Scrappy time!!!

Woohoo!!! Finally....

We are settled in NJ and hanging with 

friends and family.

So here's my set up from a different direction.

It's kinda tight but even at home with a drawing desk 

I end up with space this size anyway LOL.

 I converted some pix to B&W because I thought they'd look cooler.

Love the pix of me and Amelia. It was also when I decided

I seriously needed a new 'do.

Trying for a photo where Connor was "catching" the water.

Didn't quite line it up right. My bad.

 Little miss spent the night in the RV with us

and it was fun!

We got to stay up late and watch TV and everything.

 Converted the selfie of Connor and me to B&W

mostly because it really looked better that way.

 Our trip to Booth Bay and Hendricks Head lighthouse.

I used station in the title because I ran out of alphas LOL.

 This is the second time we were able to dine at Ken's so

I kept the menu and thought it would make a great background.

As explained before, we were too hungry to worry about

"before" photos. Bwahahaha.

 The Shakers were really interesting and I loved the

photo on their tickets and decided that it should be 

center stage as a title.

They are an interesting bunch, however, they

are on the verge of extinction due to practicing celibacy.

Pink Fresh with some Studio Calico, Tim Holtz 

and diecuts and stamps thrown in.

Last Shaker Farm

is the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village near

New Gloucester Maine.

Sadly, only 2 shakers are left - one man, one woman.

 At one time this was a booming commune where

men and women lived as equals, but were celibate.

 They did foster children and the girls would live

in this house with the women who became their mothers.

 The elders and eldress house.

No photos were allowed inside and that was disappointing

because they had such beautiful furniture.

Front of the house where the foster girls lived.

 The elders and eldresses lived in this house.

There were 4 total - 2 of each sex.

  The meeting house where they would dance and sing

after the Old and New Testaments and the Gospels were read.

 The old school house.

Young girls would do samplers of cross stitch

doing the alphabet and numbers and when

it was deemed acceptable work they were then

allowed to stitch their names on their sewing projects.

 We called this a snowball tree in Pennsylvania

 Another home.

 Cattle.

 And sheep - were he found the grass was greener

on the other side of the fence.

 Hanging in the barn.

I believe he's sticking his tongue out at me.

The guided tour was absolutely fascinating.

This did become a National Historic Landmark so hopefully

it'll continue.

Hanging out at home with the grands

Totally cool we had a sleepover.

 Camping right in their yard.

 Staying up late, watching tv and just hanging out.

 Rollerblading up next.

 Had to have a selfie.

 

Saying goodbye was tough.

Had another great 2 days.

Walk to Taughannock Falls

And it was beautiful and fun hike! 

 Me and Connor.

 Christopher did this huge jenga thing a few days before

and it was still there when we returned.

 Christopher and Connor.

 Connor made a smaller jenga that was still there too

and you can see his brother's in the background.

 The beach was open, the water temp was the same as the 

weather temp. 71* way too nippy for me..

 But Connor was quite the fish.

We had a fun 2 days together. 

Seeing the sights in and around Boothbay Maine

Sorry I haven't been around for awhile - we flew

through the midwest states (which means not a lot of photos), 

hung out with the grands

and now visiting with friends, 

hanging out in their driveway that I tended 

to forget the camera and just have fun.

 Tom and Gail at Boothbay harbor.

 Me and Gail.

 Lots of really cool and fun shops.

 These flowers were everywhere and so pretty and vibrant.

 Kitchey but Kool. LOL.

 Love black eyed susies and a bee.

 Hendricks Head Light Station.

Found it was privately owned so this was as close as we could get.

Pretty cool living in a lighthouse.