Seaworthy Shadows

We were heading over to Put-In-Bay last week and found some lovely shadows on the Jet Express. For all of our out-of-town guests...did you know that Ohio has islands? Just a little FYI for you all :)

For more shadows...that won't take a backseat to anyone...head on over to Hey Harriet...for the best shadows on earth!!

What To Do With a Garage Door

We can't get over just how clever this garage door is - check it out - look close! It's a fabulous trompe l'oeil painting job - look at the kitten up in the faux side window up top. You have to look twice when you see this - So creative and fun!!
Do you have any fun and creative ideas for you garage door? Share your ideas with us!!

Island Living - Ohio Style

As I was on a field trip with my daugher's class, I stopped taking as many pictures of them, and started snapping pictures of the wonderful houses of Put-in-Bay to share with all of you! Don't worry, I took pleanty of them.....just look at island life in Ohio...I know, I know.....Ohio has an island???


There are so many fun homes on Put-in-Bay, from little shacks to huge castle looking houses! I prefer the little homes that are perfect for vacationing in....especailly if they have a great view of the water. This one was very sweet!


All around PIB, people have used the local rock found on the island to use as borders, fences and decorations. I love this rock wall with a place to plant flowers




Look how the plants creep into the rock




Ahhh, the porches on islands - what a way to spend the day!




I adore this porch, and I think that owning this little cottage would be the most fun thing to decorate - all in 1940's style - don't you think??




I'm thinking that this is the only house (that I saw) on PIB with the shutter windows - reminds me so much of the houses along the atlantic ocean in all of the little beach communities along there - very fun!



















PIB grows a lot of grapes on the island and Heinimen's makes a lot of wine and grape juice out of those grapes.










This is the Crew's Nest - a private club on the island. I love this yellow building - it is one of my favorites to look at.




How many of you have mermaids sunning on your patio furniture? I had to chuckle when I saw this!


This is the Dollar House. I've always admired it - it's not too far down from the Crew's Nest. They just opened the Dollar House up as a museum - the poor, poor girls I had were troopers, as I proptly took them up and into the house. At least it got them out of the heat for a bit.....but it was a quick tour!!
I will be posting some of those pictures for you tomorrow......




Here's more island homes......have you picked out your favorite yet?















Put-in-Bay is not only home to some lovely places to abide...but there is a national park on the island with a huge landmark on it. When you see Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial as you cruise along the lake to PIB - you know you're almost there!!
Perry's monumnet was established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie, during the war of 1812. It also was a reminder of the long-lasting peace between Britain, Canada and the U.S. If you're a history buff - take a look at this web page for the monumnet!

For more pictures of our beautiful island - check out this link For more history on the island go here to Put-in-Bay's web page.

Well, there you have it - Ohio Island Living! Hope you enjoyed seeing a few homes and sites on Put-in-Bay!

M is for the many things I've been doing......

Happy Mother's Day! I can't believe that I haven't blogged in....forever! What a busy time! First off - I wrote this blog on Saturday, May 12th. It's showing the first, because I started writing a blog then....I kept on changing it (because I couldn't finish one!!) Well, let's catch you up to speed.....last weekend was my daughter's first communion.....need a say why I haven't written, or gotten a May newsletter out???? The two weeks before that I was busy tearing down wallpaper, hanging up new wallpaper and painting things. My wonderful friend, and superior faux finisher came over and helped me paint a wash over my dining room and then we (actually she - I watched) did a linen finish over my bedroom walls. Then, she faux grained my wood in my entry to make it look like the wood in the living room - Jill is a wonder!! Then I had my wonderful sister come and help "fluff" and put out ivy and she made a swag for above my fireplace, and an arrangement for the table. This week I will go around and take some pictures for you of everything that we did - I think that you'll enjoy it!! First communion went well, and after the party, our family headed off for Bayonne, NJ.


My husband's uncle was turning 80 and having a big birthday party. We decided to go, and we stayed until Wednesday. For those of you that have no idea where Bayonne, NJ
is, it is right across from New York City. That said, it will be no surprise to you that we took his uncle to a NY Yankee game at Yankee stadium (and yes, if you must know we are Yankee fans). What fun!(Even though we lost!) It was the first time that I had been to the stadium, and our family, his uncle and aunt, and his cousin and her girls, and another cousin all had a super time. Everyone in our section cheered for Harold and wished him a happy 80th. He was just beaming, and still talking about it when we left on Wednesday! Tuesday, we went to see the

monument: "To the Struggle of World Terrorism". This monument was donated by the people of Russia - Has anyone ever heard of this??? I have been asking everyone, and no one has any clue to what it is. It's a gift to the people of the United States,
and I can't believe we never heard anything about it!! It is very beautiful, and if you stand in front of it looking a NY city, you can see where the World Trade Center stood. All around the base is the names of those who lost their lives and the split in the center holds a teardrop between what was meant to be the two buildings. Neat isn't it?? I just had to show you guys this - I hope I told you something you didn't know!!


















After coming back from Bayonne it was crunch time again (you just don't know how many times I tried to get a blog together - and erased them, because I could never finish them). We had a wedding at Put-In-Bay that we had to do today. The weather

was absolutely beautiful and the flowers were so pretty. I thought I'd share some of
these pictures with you too! Enjoy them!!

The wedding was at the Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church on Put-In-Bay. If you've been on the island, but never gone into the church, you will have to. The architecture, windows, and paintings are just
breathtaking!!






So, here it is Mother's Day in a few hours.....all the ideas I had for gifts for the Moms in your life have been erased due to my being too busy and I apologize. But, I figure you all must have it together this week, unlike myself!! To all the mothers out there - thanks! We all really appreciate everything you do! May blessings upon blessings be put upon you and your families!!!