~ Florida Fun ~

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Back in Florida….My sister-in-law picked me up at the airport and drove me to downtown St. Pete for a surprise….my brother and their wonderful neighbors had a place reserved for us at the park for movie night.  Chairs, snacks, wine, the trees lit up with little white lights and Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in “Sleepless in Seattle”.  What a great, “welcome to town”!

Delilah

Next morning I get to see my granddaughter, who’s now almost 3 months old!

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Bob and Pat (the neighbors), took us out on their boat for a great tour of Pass-a-Grille (my favorite) and back up to Treasure Island for lunch.  It was a beautiful sunshiny day, perfect for a boat ride….we were even entertained by some dolphins who decided to follow the boat for awhile….it was so awesome to see them up close!   We’ve had dock time and yummy dinners, great conversation, lots of baby cuddling and still days left to enjoy with our sister, who arrives tomorrow night.  What fun things will we find to do next?

~ Photo a Day ~

vintage cameraWe’ve (my sisters and myself) have taken on the challenge from “Fat Mum Slim“…..May Photo a Day.  We’ve even started a new blog for the occasion…check it out WeThreeGraces.

~ Spring In New York ~

 

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spring

spring

spring

Welcome Spring

spring 2013

spring

spring

spring

 

Spring has finally come to Upstate New York, this could explain why I haven’t had a post up in so long….enjoying the sunshine!

~ God’s Grace ~

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.

Ephesians 2:8

God's Grace

Being  justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Romans 3:24

~ Seeing Pink, again! ~

While awaiting the arrival of my second granddaughter, I came across “ this” pattern for a baby afghan on another blog.  So I decided to give it a go…..here are pictures of the process ( sorry for the dark photos on some, makes you really appreciate the color on the good ones when you get to them, haha ), and here is the same afghan in purple.

crochet baby afghan

crochet baby afghan

crochet baby afghan

crochet baby afghan

crochet baby afghan

crochet baby afghan

Angelina Ruth

Feeling very blessed to have two beautiful new granddaughters……Thank you to millemakes.wordpress.com  for a great new pattern!

~ Happy Spring ~

Springtime

Springtime

~ Sun, Sand and the Sea ~

~ Sibling Love ~

Breakfast out

Great start: Breakfast with my big brother…..I do love chick-fil-A chicken biscuits! (sadly, we don’t have these in NY)

Pass-A-Grille BeachThen…one of my favorite places….Pass-a-Grille Florida (ahhhhh…deep breath)….there’s a little art show at the beach today.

Pass-A-Grille Beach

Pass-A-Grille Beach

vintage brooch

I found this vintage brooch and it’s going back to New York with me!

Dinner out

And I finish the day with a great dinner with my sister……  Vacation is a great thing!

~ What to Do in Case of a Storm ~

Rain on my Florida vacation!

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What to do now!

PERFECT!

Florida

                                              The sun goes down on another great day!

~ A “Honey Of A Day” ~

We extracted honey over the weekend, since we were down to two jars in the shoppe.  We had a little extra help…..a taste tester!

honey bees

First signs of spring 2012

Fishers Beehive

frame full of honey

Fishers Beehive - frame full of honey

Fishers Beehive - frame full of honey

taking off the top wax layer

Fishers Beehive - frame full of honey

cranking the honey extractor (hard work for a little guy)

cranking the honey extractor (hard work for a little guy)

a little more muscle...

a little more muscle…

...and the pay off!

…and the pay off!