you enjoyed my little tea party, be sure to stop by Jan & Tom's to get a list of the others that are having a party today! If you have time scroll down and take a look at my vacation post.

Blessings, Shirl