I’m giving myself a little vacation… nice, eh? So for the next few days I’m going to spring a few Charleston photos on you…
GREAT city… beautiful architecture, fabulous food, amazing art… what’s not to like about Charleston?
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O N E Y E A R A G O… A nice peacefully quiet Monhegan Island wharf…
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Surgery, Chemo and the END of Radiation… GO MOM!!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Well Daylight Savings Time is coming to an end in this part of the country, which means you get an extra hour of sleep, never a bad thing, right? Don’t forget to set your clocks, watches, oven, microwave, etc. back one hour before you hit the hay!
What are you going to do with this extra hour? I think I will probably wake up at 4AM instead of 5 for the next foreseeable future! Might as well get up and enjoy the day, right? I’ll catch you back here tomorrow, and I promise to be very well rested, hee…
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O N E Y E A R A G O… CFADA FIne Art Weekend begins TONIGHT in Charleston, SC! (2012!)
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Eat for a better memory… the conclusion!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Trick or treat!? No tricks only treats… woot woot! Have a great night!
(Painting by Ann Getsinger… Image from Dowling Walsh Gallery!)
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O N E Y E A R A G O… An artsy halloween! Pumpkinscape by artist Jamie Wyeth!
T W O Y E A R S A G O… IS THIS REAL? WHOA? Happy Halloween!
Fall is fabulous… my absolute favorite time of year! The days are getting cooler now… soon the time changes and we get an extra hour of sleep, woohoo! Charlie especially loves it because in addition to walking in the morning, he can get a walk in after dinner. We always feel better if we move after we eat… can’t just sit!
Hope you all have a wonderful week
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O N E Y E A R A G O… Art websites with small images = frustration…
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Wanted Halloween costume wearing patrons… Taco Boy! (2011)
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Frederick Stroud. My other half… the sweetest man in the world… truly the love of my life! Yep, those statements all describe my husband! He’s the nicest guy with the biggest heart.
Love at first sight… and today is his birthday!
Happy Birthday to you!!
Happy Birthday to you!!
Happy birthday de-aaaar Fre-eeeeed!
Happy Birthday to you!!…
…and many more!
Oh, how I love those blue eyes and that gorgeous smile! Happy Birthday Fred! Wishing you the best birthday ever! xoxo, me
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O N E Y E A R A G O… Happy Birthday to the love of my life!
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Woohoo! To the love of my life… it’s your day!
Look at this gorgeous sky reflected in the water… kind of Halloween’ish isn’t it? This photo was taken while out walking… nothing fancy, it was the reflections that really caught my eye!
Enjoy your day!
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O N E Y E A R A G O… I am officially an adult… Eat for a better memory… week 3!
T W O Y E A R S A G O… A pumpkin patch, Halloween candy and great memories!
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We see some magnificent sunsets in Charleston, SC. This one was no exception. I wonder why the sunsets in October seem to be over the top? This particular sunset had people pulling over to snap photos… gorgeous!
Wishing you a lifetime of beautiful sunsets!
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O N E Y E A R A G O… Featured Artist… Alfred Peter Frank Sanford!
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Want to play Santa? A tax deductible way to have a blast… (2011) – Here is the link for 2013: http://palmettoproject.org/families-helping-families/fhf-lowcountry/
Catch you back here tomorrow!
This is a fabulous cabin style house plan with a generous screened porch. I think it’s reminiscent of something you would see on Sullivan’s Island, back in the good old days… the cool, old cottage/cabin with character. This is the Porch Cabin house plan from Architectural House Plans and it is Plan ID Number DM-001, designed by Dale Mulfinger, FAIA SALA Architects, Inc. I can just imagine how much time we would spend on this porch. Every waking moment… I would love to plop this on a nice piece of land where we would be on the water and see gorgeous sunsets. Heaven on earth!
This plan is roughly 1,879 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, as well as a host of fabulous details… Keep in mind with these photos, this is one person’s home, but the possibilities are endless… I happen to like it just the way it is! This home was originally designed as a vacation home near a lake in Minnesota. Nice, huh? It is a favorite among a lot of people and has been built all over the United States. It would fit in beautifully in Charleston, SC…!
Mudroom, pantry, fireplaces… ahhh, the “things I love” about this plan are getting mighty lengthy. It’s a perfect size to use as a house or a vacation home. The fact that there is a place to take off your shoes and coat, especially in colder climates is wonderful. A pantry off the kitchen… LOVE IT! That would be a dream! Fireplaces upstairs and down make this one cozy house in the winter. Here are a few images of the interior of one house that was built…
Can you imagine how wonderful this porch would be? Grab a book and a hot tea, sit and look out over the yard, or the water or wherever you may be situated… Gorgeous!
I KNOW! Gorgeous, right? Just look at that fireplace! So cozy. This plan has got so many wonderful details. It really helps to see an interior image… some of us aren’t so great at visualization!
Fabulous kitchen, great light, wonderful in every way! Remember… pantry is around the corner! I might extend the kitchen into the dining room, maybe put a larger island, and have a smaller table or eat at the island… I like my counter space, but that’s me…
A garret is another name for a loft or attic… I certainly wouldn’t call this an attic… When I showed my husband this plan, he said, he would probably leave the top floor off, having two bedrooms would be great… until I showed him the next photo! Then we decided it would be our bedroom as long as we could walk up and down the stairs!
How cozy is this??!! Look at that fireplace… the built in bench seat with storage… what a wonderful room!
Check out the ArchitecturalHousePlans.com website! You’ll be amazed at the beautiful homes just waiting to be built!
All images via ArchitecturalHousePlans.com
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O N E Y E A R A G O… Featured Artist (and a big congratulations) to Marc Hanson!
