Mamaw's Place

9/2/18

9/1/18

My blog for the past 6 days was written in advance so I could enjoy a well deserved vacation at Myrtle Beach. I had such an amazing trip. Breathtaking sunrises, beautiful sunsets, walks on the beach, reading and watching the waves and even managed to get in a few shopping trips where I got some great bargains which I'll share another day. But today is for the show God put on for us every day at the beach. Here are some highlights in no particular order.

I loved the sea turtle sand art.

There is nothing as relaxing as waves washing up on your feet and ankles. Could have stood there during the tide coming in all evening.

Tried to get a good pic of it coming on my feet but feet look hideous when sand and waves wash up on them.

The sunrise was beautiful every day. We didn't have a drop of rain or overcast skies any day.

I must have snapped over 500 morning sky pics.

My favorites were the rays starting to break through the early morning. We got up around 6:00 a.m. every day. I don't do sleeping in, especially on vacation.

The glow on the ocean every morning was breathtaking.

And when it broke completely through and rose all the way up in the sky so you say it was morning, oh how beautiful it looking shining down on the ocean.

It was fun seeing the different ways it came up each morning. And we oooh'd and aaah'd every morning like it was something we had never seen before.

And some mornings before it got fully up, we were shown some awesome cloud shapes.

I had a visit from a pigeon for over 20 minutes who refused to let me outside. Every time I tried to go out, he got down on our balcony and tried to walk in. So I just stayed inside till he left.

And at night, we would set on the balcony and watch the moon come up. I didn't get nearly as many good pictures of that simply because it was really dark and I don't know how to work the camera to get better night shots. But you can still see the beauty of the moon shining through the clouds and casting a glow across the ocean.

It was a full moon while we were there so we got to see it and it moved from full to waning gibbous phase.

And one night there were some clouds that kept passing over it and making it really eerie. It was so neat.

Yes, I took a ton of pictures of the whole week. Even took a selfie of myself which I rarely ever do unless a grandchild makes me get in one with them. But I was actually happy with the way my hair did that day so I thought what the heck. It was rare enough that I took it and then I actually posted it here and made it my profile picture on Facebook. I just don't normally do that.

Yes, I loved the pics of morning and night. But most of all I loved those moments when I just sat in my chair, watching the ocean, listening to waves crash against the shore and reading a good book.

We just got home Thursday and I'm already ready to go back again.

8/30/18

Throw back Thursday....

Do you remember playing jacks when you were little? I loved that game so much. I have even purchased some in my adult years to play when the kids and grandkids have been little. I bet my first set must have looked like this because we bought stuff like that at McCroy's Five & Dime.

Jacks is one game I perfected and was really, really good at. I remember when they started making them in silver and gold.

They even made them in color for awhile.

I remember using a bouncy ball one time to play them because it would go higher. My and my sister were at our girlfriends house and we were playing jacks in their kitchen on a cold day. Her mom said to be careful and not break anything. Don't worry, we didn't break anything. Our ball just went so high that it bounced into Helen's pot of soup she had simmering on the stove. She was not very happy with us. Such wonderful memories. My granddaughter Shelby bought some a couple of year back and brought them over for us to play. And I am proud to say that I can still go all the way through my tensies without missing a turn. Now I want to go get some jacks.

8/29/18

Chip and dip Pyrex

Yesterday, I mentioned a chip and dip set I used to have. Last night I went online out of curiosity and looked up Pyrex chip and dip sets. Turns out they do have chip and dip sets in Pyrex, but basically, it is two of the same pattern in the Cinderella bowl set with a bracket to convert it to chip and dip. Since Cinderella bowls are in abundance, it would be easy to do this. So all I have to do is find a bracket and I'm good to go. Check out some of the bowls they have paired as chip and dip.

I think I would love to find these bowls with the bracket. They would go with any holiday decor.

8/28/18

Yard sales are dangerous....

I have a love hate relationship with yard sales.

I love GOING to them because I find amazing items at great prices. It's a great way to feed my vintage obsession by getting some antique items at a steal.

I hate GOING to them because I end up over a period of time having way too much awesome things that I really didn't need to get.

I love HAVING them because it is a great way to get rid of clutter that you didn't really need in the first place and you can usually make your money + more back when you sell your stuff you got a yard sales and ended up not using or needing any more.

I hate HAVING them because I usually get so excited about how much I have to sell that I grab things that I think I don't want or need any more only to regret selling it years later.

I was remind of this the other day when I saw a picture of mine of an Indiana glass chip and dip bowl in the basket weave pattern. Several years ago, I bought this at a yard sale for just $2.00 for the set, including the bracket. That is unheard of! I had it for a long time and ended up never, ever using it so I sold it for like $10 for the set. Fast forward to Facebook reminding me about when I bought it and me getting depressed because I didn't use it and sold it. But now, I put out chips and salsa for the kids to munch on during the holidays and no longer have this amazing bowl that I could have used for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Kicking myself right now. Call me crazy.