~ October 31st~

to all of you...hugs, Linda

~Ready For Halloween~

Happy Friday everyone! Are you ready for the weekend..I am and I'm ready for Halloween too. I've finished decorating and now all we need are the little trick~or~ treaters. On the mantel, in our living room is a small collection of pumpkins...... Some are pottery with little candles and my two favorites are the painted rock pumpkins, one at either end of the mantel....

I bought both of these rock pumpkins in 1991 in a little, little town called Nubieber, Calif. We were on a road trip to Alturas, Calif. where my husband grew up and we were just poking along and stopping at little spots along the way. I think this little rolly~ polly is so cute..he was 75cents..........

And I had to bring his little friend home too. I think this is a girl pumpkin and on the bottom she's marked $1.75. That was a fun trip and these little guys always remind me of good times. This little........

girl is new this year...found her in Lodi at a street faire, love her....

It seems I always show our coffee table. I always have lots of pictures displayed on it and this year just added some fun candles......do they look familiar? Yep, they're last years...just kept them in the refrig and they stay perfect from year to year. Happy days and hugs to you...Linda

Yum...

I found the most delis kitchen soap at Bath and Body..... "Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin", smells so good it's an anti bacterial too plus it's in the cutest pump dispenser. What's not to like? Sending happy hugs to you~Linda

~ Tea Time ~

While vacationing in Morro Bay it's tradition for us to have.... tea at a darling little spot in Cambria called The Tea Cozy. The Tea Cozy is an authentic English tea room . It is housed in a quaint little cottage that is over 100 years old and

the cottage is surrounded by the prettiest little gardens. How cute is that little bunny and look at the little tea pots scattered about...

We love this little tea spot and always have.......

The Royal Tea, look at the yummy offerings. I tell you these little sandwiches are so fresh,.. they are delish and the sweets are out of this world. Our tea of choice is always Earl Grey Tea. Hope you enjoyed visiting the The Tea Cozy, we had such a nice time...
until next year........and that will be here before you know it. Have a happy weekend, hugs, Linda

~ Around Town ~

Cambria is a pretty little town north of Morry Bay, lots of darling shops and the sweetest homes. There are lots.......lots and lots of picket fences....

Pretty beds of flowers everywhere......

Quaint little homes with pretty gardens. I think it would be lovely to sit on that little bench and watch the world go by....

A happy red door and even........

a fun windmill for everyone to enjoy. Hope you enjoyed seeing a bit of Cambria, going to our favorite tea spot next. hugs, Linda

~ Vacation This And That ~

We had the best weather while in Morro Bay. We stay in the same motel each year...it over looks Embarcadero Street and the bay and is close to Main Street. Most mornings you'll find us enjoying breakfast on our balcony and watching the street and businesses come to life, plus there is always lots of activity in the bay......Today we are heading to Main Street to poke around in all the little shops and then head back to the wharf for lunch......Main Street is a lovely tree lined street with lots of planters and flower boxes filled with just the prettiest flowers.....

and the sweetest shops and lots of great places to eat. The....

Summer Cottage is my favorite shop. It's filled with vintage littles and lots of neat do~dads....

The window display and entrance are most inviting, you can't help but go in. Another...

must is the book store, this is a favorite spot Lisa loves to visit and me too. It's really very quaint and cozy, you can just lose yourself in here. Well, we each found new reads and it's time to head for lunch and then beaching....next Cambria. Until then, happy days to you...hugs, Linda

~ Thank You ~

Hi everyone.....I'm back. We had a great getaway and I'll be sharing pictures in a few days. Today, I wanted to say a big thank you too two sweet bloggers who had giveways in September and I was the lucky winner.....Dianntha the Ohio Farm Girl, stitcher extraordinaire had a drawing for this darling LK cross stitch chart. Aren't these the cutest stitches? I love them all but I'm hoping to have the little witchie finished for this Halloween. Then I entered another give away Deb, the very talented Garage Sale Gal was having. She was offering this sweet kitty.....

I love kitties and this one is just precious and I won! I hung this sweetie from the key on our grandfather clock....too cute. Now, Deb said she was going to add a few little treats in the box with Miss Kitty and oh my gosh, look at all the goodies she included...

Halloween candy....yum, a fun note pad and pen, kitchen towel and dish cloth, an acorn card Deb created, bingo cards, little pumpkin and kitty plus lots of fun confetti.... how cool!!!

Thank you both for such sweet giveaways. You are both such great blogging friends. I hope you visit Dianntha and Deb...both are very talented and creative, I know you'll enjoy your visit and make new friends too....hugs, Linda