A good share of this post is a duplicate of an early entry. There is some added text and all the pictures have finally been uploaded. I hope you enjoy your walk with me.
October 3rd, 2012...I am absolutely amazed at how beautiful that day was!
The fresh air, sunshine and temperatures in the low 70's literally beckoned to me. I got my housework done and after lunch planned to go on a walk around the lake for about 45 minutes or so.
With Suki in tow and my camera along, I took off! This is a favorite spot in the area where we walk our dogs every day.
I have been fascinated by this old building since we moved here. My son and I have often dreamed of restoring it and making it into a fabulous home decorated in an industrial style combined with a pop of warmth. It would have an open concept main floor with the bedrooms upstairs. All the floors would be wood and I'd keep as much of the natural stone as I could without it being too dark. Keep your eyes open, I had some fun with this old place.
The sun was warm but not hot, and the sights, sounds and smells immediately lifted my spirits.
I wanted to somehow scoop up and bottle the scents of pine, dry leaves, moist earth and moss to open again on some dark winter day when the The Little Turquoise House is full of stale air from being closed up. I found them intoxicating!
The
water sparkled, the birds flitted from tree top to tree top and the
leaves delicately swirled to the ground.
My creativity was renewed and I
wanted to take photos, write, scrapbook and compose all at once.
My
mind was full of ideas and thoughts and plans. Days like today are truly
gifts and blessings from God!
I dawdled and soaked up every bit of
natural vitamin D I could get to shine on my face.
Suki and I enjoyed the view from this bench for quite some time.
Here is another glimpse of the old building.
I absolutely did not want to come home and so I dawdled some more and nearly didn't make it back in time for my student that afternoon. Instead of 45 minutes, we had been gone 2 hours! Before going in, I stopped by the garden and found these Johnny Jump Ups still in bloom.
They popped up right next to the vegetable garden this summer. A bit of a story here, these flowers and the larger version, the pansy have always been my mother's favorite flower. We bought this house right around the same time my mom passed away and she was more heavy on my heart than the furniture we were moving. With all the doubts and fears and stresses we were experiencing, I found peace and comfort when these flowers started blooming all over our new front yard. Call me crazy, but I took it as a nod of approval from my mother, that we had done the right thing in buying the house and that she was pleased with it and happy for us. Now this year we planted our first ever vegetable garden and this little patch of flowers showed up only here and no where else in the yard! October 3rd is a day very near and dear to my
heart because it's her birthday and this was the perfect way to celebrate it. I hope you enjoyed your stroll with us. Welcome back to the Little Turquoise House!
