Packed

I definitely needed a fun tote bag for my trip...and I found a great one at Target!  

Love the look and it was 50% off!!

It had fringe hanging down from the straps...didn't love that at all, so I trimmed it right off!  

Now it's perfect...and it's packed!!

By the time this post appears, this cute tote bag will be hanging out in Paris...Disneyland Paris to be exact!!  Woo Hoo!

I Can't Believe It!

I've got a Passport...my very first one...and I'll be using it soon!!

Bill and I (and a few other family members) are going to England AND France!!  

Really soon!

I grew up in Detroit, Michigan and made lots of trips to Canada...but that was way before you needed a Passport to do that.  Traveling to Canada didn't really seem like going to a different country.  We drove over a bridge or through a tunnel and we were there.  

I never thought I'd need a passport, or that I'd be flying over an ocean (for a lot of hours!) to Europe!!  How amazing is that!

I'm pretty excited!!

I know I may not look excited.....but I really am!!!

Quite a photo isn't it!!

After Sandy

 

We finally arrived home late last night.   When we left Michigan yesterday morning it was cold and windy.  We drove through rain, a little sleet, lots of wind, and even some snow.  After a very long day we felt so blessed to get back to homes with electricity and no damage.  So many others around us weren't so fortunate....we'll be praying for them.

 

 ^"May the Lord bring good to you and keep you.  May the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be kind to you.  May the Lord show favor toward you, and give you peace."

Numbers 6:24-26

 

 

Photo from Katie's Instagram....heading into the "snowy" part of our trip home.

Lucketts

NOTE: If you left click on the photo it will enlarge and if you left click on the enlarged photo it will enlarge once more....good for seeing the details.

This was my favorite stop in Leesburg ~ LUCKETTS STORE!

As soon as I saw it I knew it would be. Just look at all the wonderful stuff!!

Katie found something immediately.

"C" for Charlotte of course!

First stop was the cashier's desk. May I take pictures here? Yes you may!

I took a bunch!

Including one of a squirrel with pink paper ears!

There's more than one building at Lucketts and a lot of carport like buildings on the grounds. The photos of the bedroom filled with butterflys and the angel below it were taken inside this yellow building ~ I love the polka dot shutters!

But back inside the main building we go. This dress form made the perfect jewelry display. So perfect that most of the necklaces were gone!

Duct Tape! Nice touch!

Mandy liked this display. I'm still trying to decide what I think of it! Kind of reminds me of The Addams Family!

This room was beautiful. The displays thoughout the store were fantastic.

Look ~ Gail, Katie and Mandy (her arm & bag at least) are all in one photo!

We headed back outside to check out the displays there.

Here's the two photos inside the polka dot shutters building! It was so pretty inside.

Katie really liked the "hello" sign but passed on buying it.

I found a few things that I didn't pass on!
Some bottles, a bit of lace, two sparkly trees, a few crystals and a photograph.

I'm going to "plant" these little trees inside a pretty cup ~ there were two more and I wish I'd bought them too! They're covered in beautiful glass beads.

I really like the photo of the young girl but the back of the frame was the deciding factor in buying it. W. A. Brown ~ a furniture dealer & funeral director!!

Mr. Brown was multi-talented man.

I will return to Lucketts Store. Their 11th Annual Spring Market is coming up on May 22nd & 23rd. Over 100 antique dealers will be there. Hmmmmm........

Make sure you take a look at the website....it'll make you smile (and drool a little too!)

the cottage

Well, here it is ~ the store that started it all. I read about this shop way back in August of 2008 on Joyce's blog ~ Scrap For Joy. I've wanted to visit "the cottage" ever since. Especially when I realized how close Leesburg, VA is! Thank you, thank you, thank you Joyce ~ I LOVE this delightful little store!

Have you ever seen so many ladders!

Above is the front yard and below the side yard. I love the abundance of color ~ it just makes me happy!

Check out this little sign (in the wash tub).

I was wondering how much the ladders were!!

I love red and I love this lamp!
Sadly ~ it was a little out of my price range that day. Maybe it will be there next time and I'll be better prepared!

Again with the color! I love this display!!

I want to sleep in this bed! Actually, I'd just like to lay on it and stare at all the fun stuff! Did I mention that I like red! (and green and yellow too)

Love the chalkboard walls ~ I need to do a chalkboard wall in my house ~ my grandbabies would love it!

The shop is wonderful. I will return. Soon I hope!

Again, just a tiny purchase. Three little soaps. They smell divine!

It's so nice to be able to take pictures in these shops. If it looks like I won't be able to control my camera I make sure to stop and ask if photos are allowed. Most of the time the answer is yes. I love to sit and look at them on my laptop....it's almost like being there again....almost!

Finally!!

It's a Get-Away!

If you're seeing this post it means we (Patricia, Tisha and I) are off to Williamsburg, VA. Woo Hoo! We had to cancel our original trip (the end of January) because of a snow storm...but this weekend we're heading south and the snow isn't!

We'll be visiting The Williamsburg Pottery and The Williamsburg Antique Mall. I hope we get to see a little of Colonial Williamsburg too! And I know there'll be a Cracker Barrel opportunity sometime this weekend!

Friends, shopping, food, and my camera! It's going to be fun! I'm ready for a great weekend!!

How about you? Are you going to have a fun weekend too?!