The Vintage Soul is a Gentle Soul


Monday, September 19, 2011

Stepping Away...




An absentee blogger for quite some time now  ..

but i dislike loose ends.


So it is with a very heavy heart that I find it necessary to formally
step away.



I'll be taking an indefinite break from this beautiful land of blogs.






Life has suddenly and undeniably shifted my focus.

My full and undivided focus.

Very serious and far more important matters are calling ...

... matters of the heart

of home  ...

and, primarily, matters concerning my dear husband, Mark.




The one~and~only forever love of my life has fallen ill.

Very, very ill.

Suddenly.   Seriously.



Heart~breakingly.




There is a part of  "in sickness and in health"

that one simply cannot plan for ..

 or prepare for ..

or comprehend.



It is purely in God's strength

that we must

~ each ~

 endure

to the end.








I do sincerely hope to return here one day.

I just cannot know.




Yet what I can know ..

is that

nothing

in my world

will ever

be the same

again.








Please ...   tell the ones that you Love
that
you Love them.


For me.






Thank You for the sweet memories.





My Heartfelt Best ~

Sweet  Sage 



Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Afton ...



our newest cottage stray.

isn't she beautiful?



right at 'home'..

in her sweet (stray) chair



perfect  purr-fect pair.



Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Sweet Spring .. what will you bring?!!!








let the pinks begin ..  !

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Monday, March 14, 2011

oh .. hello Monday!...




  and what a Beautiful Monday it is!






how 'bout we get started on all that  Pruning, Sweet Shye?!



 


 
Spring is Coming!!!




Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Bring Spring ...


for those of you that simply can't wait another minute ..

~ just click the pic ~

& then click/drag/click/drag/click, click & click!!!!



may this simple joy tide you over for just a few more weeks  :)

(26 days & counting :)


Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Yard Sale Up~Date

poor me ..




no sweet talkin'

just keepin' it real ...




completely wore myself out.


FROZE my hiney on two of our coldest days of the year.
(25 & 27 degree mornings, respectively ..  even the bird bath froze)
(and just between you & me ..   the grown men were the bigger whiners ..  sheesh)


sprained my foot.


and scored a whopping $86.60 (net profit) 
(which i am totally, thoroughly, unimagineably grateful for, don't get me wrong)
(last yard sale, i pocketed around $500, so i guess i had high hopes ..  )



i took a chance ..  holiday weekend & all.

 it was poor timing.  :(

lesson learned.

one never knows.

sure kept me outta trouble though...  :)


and because my foot still hurts ..  all the way up to my chin,
i'm going to bed now.
to pout some more.
and continue thawing out.
(had i said something about 'Weather Wimps'?! ...  )

*.*


i'll, hopefully, be back in a few days
to tell you how
these two
total strangers



completely stole my heart

&

were the bestest part of the whole silly affair.



till then..
nighty~night.
and be warm.

xo


PS ..  a HUGE shout~out to my sweet next door neighbor, Peg, for keeping me in Cappuccino!  
   you're the best!