Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Lazy River, Gardiner NY

Welcome to Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in beautiful upstate NY.  This is where my sister and I stayed for three nights this past weekend in order to attend the 2014 Country Living Fair in Rhinebeck, NY.  We had a wonderful time during our stay there.  The Catskill mountains are breathtakingly beautiful.  We were lucky enough to travel across the Hudson river several times and the western view from the Kingston Bridge was gorgeous.  We met some great people during our stay at Yogi's and saw some

Country Living Magazine Fair in Rhinebeck NY...

I've got to say Country Living Magazine had it right when they said "Get Ready for the Coolest CL Fair Ever!"  W O W doesn't even describe the event!  I was dizzy from looking at all the great finds there.  I literally had to stop and rest a few times.  My sister and I clocked many miles on foot over the course of the three day event.  Barns and barns of

Blogger withdrawals...

Ok, just so everyone knows...it's not that I've become lazy that I haven't posted in exactly one month.  I have to blame this on Microsoft.  I loved Windows XP!!  Why did you have to sunset this operating system?  My hands aren't completely tied, however.  But, blogging on a tablet.....not the easiest way to get it done.  I will be back on a keyboard as soon as my new OS is happily residing in my desktop.
 Thank you for your patience and continued support.

Gettin' crafty....

Inspiration from the internet.....thanks goes out to "Suzys Artsy Craftsy Sitcom"...Google her and see what I learned from her.  I have been going over and over so many ideas to cover the ceiling in my travel trailer, and when I found Suzy and her tin tiles, I was in love!  The artwork in the impressions and the metallic paint on them is simply stunning!  Mine, however, will be "tin".  I like the look for my space....and if I choose to paint them later on down the road, I can.

After much consideration of the extensive time it would take for me to cut and style 4" tiles to cover the entire ceiling in the camper, I decided on a bigger platform....disposable aluminum cookie sheets to hold six 4" "tiles" on one sheet.  I like how they are coming out.  I also like the fact that the ceiling will be covered in much less time (aside from my procrastination).

"Clara Belle"...

my inspiration photo from Pinterest 

Although it is still winter time and not camper renovation time, I feel the strongest urge today to write this post.  It is in sweet

Is it camper fixer upper time yet??

I am so very anxious to get working on the re-do of my 1973 Atco travel trailer.  She doesn't "travel" any more, although she is capable.  She is more of a "guest house".  I just love her and cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and get going on fixing her up.  

I think my first project will be to remove the drop down table.  I have a really cute spindle leg side table that I fixed up and it will fit perfectly right under the front windows.
Once the drop table is out of my way I hope to get prepping the walls for a nice bright coat of sunshine.  I found this neat product that is referred to as liquid sandpaper.  This will take a lot of time and elbow grease out of the painting project.

Once that is done, I can switch out the curtains and add all the dainty touches that I think will jewel her right up.  Stay tuned......spring is right around the corner!

 

Mementos.......

a dainty tea cup and saucer

an old deck of cards

the personal hand written note to you

a vintage locket

                       with a photo 

                                        of your mom inside

 Mementos are what keep us connected to our past...

  They are what we hang onto throughout our lives

 in order to revisit that particular

 moment in time when we received them.   

reminding us  
                                    of a happier time
                                                                   or place

 

"We do not remember days.....we remember moments" Cecsare Pavese

 

Memento: something that is kept as a reminder of a person, place or thing.  Webster.