Welcome summer!

When I think of summer
I think of color.
This treasury is in honor of
summer
color and
beautiful things.
Screenprinted Bird Brooch by bridbird
Borrow a Cup of Sugar Earrings by thenoisyplume

Lemon Poppy Carved Shell Pendant Necklace by littlebrownbird

lola red by smashing
Vintage Retro Sizzling Server Bowls by MyVintagePad
Vintage Elephant Plater Vase by RetroCycle
Tulip Walk Print by today
Beach Day Quilt by sugarcubed
The Canary Collection - Birdcages by cricketpress
Ring of Kerry Necklace by ShopClementine
Bright Orange and Blue Enamelware by sirkus
Ferris Wheel and Russian Dolls Votive Duo by maryink

Thank you, Tira

There's so many great things with my name in it:
"Wake up Little Suzy, Wake up!"
"Oh, Suzy Q"
And now there's this:
I always get so excited when I get a piece of mail with my name on it. So when I returned home today and opened the envelope I found this ad that my dear friend Tira sent me. Thanks for thinkin' of me, T!

Someone needs their own puppy!

Sooooo close, but not quite!

A day at the beach with our little German Shorthair Pointer puppy, Deefor.
She tried so hard, but just kept getting tossed around by the waves!

Bobbing for "Apples"

How's a girl supposed to see anything in this murky water?

Got it this time!

She's learning!

Vegas, well almost Vegas

CORR races at Primm, NV
The girls
I won't even pretend I understand the significance of this photo taken by Sean.
I know it's a video game
with 3 screens
the man is sitting in a racing seat
he has a steering wheel in his hand.
I'm afraid Sean will need to elaborate more.
I'm just afraid we might end up with one of these in our house one day!
Sean did say that when we have kids, he wants the kind of house that all the kids want to come over and play!

Just the 2 of us

Another Fabulous Event...

...put on by Jenn, the Hostess with the Mostess.

Jenn will be touring 7 different cities across the country this year. This hip hostess series is sponsored by Chambord and features fabulous drinks, yummy food, and the perfect entertaining tips for your next party. If this event is coming to a city near you, I highly urge you to grab your girlfriends and go!

A day at the Museum

The New Children's Museum
San Diego, CA
Where else can you...
Scale a rock wall...
Dress up like a pretty princess...
Blow bubbles beyond your wildest imagination...
Paint a car ?!? ...
Test out your newly-built race car on the track...
Construct a city...
Crash-tumble into a pile of pillows.

Treats - the great motivator

Treats?
Yes, Chancey, the treats are currently residing in my pocket, and just as soon as you can convince Deefor to come back home, you can both share in the joy of the treats.
Aah, good. Now we're all here.
Treats, you may have, as soon as you both sit...at the same time...

Buried Treasure

A big thank you to TimothyAdamDesigns for featuring my etsy shop on his Buried Treasury Blog.

Change of Season

There are certain things that should be changed with the seasons:
a wardrobe,
blankets on the bed to either usher in the warmer or cooler months
and now my newest favorite obsession...soap.
There are so many sellers on etsy offering handmade soaps, so I would like to share just a few of my favorites with you for the current spring and upcoming summer months
Plumeria Soap by SpaTherapy

Crazy Coconut Soap by DennisAnderson
Pineapple Soap by SweetBody
Coconut Almond Soap by CatalanoSoapCo
Each shop offers samples of their soap at little or no cost, so if you see one you'd like to try, I highly recommend it!

So summery!

Look what my hunt turned up today!
Vintage enamel pins now available in my etsy shop.

The morning routine

Some things never change.
The morning routine January 3, 2008
and...
the morning routine May 5, 2008
3 times the dog, though.

And this is what best friends were made for...

Deefor and Chance

This is what weekends were made for

Dog Beach
Ocean Beach, CA

More Gooseberry Pics

These pics will give you a better idea of the riding we did in Gooseberry Mesa.