Here you will find writings about life in the deep south, the love of an old family country house, time spent at our tiny island cottage and an old lake hideaway, adventures with our vintage Airstream....books, recipes, yoga, herbs, overseas adventures, flea market and thrift finds, decorating and just southern life in general.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Bitter Sweet Days of Fall
The time is drawing near for me to leave you.
Your pink shutters will be closed...
The swimsuits and sundresses will be packed in tissue paper,
and placed in pretty boxes with seascapes on them...
All filled with scented packets that smell of seabreeze and rosemary.
and crisp autumn nights have arrived on our island.
Oh how I love the golden, russet days of autumn,
and the harvest moon...
The smell of firewood burning in a fireplace,
hot mulled wine,
and old cashmere sweaters...
Long walks on an empty beach,
watching an autumn sunset.
I will miss you,
my little cottage by the sea.
from my handpainted palmtree wine glasses...
And I will miss all of my much beloved tropical whimsy...
The bright colors that speake of summer.
And fresh homemade lemon cake,
made with our very own Meyer lemons that grow in our back yard...
And I will miss all of my much beloved tropical whimsy...
The bright colors that speake of summer.
And fresh homemade lemon cake,
made with our very own Meyer lemons that grow in our back yard...
with our grandangels...
Oh so fresh is the smell of salty air...
Ponytails and seahorse mirrows...
Ponytails and seahorse mirrows...
but I also love the countryside,
and when the last October sun dances across the Southern sky,
and the first November moon rises,
it's time to close the island cottage
and drive north to the country house.
The holiday season is upon us.
As much as I love my island time,
I equally love time spent in the countryside.
I'm ready to fill the old country house
with the scents of apples and spice.
then we must take the drive along the narrow island road,
under the goat trees with their weeping Spanish moss...
Saturday, October 31, 2009
A Spooktacular Halloween
Do you feel like you are being watched?
The neighbors are so nice
and very interesting...
Is that Spiderman and Batman?
The neighbors are so nice
and very interesting...
Is that Spiderman and Batman?
Is she real?
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Life's Simple Pleasures
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*****
Monday, October 19, 2009
Summer Days Have Come And Gone...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)