Something to Think About...

"One day you will wake up

and

there won't be any more time

to

do

the things

you've always wanted...

Do it now".

Paulo Coelho

I have decided it is okay to let things go...

Some things can wait....like dusting, cleaning, and workworkwork...

We can let the yard work go in exchange for a weekend at the lake

with grandangels...

I will not remember what I 'let go',

but I'll always remember these last days of summer...

Treasured memories.

Completing the house in Nashville can wait,

but grandangels will not.....

You blink, and they grow up...

Ten years will fly by....she'll be driving,

and I'll wonder where the time went.

The yard isn't that important....

Furnishing the house in Nashville is not that important...

The housework will still be there...

I have decided it is okay to 'let it go'...

Go live!  Spread joy!

Do it now!

Because....

"One day you will wake up and there won't be any more time"......

Blessings,

Yaya

North to Nashville

Summer days are slowly turning cool,

drifting toward autumn...

The island cottage is closed for now,

but maybe one more trip to the beach before winter sets in...

On our way north,

we made a quick stop at the old country house,

spent a few nights...

unpacked and repacked,

and left again...

Another project,

this time in Nashville...

Perfect!

Just two hours from our Alabama country house.

A house has been found,

somewhat furnished,

and I am excited to be so close to home,

all while having a new adventure.

Another plus...the Nashville house is only an hour from the lake house.

One of my greatest thrills is 'hunting'...thrifting for treasures...

This lovely oil painting will find its place somewhere in the Nashville house...

And this beauty in oil....

Oh so pretty...Another sweet treasure.

A  night stand being used as a side table...

And for some strange reason, the antique figurine called out to Traveling Man,

(my husband)

and he bought it for a dime.

I'm not  into figurines, but somehow I found myself letting this one have a place...

Purple Italian vase with nothing more than shrub clippings...

Little by little the Nashville house is feeling a touch like home.

While putting together another house,

and trying to make it 'home',

here are some notes to self....

Devoid of clutter....everything beautiful....

The emphasis is on comfort, warmth....

A lack of formality and the disregard for perfection...

Furniture is organized around the fireplace for pleasure and use, 

not displayed like objects in space...

Fresh flowers always say welcome to my home...

Blessings

Yaya