Just Playing Around

So, I was visiting some other bloggers today and I came across some funny blog posts by bloggers who used www.yearbookyourself.com . Basically what you do is upload a picture of yourself and then the computer puts your face on old year book pictures.

Check it out!

Hehehe, That's me in 1950

That's 1952

1960

1966

1970

1974

1980

1992

1994

2000

And of course, 2008

Well, that was fun! Give a try-you'll have a good laugh! Have a great weekend everyone!

"Let's Go To De Islands Mon"

Well, this was a bitter sweet weekend for us. We were of course very excited because we moved into our home on Saturday. Our first time ever, home of our own. But at the same time both of our parents returned to their respective winter homes in the mid-west. :-( We will miss them very much! It was also very sad to see Jason's parent's home closed up for the winter ( we lived there for 4 years). Its seems very strange to see it vacant & closed up- it was always bustling with people & pets. And lastly- seeing everyone off means summer is over. And it is always sad to see it go- as its one of most beautiful times of year up here. So in between unpacking boxes we went for a little summer-time ride to cheer us up!

First let me explain where I drove in relation to where I live. I live on a series of Islands & a Peninsula that makeup the town of Harpswell. Here is a little map of Harpswell to give you a better idea:

I drove from Cundy's Harbor to Bailey Island, its about a 45 minute drive to get from my house to Land's End at the tip of Bailey Island. Its a very pretty little drive that would cheer anyone up! Take a peak!

Here is view from Jason's Parents house- our starting point!

Crossing the bridge onto Orrs Island. Pretty view on this bridge....

Soon after Orrs Island comes the bridge to Bailey's Island. This bridge is the Cribstone Bridge. Design of the 1,150-foot bridge was complicated by the tides in the area known as Will's Gut. It was decided to build a cribstone bridge using granite slabs from local quarries. Granite slabs were considered sufficiently heavy to withstand wind and wave, while the open cribbing allowed the tide to ebb and flow freely without increasing tidal current to any great degree. Some 10,000 tons of granite were used in the project. A concrete road was then built on top of the cribstones.

Bailey Island Bridge was recognized as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The Bailey Island Bridge is believed to be the only granite cribstone bridge in the world.

Here are some other pictures that came from Wikipedia:

Below is the Bailey Island Library

And just some random photos taken along the way.

Gotta love the picket fence!

That's Mackrel Cove Above

Here we are at Land's End.

There is a fun little gift shop here where you can buy all kinds of cheezy maine gifts. Maybe one of these days I'll do a give-a-way with some fun little prizes from this shop :-)

Jason & his father enjoying the view from the deck of the gift shop.

And finally a few more random pictures from our drive back. Now, I could have taken a ton of pictures of houses that would wow you, there are a bunch of huge luxury homes along the way, but I prefer the character of the old buildings.

Like these!

And now back to the cottage....This time the grass in NOT photoshoped! :-)

The grass is starting to grow! Hope you are having a wonderful week and enjoying these last few days of summer as fall is just around the corner!

Wish List

Today I was thinking about my grandmother's dinnerware set and how much I loved it and so I did some investigating to see if I could find it anywhere online. Turns out it was a very popular set and getting vintage pieces is relatively easy! In fact, according to Ebay, Franciscan Desert Rose (1941) are the only continuously produced Franciscan patterns, that remain in production today. Franciscan Desert Rose has become the most sold American dinnerware of all time. Wowzers! Maybe you've seen them before?

I can remember sitting on her patio in the summer, enjoying delicious home cooked meals & this dishware set springs into my mind. I loved how the Flowers & leaves were all raised and I always traced their outlines with my fingers while waiting for food to be served. This set is definitely being added to my "some day" wish list! :-) What's on your "some day" wish list?

Fall Fun!

I'm joining Carol at at Charlie & Me for a fall visit of Cider Mills & Apple Orchards this Sept 6th -Oct 18th. Hope you'll join in!

More Lawn Work!

In case you didn't get enough of the lawn work from my last post...here are few more pics!

Boy that shed really needs to be painted blue...all in good time!

As you can see- it was a very foggy, wet day- but that's probably great for the seeds!

Check out the new light my WONDERFUL sister Missy got for me!

My father-in-law installed it this weekend. Thanks Jay!

This was a huge improvement!

I'm already planning my next project, although I think it will be a next spring type of project. Nikki at the Scarlett Rose Garden suggested that I plant a popular cottage flower called Hollyhocks, so I went online to investigate them. They are beautiful and I will definitely in-corporate them into my garden next spring. But while browsing plants, I came across another pretty one called Silver Lace Vine . As there is a very small pathway now leading up to the house between the fence and some ground cover I thought it would be the perfect spot for a garden arbor and these pretty climbing vines. I can see just see it now, walking through the flower covered arbor, walking up the little stone walkway to my front door!

Is it springtime yet, I'm already excited! :-)

A few more pretty arbors for your enjoyment!

I really love the crushed stone walk way here, but what would it be like walking on that in heels, or in the rain. Hmmmm.... that may not be best for a front entrance.

And because I'm a big dork (who is also trying to learn photoshop) this is kinda what I'm going for. Feel free to laugh- this is my first attempt using photoshop.

Have a great Monday!

Seeds, Fertilizer, & Hay---Hooray!

Fall is just around the corner- time for Mums!

That's a huge patch of gravel for the new driveway and beyond that is about 10 yards of loam for the new lawn that we started today.

As you can see- the old driveway used to go strait up to the side of the house. I'm a sucker for a pretty green lawn so we are converting the old gravel spots.

yucky................

Spreading the dirt around

Leveling the dirt

Lots and Lots o' Dirt

There....One section finished: filled with dirt, fertilized, spread with seeds and topped with hay. Hooray! We hopefully will finish the other side tomorrow.


Looking better already! Only 7 days and counting until we move in! YIPEE! After all this hard work we came home to this:

Ahhh to have the life of a spoiled kitty. Hope your weekend is as good as Molly's!