090612 Labor Day Weekend Trip

Made a quick dash down South for the long weekend to see our baby, and her baby!

Our usual stop for breakfast in Ohio:

 Aaaaah... that's better

Hi, Grandpa!

 

 Blue moon...

Town is ready for Labor Day

The nursery...

Her name letters will hang over the crib

 Aren't these adorable?

 Happy, healthy baby girl :~D

 

Heading to the aquarium in the big city!

Never made it in due to the wait & the heat - next visit, perhaps.

 

Spent Sunday visiting Greg's old college campus - he had a VW bug, too.

 Found his dorm building - being demolished - wow.

 

A little shopping - only 2 Archivers in the whole state & one is in this town!

 Found an old friend...

Happy Birthday, Krispy Kreme!

Worth the trip <3

Special thanks to El & Laura for holding down the fort at home - XO!

090112 August Layout Retrospective

082612 Comic Relief

Alex posted these pictures on FB just as you see them, and I commented. 

Then I remembered my SuperHero page & decided to make them a comic strip!

Loved having my CKC Rebel Summer kit at hand to make this quick & slick.

082512 Date Day

Our travels today took us south of Lansing to the town of Williamston.

First a visit to the really terrific Williamston Antiques just south of town.

  This is just one of the many aisles - what are you imagining you will find down there?

Just a few of the gorgeous booths

The first time we came here this booth had antique mousetraps! 

They looked like mini-lobster traps - couldn't have figured it out without the tags.

Although I can appreciate the appeal of some mid-century furnishings, 

this booth leaves me somewhat cool.The chairs were nice but the upholstery was awful.

 

And this lamp! (although I kind of like the phone)

Many wonderful displays

I Spy with my little eye a retro cooler which reminds me of Lynnette's CKC kit!

And this fellow, who followed me home :~)

Anyone care to suggest a name? I think he's French...

(He isn't mounted to the board - he's a papier-mâché masque)

Even the restroom was exciting!

Felt a wee bit like Alice Through the Looking Glass...

On to lunch at a favorite, the Red Cedar Grill.

Look how gorgeous this appetizer is!

(You know you're going to pay too much for your meal when the food has mood lighting)

And I couldn't resist a quick snap of this ice cream shop just outside of Perry on the way home.

Even the "OPEN" sign in the window is shaped like an ice cream cone!

All in all a very fun day with my knight in shining armor, 

who came home & helped me finish my chalkboard. 

(Okay - I confess - it only had one coat of paint in the first post.)

I'm taking Giulliame (Francois? Jean-Claude?) up to the studio to find him a perch...