Having Fun With Something Sparkly

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Chandelier in Black and White @ The Homestead

Chandelier in orginial colors

Chandelier in Heat Map (I think this one is fun!)

Chandelier in inverted colors (I think this one is kind of spooky!)

"Chandeliers are marvels of drop-dead showiness, the jewellery of architecture."
Peter York

Today I am thankful for getting Ashlyn all moved in! Ashlyn and the boys and I did a lot of the work of hauling boxes over on Friday...it didn't really take too long...2 trips...and then we had time to grab some lunch at Benny's downtown...Ashlyn's treat :)

On Saturday we used Nick's truck to haul over her couch and bedroom furniture with the help of her boyfriend. She's not unpacked yet but she's getting there and she has bought some really cute things to give it her own look. Her apartment is a renovated old house built in 1900 which has been changed into 4 apartments...I love the old touches inside, such as the molding and cute little locks and windows...I haven't been back over as she's been working all week but can't wait to get over there and just walk around her cute neighborhood...wait till I show you some of the beautiful houses there!

Linking up with Michelle's Thankful Thursday

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 129

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This little room is in The Homestead and it is where they used to have telephones back when that was a thing! Now all the phone plugs are plugged up but here Nick is posing on his cell...I guess they could turn it into a charging station!

2) The boys had their last baseball game tonight...kind of glad that's over. They both ended on a good note!

3) I've watched the whole series of Grace and Frankie on Netflix...I think there were 3 seasons...with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. I really liked it...it's really funny.

4) I also just finished watching Anne With An E on Netflix...I really liked that as well. It is only 1 season so far.

5) Trying to make some small summer plans. Since Nick changed careers he can't take time off really so we have a few things not too far that sound like fun to do...I think "staycations" are fun too!

That's my 5 this week and I hope you haven't forgotten about me since I've been gone so long! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others! Have a great weekend :)

City Daily Photo Theme Day - Nature

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These were taken from our stay at The Homestead earlier in the month. Since I've barely shown you around I figured today's theme of "Nature" was a good excuse to show you around the grounds of the hotel...and I am sorry, I grouped a few so I could give you a tour ;) ...Now let's go!
Here's another neat old car pulling up for you auto enthusiasts...I've shown a couple in the past week or so...there was a Bentley convention going on at the same time we were there...
We didn't use the pool as it was a pretty cool weekend while we were there...looks inviting though doesn't it?
Golf is pretty huge at The Homestead and this little mini golf course gets them learning early I guess ;)
I love this hall...we used it a few times to access the little downtown of Hot Springs ...
I think this would be fun to do! I would like to try it out when we come back with the boys one day!

So that's my Theme Day post featuring "nature" and for more interpretations on the theme, visit City Daily Photo

And since it is Thursday I am thankful for summer time schedules...ahhhh, my favorite time of year! Linking up with Michelle's Thankful Thursday

Have a great day :)

Arriving In Style

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The Homestead . Bath County

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The Pettus Buggy

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Finally getting around to showing you more on The Homestead! The Homestead offers daily history tours, free of charge. During our tour I learned the the maitre d, Woody Pettus, is a 5th generation employee and this buggy had been driven by his grandfather and great grandfather. It was once used to bring guests up to the hotel...we didn't get a chance to meet Woody but I just read he recently celebrated 50 years of service!
This is the room where the buggy is...on the tour we were told that this was once a garden, not an enclosed part of the hotel. Where I am standing was once an old fountain. We were also told if you can find old hotel dishes with the fountain on it that they are worth some money! That reminded me of an old glass I found at an antique store when we lived in Georgia. It was from the Biltmore Estate but had Biltmore Dairy on it...I listed it on Ebay (a hobby of mine back then) not knowing much about it and was surprised that my $1.50 investment earned me $70!...ok, back to The Homestead....

This was our tour guide...sadly I can't remember his name but he was so interesting and funny! He gets an A+ for his tour skills!

I tried to find out more history on the buggy and the Pettus family and couldn't find anything...I did find a small story about a picture of Walter Pettus driving a sleigh in the snow in 1931 but couldn't find the picture online...darn it! Here is some interesting history though Right Here and I did find an interesting blog post with pictures and a brief history Right Here

I'm linking up with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures

Pink Blossoms

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The Homestead . Bath County . Virginia

Anyone know what kind of tree this is? I love it...I want one!

Linking with Wordless Wednesday

The Great Gatsby

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Entrance to The Homestead . Bath County

On Friday Nick had a Rotary Club dinner at The Homestead so he booked a room for us to stay the night...what a gorgeous old hotel...anyways, this little road leads into the hotel and we were behind this old car...I thought the whole scene was very Gatsby-esque! When we were checking in we found out that there was also a Bentley convention going on...that explained all the beautiful old cars!

Linking up with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures