These images are all from Pinterest. I don’t imagine I could get my condo building to approve any of these water features, but I can sure drool and dream!
Category Archives: Dreams
Dream Big!
“Nurturing my space, one cosy corner at a time.”
“My happy place, wrapped in warm hues.”
“Making memories amidst these beautiful walls.”
“Creating magic in the heart of my home.”
Dreaming of wonderful sanctuaries in your home is fun. If you’re going to dream, don’t mess around with it – dream BIG! Your fantasy should take you to another world, making you drool with longing.
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Stunning Stairs
Once upon a time many years ago, I dreamed of living in a lighthouse. I loved the curling stairways in them and dreamed of living where the waves crashed around me.
When I got older I dreamed of stairways in my dream homes that would make a statement. These photos illustrate what I consider dream stairways.
Now that I’m proud to be older than dirt, I appreciate either NO stairways or elevators, but that doesn’t change my drooling over the creativity and artistry of these gorgeous creations.
Nicole B – Pinterest
J and L Artistic Creations
Fernanda Esteves – Pinterest
Digital Art – Etsy
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I’m Still Dreaming
Natalie Lavorato – Pinterest
The Market Farmer
UOL 7 – Pinterest
Are you drooling over these, like I am?
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Dreaming
Light in the Box
I look at these images of what people have created as living spaces and drool and dream. It’s kind of a mini-vacation, drowning yourself in the beauty.
Lisa Smith – Pinterest
This one would give me even more motivation to keep walking at the gym – so I could negotiate these stairs with ease. I would love to see inside!
Marlene Alcocer – Pinterest
I would become a slug here – spending all day with drinks, books, and music here. You could come, too!
Michelle Reichhold – Pinterest
I will have to ogle this one from afar. For some reason, I get the urge to make bread – something I’ve had to cross off my list until further notice. Maybe a pot of beef stew in the slow cooker…
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Dreams – Fantasies 5
Dreams – Fantasies 4
I would love to curl up here, with my coffee and a book, and while away the afternoon….
With my fantasies, I definitely would be the cleanest person on the planet. This shower is wonderful, with places built into the wall for soap, shampoo, etc. The only thing I might add is a ‘lip’ between the shower area and the rest of the bathroom so the water would stay where it’s supposed to be. Fantasies abound here, though, for me…
The only problem with all of this staggering beauty is that I would have trouble getting anything done if I actually lived with any of this. So beautiful!
Dreams – Fantasies 3
http://www.fb.com/bohemianboholife/ via Lady Amaris – Pinterest
Dreams – Fantasies 2
We actually built a greenhouse on our property. I loved trying to make it work. Ours didn’t look like the dream one above, of course – it was more like a Quonset Hut –
We discovered, over several years of trials and errors, that it wouldn’t work for us unless we could supply heat and air conditioning for it. That was completely unaffordable, though we tried several ideas, and a storm finally brought it down. I’m glad we tried it, though.
Oh, I would love to have something like this! Isn’t it gorgeous? Can you see yourself with a drink in your hand, sitting at the table or lounging in a recliner, breathing in the nice weather with your feet up, visiting with a friend….
I just love this, and I’m one who hardly ever takes a bath! I prefer hot showers, letting the hot water beating on my back take away the cares of the day. If I were lucky enough to HAVE this tub, though, I would certainly come around to the idea of lazing in here, up to my chin with hot water and bubbles, laying back and saying, “AHHHHHHH!” On a practical note, though, it might be difficult to get OUT of this one without breaking your neck…
Dreams – Fantasies
As I travel in the net, looking for nice things to share with you, occasionally I stop – dead in my tracks – drooling. Not a pretty picture, I realize, but honest. I love stained glass, domed ceilings, luxurious bedrooms, plants, big, plush beds, and light – and this one has ALL of these! Talk about dreamworthy! I could fantasize for DAYS over this one… I wish I could have found more pics of this room so I could enjoy all the details.
I would be so much CLEANER if I had this gorgeous tub! Of course, my skin would shrivel up after staying in the bath too long, but those are DETAILS. Don’t interrupt my fantasizing! After drooling for a while, I DID go back and find that there IS a faucet for filling it with gloriously hot water. Just lean back, water to your chin, surrounded by warmth. AHHHHH! And it’s PRACTICAL – at least a little, with the stepping pad when you finally get out… :0)
Dream Fantasy
When I found this photo, I teared up. What a glorious art station! It’s just beautiful, looks like it has SO many supplies all beautifully organized…
I still love it, but reality raised its ugly head and slammed me in the nose. This is a lovely fantasy, and I look at it longingly, but even if I could have this in one part of my art room, it wouldn’t look like this if I started to work at it.
Most of all, I’m a slob. And, to be able to do many of things I try to do, I would need to be able to flatten the drafting board part. And there aren’t any electrical sockets to plug in equipment, nor a place to set a container of water or tissues, or bottles of paint, or….
The list goes on and on, sadly. but it IS a beautiful fantasy, and I’ll keep the picture, just to remind myself how maybe real artists could use it…
Fantasy
As we age, we find that it’s more difficult to do things we used to do without even having to think about it. Some things we have had to hire out, and other things we’re still struggling with, since our funds are limited.
My fantasy is that
- We win the lottery, so that money is not an issue anymore
- I can help my friends and relatives who need a boost, too
- I can donate to all the causes I care about
- We can hire people to do ALL the things we would like, not having to plan it out, budget for it, sacrifice other things for it, etc.