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Paula Deen’s Healthier Macaroni and Cheese recipe!
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Woohoo! This is exciting news for Charleston, SC! Conde Nast Traveler readers have voted our city NUMBER ONE in the United States for the third year in a row! No easy task!
So thank you to all who voted, and thank you Conde Nast Traveler!!
From Conde Nast Traveler’s website:
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O N E Y E A R A G O… Featured Artist… John Cook!
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Harvest Festival at the Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA Oct 22-23, 2011!
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This is a nice open plan. I like the way that the kitchen looks into the great room, and I love the office near the kitchen (with a separate entrance!). When I’m cooking I run back and forth from the computer (with my recipe) to the kitchen and its handy that way!
I have to say I really would enjoy the nice screened porch off of the great room. Wow, what nice air flow in the nice weather months… open all those doors and let the fresh air in! It would be dreamy to have a fireplace on the screened porch… get all comfy in your chair with a good book, a roaring fire and a cup of hot chocolate… ahhhh, life is good!
The upstairs is nice, but for just the two of us, I would probably make the study a bathroom, and make the two bathrooms into storage… and then have one bedroom with the treadmill for bad weather workouts and the other bedroom for guests! Either that or pick a bathroom and work around it…
Nice plan, huh??
All images via Houseplans.SouthernLiving.com website – check out their site for more info!
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O N E Y E A R A G O… Featured Artist… Peter Fiore
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Meatless Monday: Giada’s Pasta Ponza!
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Charlie hopes to be back on duty at the gallery next week! For now he’s enjoying a little rest and relaxation while he recuperates…
Have a great weekend everyone!
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O N E Y E A R A G O… Sorry, just couldn’t resist… the beast is back! (2012)
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Eat for a better memory… 7 ways to get sharp!
This is the first time that we met Charlie… November 2009… he was scared of people (we were told later)… especially men. Hmmm, not sure what happened to the little guy, but someone didn’t treat him right… He went from this scared little puppy… to this wild little beast in no time!
We’re so glad he’s home with us… he’s on the mend! Pancreatitis is a tough thing to watch your dog go through… Scary! Life is good…
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O N E Y E A R A G O… 14th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational (2012)
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Can’t get a good dinner quicker than this!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Written Wednesday 11:30AM
For those of you who aren’t on Facebook… Charlie has been sick. Very sick. We took him to the emergency vet at 11:30 Saturday night and had to leave him at 2:30 AM, he was such a sick dog… vomiting, weak. He hadn’t gotten in to anything that we could think of. He was his happy self on Friday night, we went to bed and he hopped right in… we all slept. Saturday morning we woke up and normally he runs to his food dish… not this morning. No food. Later in the day he vomited… and that night he started and couldn’t stop… we took him to the er vet, they said he was in pain. Ugh…??? Their thought: Pancreatitis. Normally dogs who are given fatty table scraps are the dogs that get that. Charlie gets very limited table scraps and we don’t eat fatty… he eats mainly frozen green beans, carrots, lettuce and his dog food… but he does get a little smidge of cheese now and then…
They got him through until Monday AM where he was transferred to the Internal Medicine group. They did an ultrasound on him and confirmed pancreatitis. IV fluids, pain meds, anti-nausea meds, Pepcid. He hadn’t eaten since Friday at 3PM… he took his first bite, yesterday (Oct 8/Tuesday). He seemed so great when we saw him yesterday, a big difference from the night before. They’ve done an ultrasound each day, and the vet noticed that the lymph node near the pancreas is getting larger each day… not good. We just got the pathology report back and it showed no cancer cells! However, she said that cancer cannot be ruled out, so he will still be monitored and if the lymph node doesn’t start getting smaller then they will biopsy it.
We let him know that his future diet would consist of low fat food, and he is ok with that…
He had a slight fever last night, but is otherwise doing great. Because of the fever we can’t bring him home this morning… We call at 3PM today (Wed) to see if we can pick him up!
WRITTEN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013 7:30AM
UPDATE: Charlie came home yesterday (WED 10/09) We all camped in the living room and he did well, he is eating on his own this morning (YAY!!) got all his meds and can feel all your well wishes!
WRITTEN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013 8PM
Charlie had a good first full day home! This morning he woke up raring to eat which was fabulous… then he kind of fizzled a little… no fever YAY! He rested all day and was very perky by evening… he’s now curled up sleeping unless someone walks down the street… then he needs to check things out, then goes back to sleep… he’s a happy little beast!
Thank you so much for all your good thoughts, prayers, vibes and anything else you’ve got! You’re all the best!
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O N E Y E A R A G O… Featured Artist… David Kasman!
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Meatless Monday: Martha’s Tomato, Basil and White Bean Salad
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I love this cool building located in Wiscasset, Maine. I would like to live there! Right in the heart of town, a short walk to Treats for a chat and a cup of soup, a tasty sandwich and maybe a treat or two!
This is currently a business, but would make one heck of a house! Do you ever have dreams of packing up and moving on? We are usually ready to jump ship in the heat of the summer… swearing that we’ll move to Maine soon! Then winter comes and the weather is beautiful and we say to ourselves… HOW could we ever leave THIS? A tad fickle perhaps?
Catch you back here tomorrow!
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O N E Y E A R A G O… Photo weekend: Charleston… A walk downtown…
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Coming Soon, the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure – Daniel Island SC (2011)
Another amazing sunset in Charleston… actually this photo was snapped out of the car window and cropped… Stunning!
Hope you have a beautiful Saturday – Catch you back here tomorrow!!
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O N E Y E A R A G O… A 5 star fall dessert – Cinnamon Apple Cake from Cooking Light magazine!
T W O Y E A R S A G O… Featured artist… Jeffrey Watts!
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