All things creative and more!
The Edgewater Hotel is the only waterfront hotel in Seattle.
 |
Just returned from a fun and storm ridden week in Kentucky Dam Village! Beautiful cabin, relaxing atmosphere, great food and company!!!!!! The boys played golf everyday while Sandy and I found antique shops, flea markets and wonderful vistas. The first day there we were lucky enough to find an art fair in Paducah:D Right up our alley!
Beautiful Southern homes and gardens dotted the path of the show. Historical reenactments being performed on the street and very nice artwork featured from friendly artists! There is an artist community in the southern end of Paducah. Artists have been given space for living and working at a reduced rate to encourage them to come to the area. Many of the galleries were open and it was fun meeting the artists along the way!
A fun time with family is always something to look forward to! San and I painted, read and even cooked a few meals. A lot of texting between St. Louis, K.C. and Kentucky as the storms ripped through the Midwest! Everyone at home safe and sound! A lovely time was had by all!
One of the many "green spaces" in beautiful Huntsville, Alabama. My sis and I fell in love with this little city, the vistas, the people, the community involvement and the attention to detail! These people are definitely proud of their city and it looks like it:D The Red Bridge graces the Tenn. River in the downtown area. This bridge was given to the city by Japan in 1982. When they put out a call for volunteers last week-end to sand and repaint the bridge....they were happily surprised to have 300 + show up and ready to work. A local catering company furnished everyone with a free lunch and the bridge was finished when the week-end was over!
Their Art Museum is financed strictly with donated dollars. The renovation that is going on is amazing. They will soon have another 7 galleries to add to the existing space along with a children's museum on the lower level and a small cafe! Here are some pictures in an exhibit of Messersmith's work. Fabulous pieces from the Florida artist and professor. He has a flare for color and style that is reminiscent of Mexican Folk Art.
At the lower edge of many of his pieces are compartments filled with 3D objects that run the full width of the painting. At the top is a 3D carved piece (usually an animal) secured to the top of the canvas. Really inventive:D
These pics don't really do the courses and clubhouses justice......but....for what it is worth, my photographic history.
Now.......let's talk antiques:D We had plenty of them to keep us busy for a week of Tuesdays.
An Antique Mall where many "goodies" were purchased and several hours were spent:D
Now this.....Jack's Antiques.....was the most fun of all....................talk about your hoarding! Wow, this man would be hard pressed to move to a new location:D We spent a lot of time looking and talking to him. He did know his pricing and was not shy to post some pretty high prices. That didn't stop us though.............we forged on and loaded the car with several boxes full to the brim.
We had to laugh at ourselves........with two carts of luggage for 2 days that we would be there:D
Sandy and I quickly took over the table in our suite. We were ready to paint and journal when the mood struck us..............the guys were all about golf.....Robert Trent Jones Trail:D
Day one.........we had this delightful gentleman, Bill, take us on a complete tour of their large Botanical Gardens. So much community involvement, was hard to believe. What a wonderful place (nothing like our beautiful gardens though) where there were so many interactive things to see and do!
Here we are in front of the lily pads..............simply lovely serene place to be for a day:D After a nice lunch on the deck in the sun we drove to the golf course to pick up hubbies!
The fabulous Mulberry Hotel on Bay Street in Savannah was our stopping off point! Thanks to Sue for providing a fun filled 4 days! We will be back:D
Our pretty lodging!
The River Front on the Savannah River
Savannah College of Art and Design!
Gorgeous architecture and homes!
Enough food to keep us going for several weeks:D Great Southern cooking! We visited Paula Deen's restaurant, "Lacy and Sons" and had a fabulous meal there!
Gardens, parks, squares and landscapes that took our breath away! We visited Hilton Head and Beaufort S. C. as well as the squares of Savannah!
We had so much fun! Ron, the pedicab driver gave us an extended drive after dinner and shared his upbringing in Savannah or as he called it....Slow-vannah:D Life does have a much slower pace there and we sure enjoyed it! If you haven't been there I would put it on your "bucket list".
