Flea Market Gardens Magazine. Beach House Living featured Press

Silverware garden markers by Beach House Living were recently featured in the premiere issue of Flea Market Gardens magazine.

A sister publication to Flea Market Style so many of us eagerly awaited last year.

There are our garden markers in the upper right surrounded by the orange box.

The editor was kind enough to send me a copy which I ripped open in the post office.

To show the postmaster of course!

Flea Market Gardens is chock of photos to inspire.

 I like how the roses climb over this potting shed

 

Isn't this a great nook. From the stone floor, wicker chairs

and a hurricane filled with beach goodies.

This beach mosaic has me considering smashing some plates.

Some good tips too.

Copies are available at major book stores and some grocery stores.

view the pdf file here.

Fresh catch stuck in the mud

While out and about yesterday we saw this fishing boat up from the Carolina's stuck in the mud and listing.

By the time we had returned with the camera the second tide had started to come in.

We drove over the bridge for a bow view.

 The boat had been there since 6:00 am it was now going on 4:30 pm.

They waited through the first tide of the day but, it

wasn't enough for them to be able to back off sand bar.

 

The sun came out and began to set so I looked around

for things to take photos of.

Like this bait and ice dock building wonderfully weathered by the salt air.

 

Hundreds of traps stacked up.

Thick blue dock line.

 

Life ring.

Then the fishing boat called "Big Bob" came rushing in 

with the one of the crew  shouting "dinner".

 

Looks like a few fellow seafood lovers will be there too.

Shells and Ships on my wrist

When I saw this fabulous nautical bracelet I was head over heels smitten.  It had several of my favorite nautical beachy icons.

(click to enlarge)

From pearls and shells

to jeweled anchors

Should or shouldn't I? I pondered.

It's kind of large. It's kind of bold and not something I could

wear to work unless it was a meeting only day.

It's really unique,

It's beautifully made

It's too expensive; especially now.

I could wear it.....hmmm I don't really go anywhere.

Look at that dangling anchor.....

I thought about it for a week....and its sort of sister bracelet.

Finally, deciding while I liked them both I could only have one

and even one was way more then I should.

It was the Seahorse toggle that sealed the deal.

I am now ready for dockside cocktails or dining.

In the meantime, my wrist was in all its glory pushing the cart down the grocery store isles.

Ribbon

There was a sale....I couldn't resist.

I admit to being ribbon obsessed.

There is never enough. Like in 40 plus full spools not enough.

Some I covet like a fabulous light weight perfect navy taffeta,

 and then there is the silk from Raffit; the company that has decorated

the White House for Easter.

These are Pantones 2010 and 2011 colors of the year.

Everything was so pretty for spring which can't come soon enough.

Do you have a ribbon stash?