A Spooktacular Halloween

Do you feel like you are being watched?


The neighbors are so nice
and very interesting...


Is that Spiderman and Batman?

Look!

Is she real?

That MUST be Wonder Dog!

Is that a SPIDER?

The candy is over here by me...

Come and get it, little one....

Welcome.....

Hungry?

Have some fingers...

Or eyeballs and Vampire wine...

It's delicious...

Try it...

Oh go ahead...

Sit down and enjoy dinner...

Stay awhile and visit...

BOOHAHAHA

Ohh, I get it...

We are filming "Growing Up Creepy"....

No...

No?

It's HALLOWEEN!!!

BOOHAHAHA

Two super heros came to save the day!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

and

AUTUMN BLESSINGS

*****Yaya*****

Life's Simple Pleasures

We can find a world of miracles

in the simplest of things

Like the wonder and the pleasure

that a sunrise often brings...

The ocean's sound in seashells,

rainbows bending in the sky,

The fluttering of bird's wings

when they first begin to fly,

The twinkle of a starry night

as the moon winks off to sleep,

And the cycle of the seasons

leaving memories that we keep...

Poem By Emily Matthews

May you have many blessings and simple pleasures...

*****Yaya*****

Summer Days Have Come And Gone...

Our island beaches are empty...

As far as the eye can see, not another soul...

Just the splashing of the waves,

and the song of the seabirds.

Time does its dance again,

and summer turns to fall...

Saying goodbye to our golden days of summer...

Sunkissed and saltsprayed.

It is time to get out the old cotton sweaters,

sip wine by the fireplace,

and enjoy the the crisp air of a new season.

Blessings

*****Yaya*****

Sail Away

I love the adventure of a trip.

The thrill of a new place.

Exploring quaint shops

and enjoying the local food.

Finding great treasures to take home

are the best of all!

The above oil painting is going to hang in our island cottage.

It will be perfect.

The boats are coming!

The boats are coming!

We love the island 'Sailboat Regatta'...

Once a year

our little bay in front of our cottage

comes alive with many sail boats.

Racing....

Racing...

Boats, Yaya....LOOK!

And one is leading the way!

Watching sailboats, looking for Hermit crabs...

Perfect bliss!

Who's taking the lead?!?

And so it is,

that I have found another treasure...

A treasure not found in our deep Southland,

but on another wonderful trip.

When I hang it on my wall,

I will always be reminded of our trip

to the mid-Atlantic seaboard,

the quaint little shops

and the wonderful crab cakes and creamy crab soup.

But,

the painting also reminds me of wonderful summer days,

watching the boats sail into our own little bay.

I hope you find your own beautiful treasures...

Treasures that remind you of fabulous trips

and happy times.

Blessings

*****Yaya*****