This {Favorite Summer} Moment . . .

Jim and Megan riding the swings in Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN.  I don't know who had more fun!!!  : )

It is hotter than blazes here in New York today and not supposed to break until Sunday!!  Have a wonderful and safe weekend!!!  xo


Many blessings ~ Wendy

Starr's Mill . . .

On our way to Senoia, we passed this gorgeous red building that looked like an old barn with the prettiest waterfall next to it.  I knew I had to stop on the way back and get a closer look.  It turned out to be an old mill from the 1800's. 

I fell in love with everything about it!!  The perfect location to visit on a hot Georgia day!!  These three ladies thought so too.  : )

Can we get a little privacy??

I guess we'll be on our way then.  Lol!!

At the base of the waterfall there were lots of people with shovels and bowls.  At first, Megan and I thought they might be panning for gold (really we did.  Not sure what normally goes on in Georgia!!).

Upon further investigation . . .

 we discovered it was clams they were digging for!!  Lots of them too!!

Our stop at Starr's Mill was one of my favorite stops on our vacation.  I swear I could've taken a thousand photos there alone!!  I honestly didn't have any idea that I'd love Georgia as much as I did.  If it wasn't so darn hot and I wasn't such a New York girl I might even think about moving there when the kids are all grown.  : )

 Next stop . . .  Tennessee!!!


Happy Thursday y'all!!  ~ Wendy 

Glimpses of Georgia and Feeling Blessed . . .

Notice the two vultures sitting on top of this old house.

They were still sitting in the same spot an hour later when we drove past the house again.

 

The BEST southern food, buffet style!!! 

A gorgeous Georgia sunset.

It's so crazy to me that our trip down south seems like a distant memory already.  Thankfully I have so many photos to look back on.  I took almost 1500 of them!!  : )  I'm going to go thru them and print some out and finally hang some photos around the house.  I haven't really hung much on the walls since we moved in because my plan was to decorate with my photos.  Being the great procrastinator that I am, that hasn't happened yet.  But it will.  I always feel the urge to fluff my nest (read this someplace and loved it!!) at the first hint of fall.  I heard that the Farmer's Almanac is predicting an Indian Summer but a very cold and snowy winter.  Winter pretty much skipped by us last year with maybe one or two days of being snowed in for the day.  August has been a hot and humid month here in New York.  I'm ready for crisp fall air and clogs and boots again!!  It's been a wonderful summer for us.  We've become very close with a fantastic family in our new home town and that has made all the difference for us.  We've pretty much spent at least part of every day with them.  It's not very easy to find people that are pushing 50 and have a six year old!!!  But we did and we're blessed!!!  : )

Happy Monday to you!! ~ Wendy

In our End of Summer {Flower} Gardens . . .

Yes they're weeds but I still think they're pretty.  : )

  

Our beautiful flower gardens are starting to show their age but are still pretty nonetheless.  We sat outside in our backyard last night for dinner with friends that we've shared so many of our summer nights with.  There was a hint of fall in the air.  Just a hint.  The girls got out of the pool because they were "freezing solid" and sat, wrapped in their towels, in the last bit of the day's sun.  I even turned the little fans off that we've had blowing under the gazebo all summer.  My son Brendan talked about how much he was looking forward to "hunkering down" with board games inside this winter and eating homemade soup.  My nephew leaves for college tomorrow for his first time, another end-of-summer sign, so Megan and I are making a trip to the store today to pick up a bunch of his favorite snacks for his dorm room.  We're also keeping an eye on three potentially big storms that could impact the northeast by the end of next week.  Lots going on around here!!!  For now, I'll sip my coffee and know that all is at it should be.  : )


Wishing you a beautiful and peaceful Tuesday ~ Wendy

Friends for Life . . .

On Saturday, my beautiful friend Ophie and her daughter Cybele came to spend the day with Meg and I.  We knew when we moved that there were going to be some people that we wouldn't see very often anymore, if at all.  Then there were the people who had come into our lives that we were not willing to let go of so easily.  Ophie and Cybele are for keeps.  : )
 

The girls spent the entire day in the pool and catching up on the hammock while Ophie and I drank Diet Dr. Pepper (crack in a can is what I call it!!!) in the shade and talked about what's in the stars for us in the not so distant future.  I'm always so fascinated by the depth of her knowledge and the accuracy of her predictions.  Ophie is an Astrologer and a published author.  She and her sister Tali are also known as The Astrotwins.  Check out the link to their webpage.  It really is some interesting and amazing stuff!!!

While I was writing this blog I decided to look at some old photos of Cybele and Megan to see how much they've changed in the last few years. 

Ophie with the girls in Cold Spring, NY a few years ago.

I just know they're gonna be friends for life!!!  : )

Many blessings for a happy Monday ~ Wendy