AUTUMN ARRIVES...

taken Saturday 9.20.14 

my FAVORITE SEASON

has arrived!

GOOD. RANDOM. FUN {WEEK 38}

 

another trip to Gopher Glen Apple Farm for a 10 pound bag of apples!

the picking season for Mutsu & Mohawk apples
has come & gone!! 

near the southern entrance to Pismo Beach

Isn't this FUN? 

posting with Tamar @ RANDOM-OSITY

SUNDAY ON THE GO...

enjoying our company (the Skids)...

breakfast + movies + coffee + dinner + ice cream for dessert

:: two movies ::

"This is Where I Leave You"

{hilarious! about a dysfunctional family}

"The Drop" 

{intense!! organized crime & the use of neighborhood bars

as money-laundering drops}

OH... MOM!!!

thanks MOM...

we LOVE our new AUTUMN table runner.

FEAST OF JOY...

9.19.14

TGIF...  company for the weekend!

RUSHING? WHOO-SH...

had to pick up some elastic at the fabric store...

technically, it's NOT even AUTUMN

(officially starts September 23rd)

...AND the CHRISTMAS decorations

are ALREADY being displayed!

I love CHRISTMAS, but

let's S-L-O-W  D-O-W-N!

WEDNESDAY WANDERINGS 9.17.14

(observed at Gopher Glen Apple Farm)

need a hand?

did you lose something?

BABES 4 DINNER...

hosted BUNCO BABES for dinner!

we DON'T play BUNCO

(a dice game)!

we DO eat! talk! laugh! 

found this adorable little heart at World Market! 

wrapped raffia around the neck
of an inexpensive glass vase
 (from the Dollar Store)
& attached the heart!

easy... peasy!

GOOD. RANDOM. FUN {WEEK 37}

continuing to share photos 

~ VIA DEI COLORI-SLO

GREAT! drawings...

artists work from drawings.

blurry {oops! sorry} Tinkerbell drawing
next to the chalk-colored Tinkerbell!

RANDOM detail.

kids creating! FUN! 

posting with Tamar @ RANDOM-OSITY

see you tomorrow!

SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY 9.14.14

all photos taken 9.13.14 @ VIA DEL COLORI

{San Luis Obispo, CA}

TRAVEL - JPE & I drove to SLO to see the chalk drawings! the artwork spanned two blocks with the featured artist drawing in the front of the SLO Mission.

I loved the chalk drawing of the colorful houses PACKED together! reminds me of being in a foreign city.

Each drawing space was outlined with duct tape & marked with the sponsor's name. Alice, the rabbit & the STRIPED Cheshire Cat appealed to Disney fans!

Mysterious, varying shades of green... one of my FAVORITE finished drawings!

TOO COOL! a balloon-maker, his "stock of balloons" and some girls patiently waiting for their balloon creature to be completed.

posting with Ashley @ Rambling & Photos

see you tomorrow!

IT'S A DATE!

JPE & I are headed to SLO (San Luis Obispo) this afternoon...

:: to take photos of the chalk drawings ::
{VIA DEI COLORI SLO}

:: grabbing a bite to eat at Natural Cafe ::
{yummy soups}

:: & planning to see the movie "Magic in the Moonlight" ::

{starring Emma Stone & Colin Firth}

see you tomorrow...

SIX WORD FRIDAY {9.12.14}

"If you've got nothing to dance

about, find a reason to SING"

~ melody carstair, physical trainer

I'm SING-ING because

Gopher Glen Apple Farm is open --- crunchy, crisp, juicy, apples picked daily!

posting with Adrienne @ My Memory Art host of SIX WORD FRIDAYS.

Caption a photo, share a poem

or tell a story. Just remember,

only six words in each line!

HARVEST-TIME...

Do you ever really "see" a painting

that grabs your HEART?

I had arrived for a meeting 20 minutes early, so I sat in the lobby and began checking emails. Listening to the sounds of the receptionists answering phones, talking with clients, my eyes glazed over... when I focused my attention again, I was looking at this painting. 

I've seen this painting many times, but really had not stopped to appreciate the significance of its placement in this location.

This agency serves our lowest income residents... and many of the families have small children. I realized what a significant impact this painting could have on these families & children. The paint COLORS grab your attention! what a positive view of farmworkers collecting produce... the produce we are fortunate to purchase in our local Farmer's Markets!

I LOVE living in an area that supports the agricultural industry!

{painting in the lobby at CAP-SLO (Community Action Partnerships-San Luis Obispo); cropped in PicMonkey}

10 on 10 ~ SEPTEMBER 2014

"dripping wet"

morning fog {7:55am}

drive to work
{along Hwy 101, just past Avila Beach, CA}

sheep are still grazing {work}

S.U.N.S.H.I.N.E.
{taken only 30 minutes after the previous picture}!

Lunch BBQ ~ Nancy "flipping the burgers"

yummy "BBQ" roasted corn from Farmer's Market

drove through Pismo Beach
{way home from work}

see the "fog bank" on the horizon?

AMAZING!!

 fog doesn't obstruct the ocean view at the end of the day!
{BUT! fog IS on the horizon}

Clam Festival is coming!

chowder tasting & music! 

{one of the concrete "clams" that advertise coming events}

pet store? t-shirt shop? restaurant?

guess again...

it's the Tiger Rose Tattoo shop in Pismo Beach 

"enjoying the sun"

coleus in the front planter
{home... sweet... home}

posting at "10 on 10"

hosted by Rebekah @ A Bit of Sunshine

{10 photos taken on the 10th day of the month}

PROCRASTINATION...

patio shoot ~ 9.9.14

YEP!

came home & sat on the patio with a cup of coffee!

check out the reflection of the trees!

GOOD. RANDOM. FUN {WEEK 36}

 from a mix (a gift from Lydia, Tasha & Jack)

currently sitting on our outdoor fountain!

made some pillowcases for our bed!

"washed out" photo
{the border fabric was selected by JPE}!

posting with Tamar at

RANDOM-OSITY!!!

SUPER SUNDAY 9.7.14

a "day of rest"

lounged on the chaise!

TOWARD THE SUN...

Q: which state grows the most sunflowers?

Young sunflower stems are supple... they face toward the east in the morning... and west at sunset.... as they mature, their stems harden and they stop moving.

The brown-black center of a sunflower is actually hundreds of tiny flowers all clustered together into one large center. The tiny flowers that make up the center go to seed after pollination.

TOURNESOL is the French word for sunflower. The Spanish word is EL GIRASOL, which means TURNS TOWARD THE SUN.

The tallest sunflower was 27 feet tall - about the size of a two-story building.

{these pictures were taken at the Avila Barn, in Nevada City and the Long Beach Quilt Show - YES, the second picture is a machine quilted sunflower}

Oh... the state that grows the most sunflowers?

K.A.N.S.A.S.

{they grow more than 11 species of sunflowers}