The contents of this moment...

...sitting out on the little deck of my new apartment for the first time. I am thoroughly enjoying the sun and the warm weather.

...drinking tea while working on some new crocheted crystal necklaces.

...giving the animals some love and snuggles while we listen to the birds sing.

...sun gazing through the leaves of the tree that overhangs the corner of my deck.

What are the contents of your day?

A beautiful walk on a gloomy day part 1

an afternoon with friends, Part 2

It is grey and damp here today at the little stone house.

We have been having problems with the well/water, which makes me really miss drinking from the faucet and realize how much I hate having to buy bottled water.

So today I am really appreciating looking at these photos of a few days ago where the weather was really nice and we were out and about...

Hope your Thursday is going well so far!

Flea Market Finds

Wow! Happy May everyone!!!

And hello new followers, thanks for following me!!!

I spent this morning at the flea market a few towns over,

that is after waiting 15-20 minutes just waiting to park!

Boy, was it packed!!!

I have been waiting all winter for the market to start again

and I think Veda (who LOVES the flea market) has been too!!!

I did get some really great things though. I definitely scored with this sewing box...

It was like going through a treasure chest!!!

It had oodles of thread and needles, tiny gauge crochet hooks, and odds and ends.

Jam packed you might say!

Speaking of Jam, I got some really tasty raspberry rum jam from a nice fellow there.

I love raspberries, I think they are my favorite berry!

I also found an old suitcase for $1 that I think I will fix up and use for a display.

Although the sewing box was a total treasure for me,

I was even more excited to find a few small trinkets that make me happier than I can describe.

I love this little white bunny and the grey wolf.

The wolf represents Jacob to me (even though he isn't grey).

And most of all,

A CAMEL!!!

How awesome is this guy!?!

He was only $2.

Yup, score!

I love camels! I have no idea why really, I just think they are awesome!

I have two little camels in the same style as the rabbit and wolf that my sister gave me for christmas last year and I adore them!!!

So I can't wait to add this guy to the collection!

Other than that, I have been enjoying some walks from my house to the beach

and have been working on some new watercolors and playing around with making stamps...

But that will be another post!

Hope you are having a fabulous first day of May!

Hoorah! Spring is here!

A weekend in Nature

Saturday was so beautiful,

it was sunny and almost 60 degrees!

I decided to take Veda on a nice walk in the woods.

I was planning on a certain path that I really like walking,

but there were people ahead of me and I didn't want to feel like I was following them,

so I decided to go another way...

Which lead to somewhere else,

and somewhere else...

I wasn't lost,

just exploring.

I like to explore.

I usually start a little at a time so that I know the area and don't get myself lost.

I found a little brook

and some red berries

and someone else's footprints.

So I followed those around for a bit.

they didn't go anywhere really, though.

Sunday was not as warm,

it was really foggy though.

I love the fog.

It was like the whole day was a dream!

What kind of weather is your favorite?

Pay It Forward

A couple of weeks ago I was visiting one of my favorite blogs, A Butterfly in My Hair.

Vibeke had posted a Pay It Forward and I was lucky enough to sign up in time!

I love these.

So I am going to play along!

For the first 3 people that respond I will send a little something to

and all I ask is that you Pay It Forward!

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!

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By the way, I am looking for a good hat like this that will fit my head with my hair...

I used to have a really small head, but now with my hair the way it is, it is much harder to find a well fitting hat!

photo via