Kay Ellen

Celebrate and Remember

I was in the garden early this morning cutting flowers to make a centerpeice... 

Celebrating a dear friend Beverly's fourth blog Birthday HERE

Remembering our fallen soldiers on Memorial Day. Grateful for each one that has served in the military and gave their lives for our freedom.

Brave soldiers you will never be forgotten. 

In celebrating a special Birthday & Remembering Memorial Day please leave a comment for a chance to win this beautiful cast iron pitcher.

God Bless the United States of America!

:Kay Ellen

Pink & White

Happy weekend friends!

This week flew by so quickly~~~and January is half over? Wow!

We are having a mannequin contest at Forget-Me-Not Antiques. A fun event for our customers to have a chance to win a $50.00 certificate to spend in the store.

Dress-forms and mannequins are arriving this weekend all dressed and will stay in the shop until Valentines Day.

Stop by and vote for your favorite dress-form for a chance to win!

Happy Pink Saturday!

See you soon! 

:Kay Ellen

Cinderella Posing

I love pumpkins...all the different colors and shapes they come in. My daughter spotted this Cinderella pumpkin at Trader Joes last night. It was not on my shopping list but how could I say no?! 

While trimming my rose bushes I decided I should share a few posing photos of this pretty pumpkin.

Thank you Good News Now for publishing my cinderella pumpkin photo. Such a blessing to see a creative passion shared with others!

A garden setting with a romantic feel...

a bit weathered and worn is ok with me.

Happy Pink Saturday!

So sorry I am very late in posting today...I was cheering my daughter on at her cross country race this morning.

Enjoy your day,

:Kay Ellen

Ending

  

Wow, what an amazing sunset last night. My daughter and I were driving to her cross country spaghetti dinner and the sky was beautiful! 

I know it is October now but it sure looks and feels like summer in our neighborhood. 

A beautiful majestic sunset and an incredible ending~~~ farewell September and hello October!

 Happy Pink Saturday to Beverly and the sweet blogging community

:Kay Ellen

104 and rising!

When it gets over 100 degrees in the Inland Empire I will go to great measures to head for cooler temps!

Thankful we are not far from the coast

I changed my work schedule around and headed off for the beach 

 

 

 

 

School starts next week...last chance for a getaway 

Stay cool my friends

Joining in Beverly's Blog Party celebrating

Happy Pink Saturday!

:KayEllen

Landscape

I was recently hired to take photos of completed landscape projects around the city of Riverside, California.

A mixture of residential and commercial projects designed and installed by Soholt & Company Landscape.

I thought you all might enjoy seeing a few of the photos that were chosen for the their website, printed postcards and possible billboard advertising.  

You never know when a creative outlet can turn into a business...right?

This month I am juggling a few creative projects.

Flowers for a wedding, a kitchen remodel in progress for a client, getting ready to move into a larger space at Forget Me Not Antiques...and another company has approached me to shoot product for their website.

Oh my~~~Exciting but WOW this month is really flying by!

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We are having a garage sale this morning so I have got to go and get ready to set up early:)

Happy Pink Saturday to Beverly's group of ladies popping by! 

See you soon,

:Kay Ellen

Celebrating Pink and a Winner

Summer is in full swing!  

If you knock on my door and I am home.... you will find me sipping a coffee or tea filled with ice ~~~ would you like to join me?

 

I am hoping to trim back some of our bushes early in the morning before it gets icky sticky hot. I have been gone a lot lately so everything is looking messy to me. Maybe I should paint the door? 

Hopefully I can find a couple extra hours to hide out in my little secret garden sometime soon! 

What are you doing this weekend? 

Happy Pink Saturday! Stop by Beverly's place for more inspiration HERE

I asked my son Kyle to choose a winner for the PINK inspired giveaway this morning~~~but of course I had to wait until he finished his breakfast because he was starving....or should I just say he is hungry 24/7 ha-ha

My daughter usually likes to help me with my little blog contests but she is gone for five more days on her trip so I asked my son to pitch in and help.

Ok Kyle, hurry up and eat your pancakes so you can pick a name out of the hat! Please? 

Cute Kid :)

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The winner is: 

Paula Gardner! Congratulations!

Excited to send you your Pink inspired prize!  

Email your address ~~~ so I can send out your new treasures.

Have a blessed weekend friends,

:Kay Ellen 

Lunch in the Garden

A beautiful sunny day in the garden...the birds are singing and my roses are blooming:)

Sweet BEVERLY from Pink Saturday is featuring my blog today! What a privilege to share a little about myself on her blog HERE. 

If you have ever visited my blog before you would know I am crazy about setting the table for a meal. Summer feeling colors and an outside setting can be very inviting for family & friends. The table can set the mood for the entire meal. Choosing dishes with personality, selecting colorful glassware and adding creative little accents with sparkle can make your guests feel special. 

I made the little cake stand myself. One glass candle holder with a vintage chippy plate and a glass dome that I found stuck in the back of a cupboard. I just added a dab of E6000 to the top of the candle stick and to the bottom of the plate. A fun and easy DIY project.

In honor of be featured on PINK SATURDAY I am having a special table decor contest! 

Contest Treasures from the summer table:

The Crackled Aqua Basket, Waverly Floral Tablecloth, four whimsy Luncheon Plates & the sweet Birdie Salt and Pepper shakers.

If you would like to follow me please do ~~~ Just leave a comment on my blog entry for a chance to win!!

I hope you have a blessed weekend! Thank you for stopping by,

A winner will be chosen for the Giveaway on Friday July 8th!

:Kay Ellen

Dressed in Pink

I am sharing roses "dressed in pink" today for a sweet friend.

This day marks 3 years of celebrating PINK Saturdays for Beverly~~~ her blog title is : How Sweet The Sound  just click on the name of the blog if you would like to stop by for a visit. 

Thank you Beverly for keeping us connecting as time passes~~~ you have been an inspiration to so many bloggers! I truly appreciate your diligence and dedication.

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A prize awaits for a lucky blogging friend~~~

Please stop by my Mom's Blog she is joining in the fun and having a great giveaway! HERE

Happy Birthday Pink Saturday!

:Kay Ellen

Blooming Friday and a Winner

A  Spring day filled with blooms here in Southern California!

We put some mulch down in the planters and added a few new colorful plants this past week. Our west coast weather has been hot and cold so many of my plants were a little off the blooming schedule~~ but I am  seeing color and growth now and it is already time to trim back some of the plants.

Hoping to dig in and work the garden a little more this weekend. Weeds are popping up all over and the snails are moving in~~~I wish I could rent a duck for the weekend they love to eat snails! ha-ha

New gophers holes have appeared this week...We have tried everything to get rid of those pesky critters, curious if anyone knows of any new remedies to get rid of gophers? Please share if you do!

In honor of Mother's day last weekend I asked my Mom to select a random number to win the pretty spring giveaway!

Here is my Mom the inventor of Sealah no Sew Tape :)) with her grandchildren last Sunday. 

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The winner is:

DANA KRUCKENBERG

I will email you this weekend, Congratulations! 

Have a blessed day and thank you for stopping by! 

 

Happy Saturday to all my Pink friends a little early :)

Thank you Good News Now for publishing my doorknob & spring bloom photo!

Oh my ~~~ I am blushing.

:Kay Ellen