White Wednesday Relaxing

I have been working on a space for a few days now. I have gathered some of my favorite old mirrors and some cut glass pretties and a few candles to set a relaxing mood. It has been a place that I have found myself coming to over and over again.

However I never stayed long in this place.

But I think that will be different now.

In fact I may go missing every night only to be found here.

I will be relaxing after a hard day of work. Or even a not so hard day of work. But you will have to leave a message if you call.

Because, I will be relaxing. I hope at the end of this White Wednesday that you will be relaxing too. Just don't fall asleep and get bubbles in your nose.
Hugs
Becky
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Lucky Lady...if the boat fits...wear it!

I photographed this Lucky Lady on a recent trip to San Francisco. She was docked at the Fisherman's Wharf . I am not sure if a real Lucky Lady lives on her, but thoughts of this lifestyle every once in a while play with my head.
Can you imagine a life on a boat? At one time, my hubby, a Captain and I started looking in to living on a boat. We attended many boat shows walking on what we would dream would be our new home. We thought of the the many places we would go, docking from place to place up and down the Gulf of Mexico and even adventuring out onto the Caribbean . Romantic don't you think?
We do that. We dream together. We may never actually do what we dream but it is a fun thing we do. I think that is what keeps our marriage from getting boring and our conversations brimming with energy. It's as though he raises the brush to the canvas, paints a little and then hands the brush to me. I paint a little more , and we continue to handing it off back and forth each trusting the other to paint more and more beauty onto the canvas of our dream. I've learned to trust him over the course of time and I think that is key.
When a woman trusts her man she will follow him to the ends of the earth or in my case, sail the deep blue sea and although that was once a silly little dream, we enjoyed the days spent dreaming it.
And if we ever do get that boat and actually sail off on our dreamed adventure, you can bet she will be named, "LUCKY LADY." AKA BECKY

Oh Valentine! I love it!

This beautiful vintage inspired top is from Paris Rags. Kimberly Ryan is the talented and sweet lady who is always tempting me with some of her fabulous vintage inspired creations. If she is not painting something beautiful and romantic for her companty Shabby Rose Studios, she is creating something beautiful and romantic to wear.

I love it, I love it, I love it.

It's as pretty in the back as it is in the front too.

Just made this girl want to kick up her heels!

And see that sweet little lilac painting on my angel shelf. I won that from Kimberly on one of her giveaways. Now if you would like to see more of her beautiful creations go to,

www.ShabbyRoseStudio.com

Or

www.ParisRags.com

Or go to Mt. Dora where she will be during the Antique Extravaganza next week.

I hope your Valentine will find you something sweet.

Oh Valentine....I love my gift and I love you!

Happy Valentine's Day

New Tampa Residents

Baby it's cold outside!

Happy New Year

If there is anything that I have learned as one year goes by and another one begins is that I don't control it. I can write my list of goals, dreams, plans but there is only One who knows what the year will bring. As we lift our glasses, ring those bells, set off the fireworks let us also release our plans to Him, asking that He shape them in to His own and then watch the fireworks begin.

Happy New Year everybody.

God Bless the works of your hands and hearts.

May your Christmas Be Sweet!!

Merry Christmas
Stir up some sweetness

And then dive in!
Merry Christmas!

Hugs

Becky

California Whites on Wednesday

To people who blog we understand that there are certain days in blogland. We have Pink Saturday, Metamorphis Monday, Thrifty Thursdays, Tablescape Tuesdays, Waterside Wednesday and White Wednesday and the list goes on and on. We get it right? It is like a magazine that you actually get to meet and speak with the authors. You see whatever your hobby or passion a blog is a great place to meet people with like interests. It is also an incredible link to wonderful ideas on homemaking and travel, and many points of interest. It is fun making friends here. I said all that to say this. I felt the need to explain my blog because I recently invited my Facebook friends to take a peek at my blogs. This is who I am and these are the things I like. Today is White Wednesday and so I am sharing my favorite whites from my vacation.

Above is the kind of shop I am drawn to because this is what I do for a living. I buy, paint and sell furniture in a shop in Tampa called Summer House. So when I go on trips I like to find shops that do the same thing and gather new ideas for the shop I am in. This shop is Ivy's Porch in Scotts Valley CA.

These are the white roses that bordered the drive to the Ledson Winery that we visited.

These are the white roses that graced the gardens of Chateau St Jean winery.

Everyones castle needs roses!!

Here is another great shop in San Jose, called Not Too Shabby.

I had no idea that hubby would allow for me to spend a day in search of these shops. He likes to see what others are doing too. He helps me in the shop by painting and building when he isn't traveling on business.

This was just one of many beautiful white Victorian style houses that we saw.

This is the San Francisco Mission that is in Sonoma.

We spent the day in Yosemite and as you can see White is an Amazing Wonder there too.

These are the clouds that were rolling in as we drove to the airport.

They brought the rain that my California friends are enjoying.

There you have my White Wednesday post.

As I was reading the Vintage Patina blog today the blog author gave this quote.

White is not a mere absence of colour: it is a shining and affirmative thing as fierce as red, as definate as black....God paints in many colours but He never paints so gorgeously as when He paints in White.

Gilbert Keith Chesterson British author 1874-1936

Here is my quote...

"and.. OH Honey, Can HE Paint!"