QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Susan, whose blog is Between Naps on the Porch, did a post today about an interview with Rachel Ashwell, of Shabby Chic fame, by Garden & Gun magazine. They included a question/answer section, which Susan suggested we all do ourselves. Thought-provoking and fun! Here goes:

1. Favorite Cocktail: Mojito
2. Favorite Getaway: Destin
3. If you could meet anyone in the world, who would it be?: Jimmy Buffett

4. Daydream of the moment?: To be a professional scrapbooker
5. Your personality in one word?: Loving 

6. Are you more garden or gun?: Garden
7. If you were road-tripping, what's the one album you'd take with you?:  Boats, Beaches, Bars and Ballads, Jimmy Buffett
8. What are you reading?: 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life” 
9. What do you want to do when you grow up?: Be a grandmother
10. What is your greatest extravagance?  Guilty Pleasure? : Shopping like the bill will never come!
11. Favorite Southern Food?: BBQ on a cornbread pancake
12. Most treasured possession?: My photo albums
13. Favorite Southern name? : Caroline (my daughter’s and great-grandmother’s name)
14. What talent would you most like to have?: To be artistic---especially to be able to paint watercolors 
15. What's your current state of mind?: Hope springs eternal

If you would like to share yours, just copy and paste. A great way to get to know each other here in cyberspace, it also makes for fun reading!

Wishing y'all a lovely, peaceful Sunday afternoon...

 

GONE TO THE DOGS!

Thanks to our hostess today at the polohouse.blogspot.com for her party featuring our beloved PETS!

A post on pets is perfect for me! My life is full of dogs--- currently, we have 5 of our own and 2 grand-dogs who visit often. Several of our furry friends have passed away in the last few years, and we frequently seem to find lost dogs. We've had amazing luck, on several occasions, with reuniting lost dogs and their owners!

Here are our 5 residents:

Beau, a Golden Retriever

Daisy, a Golden Retriever

Jack, an Australian Shepherd mix

Cupcake and Cowboy, Maltese

Meet the grand-dogs!

Lola, a Maltese

Birthday girl!

  

Okami, a Huskie/wolf mix

Here are some temporary friends, whom we reunited with their owners.

Charlie

Lincoln

Ginger

Ginger was quite elderly when we found her, and we loved her for 2-1/2 years before happening upon her original owners one day. Quite a saga!

This is our neighbor, Charlotte

Dinner always tastes better at somebody else's house!

Our former "niece," Annabelle

Now, there's a girl with personality galore--- but, too many run-ins with skunks!

Our big friends, Duke and Daisy

Boat rides are their life!

Our precious pets who have passed over Rainbow Bridge

R.I.P.

Oliver and Violet, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

Scout, a shepherd/wolf mix

A legend...

Believe it or not, there have actually been a few other dogs, as well as some cats. But, that's a post for another time. Does anybody else have thousands of dog pictures? I must be crazy!

"Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole." -- Roger Caras

LOVIN' THESE LOOKS

I admit it: I'm a girly-girl, and I love dresses.  I feel like it's easier to get a flattering (slimming!) appearance with a dress than with separates. Besides, I don't have to worry about keeping a shirt tucked in, not having my skirt "hitch" around, belts, jackets, etc.

Part 2: Dresses

Love this LBD, with a pop of color. So easy to wear, and it an be dressed up or dressed down. How cute are those ruffles! I've got to have this!!!
www.lillypulitzer.com


Since I'm really not a Winter person, I'm always drawn to clothes with bright colors. They look so cheery on cold, dark days.

More ruffles! What a great dress for Christmastime!

 

Here it is in a zebra print---so cute with red pumps! Another must-have!

 www.katespade.com

Well, a girl can dream, right?

LOVIN' THESE LOOKS

Looks I love for the lifestyle I live...

 

 

I'm thinking about clothes at the moment. Must be the change of seasons, as I'm reorganizing my closets. So, I think I'll be blogging about clothes for a few days...

 

Part 1- Daytime 

 

I love the easy, casual look of these J. Crew pieces. Comfortable, youthful and stylish, they're perfect for my everyday schedule of dogs, errands, shopping, a quick lunch with a friend, housework--- and blogging, of course!

www.jcrew.com

Tomorrow: Something just a bit dressier

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! HAPPY FALL!

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

SUNDAY LOVE

Someday, after we have mastered the winds, the

waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God

the energies of love. Then for the second time in the

history of the world, we will have discovered fire.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

I'm linking to Spiritual Sunday at http://bloggerspirit.blogspot.com