Abby and Hopie time
~ ~ ~ Abby and Hopie go to the beach. On Saturday my granddaughter, Abigail, asked if she could come to her Hopie's house all by herself. Of course, I said I would love that! Her older brother, Verne, wanted to go to a friend's house and her younger sister, Natalie, is too young to be away from mum for an overnighter. So...it was me and Abigail for the weekend. She wanted to stay 2 nights! I think she may have been slightly motivated by the need for some alone time and Natalie's late night crying. ~ We cooked homemade cornmeal waffles together for breakfast. When your grandmother is a Montessori teacher you learn to cut your waffles up by yourself. You can see the concentration on her face. I didn't help at all! Verne's first day of Kindergarten! I drove up in the morning to watch him get on the bus! He loves it! On Monday morning Abigail and I drove back up to her house. My daughter, Hannah, came over with delicious donuts and Bonnie made a breakfast of bacon, s
Love what you did with this image! Newbury? surely not Newbury, Vermont? My Nana lived in Newbury for the last 20+ years of her life. Peaceful town.
ReplyDeletethis was in Newbury, Massachusetts...which is not too far from Vermont. I love Vermont.
DeleteLovely nostalgic photo.
ReplyDeleteFun image!
ReplyDeleteI am just loving the editing you've been doing lately! This particular one evokes memories of a bygone era, not quite in focus in our contemporary world.
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love your paintings ... they are anything but simple in terms of the talent they take, but they capture the beautiful simplicity that so many of us miss in life ...
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As much as I would like to take credit for the talent I have to tell you that my work is not actual painting but photography with textures and different apps applied. I think of it as art but not quite a painting.
DeleteLovely capture and very nice processing :o)
ReplyDeleteI like this texture...
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done. Makes a great watercolor painting.
ReplyDeleteVery well done! Love the processing! I've been absent from blogging for awhile ... it's good to be back and enjoying the simplicity of your site! Have a wonderful weekend! =)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun texture twist!
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