..jean jeanie..

I was looking for a pair of sturdy shorts to wear the other day, and I found myself gravitating toward a pair of nonexistant jean shorts.  I realized that I haven't had a pair of comfy and cool cutoff jean shorts in a really long time!  I wouldn't stand for it!  So, I took one of the six identical Old Navy jeans that I recently inherited from my Grandma Sharon, a pair of scissors, and voila, new pair of shorts.  My cat Mogget was being a camera hog :) What a cutie.

And here are a few other lovely ladies sporting their cute cutoffs..

images via we heart it

..sweet summer..

This weekend has been absolutely lovely so far.  Last night I finally made a carrot cake that I have been thinking about for about a week.  I got the recipe when I was browsing the Dujour Magazine blog.  I pretty much followed the recipe but I added some fresh ginger to the cake and some lemon juice to the icing.  It turned out fantastic!  It is really moist and yummy.  

 Today, Mike and I did a little work around the house, then we sat around most of the afternoon.  It was the perfect day to be lazy, hot and humid with thunderstorms on the horizon.  It is kind of nice not to do anything sometimes.  Mike made us a huge meatloaf for dinner last night, so we had leftovers for lunch and dinner.  We make a mean meatloaf so I don't really get tired of eating it repeatedly.  I will have to share our unique recipe in the blog sometime.  

I started to get restless after a while so we decided to go thrifting.  I found some pretty good stuff at both shops that we went to.  I got a couple of table cloths, one for a kitchen curtain, and one for a picnic blanket.  I am pretty excited about both, though I am not yet sure how well the one will work as curtains.  I also found a handful of other goodies; a bunch of scarves, a summer sweater and dress, a couple of belts, and a local theater tee. 

I got to add a few new things to my wardrobe recently.  My shirt is yet another from my Granny's old closet that I so frequently raid.  And, these shoes were my Grandma Sharon's.  She was a stylish and beautiful woman.  I am lucky that I have had such lovely women in my life.  

I finally cleaned off the front porch, so that is where Buddy and I took my pictures today.  By the time I got around to taking photos those threatening storm clouds I mentioned had already made their way to the house (yay for rain!).  We got intermitten rain and sunshine and ended up having a big rainbow.  Sorry no picture of it.  I didn't want to get the cmera out in the rain.

..making rural waves..

This has got to be one of my favorite times of year. From the rolling thunderstorms to the gusty sunny days.  I really love when the field in front of our house is fully grown.  I absolutely love the bright and cheery wildflowers some of which I usually harvest for my kitchen table before they brush hog and bale.  I also love when the tall grass rolls like waves under the wind.  Ah, I am looking forward to tomorrow's sunshine already.  

Last Sunday I got to enjoy both the thunderstorms and sunshine, intermittenly. We had storms in the morning, sunshine all day then storms in the evening.  So, during the sunny time I got out and took some really lovely pics with some of the local wildlife or should I say tamelife.

I have had this vintage skirt for about a year now and this is actually the first time I have worn it.  I could never get the styling quite right to suit me. Then the other day this outfit just popped into my head and amazingly it actually worked in reality! I rarely get to wear my sunglasses, so I opted for contacts and donned my newish vintage sunnies.

*shirt- ?

*belt & skirt- thrifted vintage

*shoes- antonio melani

*sunglasses- urban outfitters vintage

..good 'ol red white and blue..

I wish these pictures would have been at a better exposure.  I love wearing this outfit.  It feels so classic and it has a kind of subtle sexiness that I feel comfortable wearing.  I have just recently decided to wear red, white, and blue together.  I really love the combo, but I feel so cliche in them sometimes, like if I wear green and red together, and I get told I look Christmas-y.  So annoying.  I will try for better lighting next time I wear it so everyone can see my patriotic duds :)

We will be leaving on vacation this Saturday, so my posting may get even more sparse, but I will try to take lots of pictures to share.  Mike and I are going to Ohio to visit some of his family that live up there, I am looking forward to it, but I will miss my cute kitty.

shirt, skirt, belt- vintage

tights- walmart

shoes- gianni bini

..chatty neighbors..

I wanted to take this time to share with you some of the furry folks in my life.  A few weeks ago we noticed that there were some brave and cute squirrels frequenting our front porch.  Then one morning I saw a fluffy tail hanging down through a crack.  Apparently they had made a nice new little home in our front porch roof!  So, we are working on their kindly eviction, though if they don't leave I have a feeling they my be more forcefully persuaded.

 And here are our sweet little kids.  This is Buddy, he's our sweet old man.  He will be twelve this year!

 And this is Mogget, our cuddly chubby little one year old.

 They are both sweeties!