VIRGINIA'S OPSAIL 2012: DAY 2

 ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR EVENTS I HAVE EVER SEEN..... INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC SHIPS SAILING IN BOAT PARADE FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INTO DOWNTOWN NORFOLK FOR OPSAIL 2012.
WE THOUGHT THE SAILORS WERE FAKE AT FIRST.....UNTIL THE SHIP GOT
CLOSER.....CRAZY!
SAILING DOWN THE ELIZABETH RIVER IN THE PARADE OF SAILS
JUST ANOTHER DAY ON THE BOAT FOR R? LOOK BEHIND YOU!!!
THE INDONESIAN SHIP WAS CRACKING ME UP-THEY WERE BLASTING MUSIC AND THE SAILORS WERE DANCING HIGH UP IN THE SAILS-GUESS THEY ARENT AFRAID OF HEIGHTS!
DOWNTOWN NORFOLK
THE MEXICAN SAILORS...GOOD TO SEE THEM WEARING A  HARNESS!
COULDN'T ASK FOR A NICER DAY.
SHIPS DOCKING DOWNTOWN


VIRGINIA'S OPSAIL 2012

OH I LOVE A GOOD EXCUSE TO PLAY HOOKIE....TODAY WE HAD A GREAT EXCUSE....LOTS OF SUN, 75 DEGREES, A BOAT, AND OPSAIL 2012!!
 OPSAIL WILL LAST A FEW DAYS BUT TODAY WAS THE PARADE OF MILITARY SHIPS. REALLY COOL SEEING THE WORLDS LARGEST NAVY BASE SHOW OFF THEIR BEST. 
HOW LUCKY AM I THAT I GET TO LIVE HERE?
I LOVE THIS TOWN!


CANNONS TOO LOUD FOR R.
H THINKS ITS FUNNY!
I LOVE THIS DAY!!
SO BRAVE!
GOD BLESS AMERICA

BEFORE AND AFTER: MY LIVING ROOM



OKAY, SO I AM KINDA EMBARRASSED TO POST HOW MY LIVING ROOM USED TO LOOK A FEW YEARS AGO......I KNOW THIS IS UGLY!!! WE HADN'T HAD THIS HOUSE LONG AND I KNEW IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO GET IT HOW I WANTED IT......WELL, 8.5 YEARS LATER, I FINALLY LIKE MY LIVING ROOM...YAY!


BEFORE

BEFORE

AFTER
STILL NEED SOME PILLOWS

BEFORE AND AFTER: BEACH HOUSE FAMILY ROOM

THIS WAS A FUN PROJECT....MY GOOD FRIEND'S PARENTS DECIDED TO RENOVATE THEIR BEACH HOUSE AND KINDLY ASKED FOR MY ASSISTANCE. WE CAME UP WITH A COLOR PALETTE OF COOL BEACHY FABRICS AND WENT TO WORK.
TODAY WAS MOVE IN DAY.....AND THE  MISSION?   FIGURING OUT THE BEST FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE FAMILY ROOM.
THE RESULT? AN INVITING SPACE WITH TONS OF SEATING BUT DOESN'T LOOK CROWDED!

HERE ARE A FEW BEFORE SHOTS FOLLOWED BY THE AFTER!










AND THE LUCK HOMEOWNERS CAN'T WAIT TO HANG SOME PAINTING FROM THE VERY TALENTED ARTIST (AND THEIR DAUGHTER!)SARAH LYTLE
http://sarahlytleart.blogspot.com/2012/05/so-much-to-learn.html
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW HER LARGE SEASCAPE LOOKS IN THE ROOM!

WATCHING YOUR GARDEN GROW

GARDENING.....MY FAVORITE WARM WEATHER PAST TIME...I LOVE IT! ESPECIALLY IN TIDEWATER....THE SOIL IS AMAZING HERE AND  THE SUB TROPICAL CLIMATE MAKES MY PLANTS THRIVE! AND EVEN BETTER, MY BACKYARD USED TO HAVE STABLES ON IT! HERE ARE SOME PICS OF THE LATEST.............