I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.

Queen Abby & I are just cuddling in bed ( actually, I bribed her to join me with a piece of cheese) day dreaming about about the up-coming weekend as Saturday is Cundys Harbor Day! My little town holds festivities celebrating each other, our little community & our rich fishing heritage every August. While I can not wait for all the fun we will surly have, I wanted to take a minute to share some pictures of a very special Cundys Harbor Day just last year.

My Husband and I were married on November 25th 2006 in Key West Florida surrounded by a small number of close family and friends. We wanted to celebrate with our other close family and friends who were unable to join us so the following August we held our reception at home in Cundys Harbor on Cundys Harbor Day! Here are a few photos of our special event.

I wanted the wedding to have a summery feel and settled on a Citrus Theme. Our good friend Meghan made our wedding cake. (this was only her first or second try at making a wedding cake!) It was wonderful tasting and quite pretty!

For the centerpieces I created Mini Lemon trees using topary balls, freshly clipped lilac leaves and real lemons. They smelled fresh & crisp & looked very realistic!

For party favors I handmade lemon & lime scented soaps shaped like lemons & limes of course!

I continued the theme by placing lime scented tea lights around the table and using bright yellow table clothes with lime colored napkins. I wanted the event to be comfortable & casual but still be put together & festive so we used cloth table cloths and napkins but opted for paper plates & silverware for easy clean up.

To add to the summery mood & feel of the party we hired John Tavano to play a little Spanish style guitar. It was beautiful. Click on his name to listen to a few clips.

We stuck with the casual feeling by serving buffet style. We went with a classic BBQ style menu of pulled pork, hamburgers, grilled chicken, corn on the cob, etc. Pitt Boss BBQ catered for us, and I would highly recommend them to anyone.

Towards the end of the evening we re-enacted our wedding by reciting our vows for all of the family and friends that were not able to be with us on the official day.

Yes, another Cundy's Harbor is sure to be loads of fun for all. And during the lobster crate races, bake sale, parade & excitement, I'll be reminiscing about another special day in our lives when surrounded by friends and family, Jason and I celebrated our love for each other.

250th Harpswell Festival

This weekend was the 250th Harpswell Festival and my mother had a booth to showcase her handmade jewelry. It was her very first event and I'm pleased & proud to say, she was very successful. As anyone who sells their handmade items knows, there is a lot to learn the first time around. I'm confident though that our next few events will be even better! Unfortunately I wasn't able to get many photos of the festival in full swing as I was working the booth, but I did get some good ones. Enjoy!

Here she is hard at work. This could be anytime between 7:00AM and 12:00PM The night before the festival.

Getting Set up

The Fair Grounds

Almost ready~

It's hard to call it work, when this is where you're doing it!

Some of her craft- Some of which will soon be for sale in her ebay store.

Ready for business!

Our first customers!

Some of the other interesting booths.................

Some of the best lobster rolls I've ever had! They sold out in just TWO HOURS! Way to go Holbrook's Community Foundation!

And now for the parade~

Thanks for visiting!

A Lovely Weekend

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I am very happy that my parents have arrived from Michigan for about a 6 week stay. We have finished moving our stuff into the cottage just in time. They will stay there while we stay at my Husband's family home just down the street. Also, next week is the Harpswell Islands Festival's 250th anniversary and my mother, sister and I have a booth to sell handmade jewelry. It should be lots of fun, and I'll be sure to take lots of pictures of the festivities!

Here our a few photos from our weekend:

This is the cutest little cottage, I just love it and I thought I would share it will all of you. The new owners have taken a lot of time with the little details to make this cute as a button!

See all of the sweet bird feeders? I bet its wonderful to wake up here every morning to the chirps of birds & the smell of salty sea air.

I love the Lobster Buoy Feeder!

Here is another collection of old wooden buoys and an increasingly harder find, an old wooded lobster trap.

They installed beautiful granite steps and a brick walk way lined with solar lights. Very inviting!

What a pretty view from their screened in porch!

Even their back entrance is neat as a pin!

Next, I went to spent a little time on my neighbor's ( and very good friend's) deck for a few cocktails.

WOW!!!!!!! LOOK AT HER VIEW! ITS JUST BEAUTIFUL!

Even Abby can't help but stare!

"Mom, I think see a lobster! Maybe you should let me go down there and scout things out! "

"Please?"

How can I say no to those faces?

Thanks for visiting! :-) I hope you have a wonderful week!