- And – as long as this is MY fantasy – I can wish for hunky guys to do all the work needed. :0)
SO – all I need to do is wait for my fantasy to be fulfilled…
Another Dream Walk
Can you imagine taking a walk and coming upon this gorgeous place? I would have to watch my footing here, but it would be worth it to walk very slowly, looking all around, stopping to dream a bit…
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Another Dream Place
I would love to walk and dream here. We can be there vicariously, though, just by sharing this image, closing our eyes, and…
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Dream Places
Wow. I would LOVE to be able to spend time walking here and enjoying all the beauty. Whoever did this created another ‘world’ for people to enjoy, whether physically, being able to actually GO there, or just visiting vicariously, like we are.
I think I see a light, so it looks like you could walk here in the evenings, as well. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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I Wish
I found this on Pinterest, and it revived my long-held wish that I could draw. Of course, if I COULD, I would do little else.
It would be so satisfying to be able to create like this, making people REACT, with just a pad of paper and a pencil.
I have a book that, if you work your way through the lessons, teaches you to draw. (Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards). I’ve tried it a couple of times now, making it through 2 or 3 of the 9 (I think) lessons, but then I bog down, totally intimidated.
Today I was reading through some of the reviews of the book, trying to get motivated to try it again. Someone said Keys to Drawing by Bert Dodson was a really good book for people trying to figure it out, so I’ve ordered a used copy of the paperback.
I don’t expect to become the next Grandma Moses, but it would be really satisfying to be able to look at something, try to draw it, and have others recognize what it is, rather than feeling like a 5-year-old.
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Dreams
This simply makes me drool. I WANT this in my yard. I want it for my own. I want to spend a LOT of time here.
If you’re old enough, you’ll understand this – Close your eyes tightly, hold your breath and wish, “Clap if you believe in Tinkerbelle!”
Maybe it will work on getting this for ME!
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The Dream
Josephine Neuse – University of Illinois Extension
I have a wonderful square foot garden that my husband and I created several years ago to enable me to enjoy gardening even as I get “more mature” and less able to get down and up again from my hands and knees and do heavy lifting.
We built SIX 4′ x4′ wooden ‘tables’ up on top of iron supports. We surrounded the six tables with fencing, then added chicken wire around the bottom to keep small critters out. We threaded neon tape through the fencing to make it VISABLE to the deer who come through from time to time. We added a screen door so there is a definite ‘inside-the-garden’ and ‘outside.
The tables are about my chest height and filled with “Mel’s Mix,” a soil substitute mixture of peat moss, vermiculite, and at least three different kinds of compost. We filled the boxes with the mix, after making the mixture in a used cement mixer. That’s the heaviest part of the gardening I do now. :0)
We marked the ‘squares’ of the square foot garden using wire criss-crossed over the tops of the boxes. We mounted a sprinkler head in the center of each box, tied together with hose, for daily irrigation.
We used to have a greenhouse that we built from a kit on the other side of our property, but since we couldn’t afford air conditioning and heating for it, it was truly a dream and wasn’t really useful to our efforts. We finally took it down when it was heavily damaged by a storm a few years ago. Now I buy plants from town.
I can just walk into my garden area, taking my spreadsheet diagram of where I want to plant things, move a bit of soft Mel’s Mix, and plant. My plan enables me to rotate my plants, avoiding disease and increasing yield. I also have not followed what I COULD do with my square foot garden, and spread my plants out a bunch for easier care.
Right now I have the boxes weeded and covered with weed cloth held in place by bricks. We’ve had several big storms and so far, the cloths are staying in place. That will hopefully enable me to plant without a lot of weeding first in the spring. :0)
I’m going to concentrate on lettuces, since I plan for us to eat a lot of salad, growing several kinds. My husband likes me to plant head lettuce, so I do, if we can find the plants. Otherwise, I try to plant three or four different kinds. I also want to plant a lot of spinach so I can use it in our salads, plus freeze some. I’ll grown radishes, sweet onions, and of course, I’ll use the two brick planters on the other side of the house for tomatoes. I’m at the dreaming stage now, so I’ll peruse lots of veggie magazines to see what else I might plant.
I WISH I were a good cook. I love the idea of growing herbs and spices, but I don’t tend to USE the fresh stuff much. I buy a bunch or two at the store, use a bit and end up tossing the rest when I haven’t used it fast enough. Maybe I’ll try a couple of the ones I use most often, trying to grow them in the kitchen, rather than in the garden….
It’s FUN to dream – especially while we’re expecting snow any minute here.
The Indian Express
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Dream World
I’m starting to get vague rumblings about spending some time in my art room. It may be because the coming week is supposed to bring a heat wave right before the official change to fall and I’m not able to stay outside long enough to get anything appreciable done in our yard or garden, but the rumblings are getting stronger.
I’m being drawn to paintings with lots of TEXTURE and color lately. I really enjoy pieces that make me want to TOUCH them, or that are DROWNED in luscious color. Ideas are starting to swirl around. It’s a nice feeling. :0)
If the world gets to be too much, I can simply close my eyes and start imagining possibilities, or I can go upstairs and play. Aren’t I a lucky, lucky woman?
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Nice View
Our son is now a property owner all the way across the world from us. This is a view from the condo he bought. Property ownership will make him more secure – always a good thing.
We are happy for him. He is living where he wants to live, although the next dream is a second home ‘in the country’ there. He is as safe and secure as there is in the world today. He is able to live the way he wants. It just doesn’t get better. WE would be happier if he had someone to share his life with. My husband pressures him for ‘rug rats.’
Happily, he seems to be accepting our words about how proud we are of the man he is. I honestly have never personally known anyone who is kinder or more generous than he.
May he be ‘happy as clam’ (where did this expression come from? Are clams really happy?) in his new place.
In Your Hands
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Mind – Life
I have felt a bit beaten down by events in the world today plus attitudes. I’m kind of a news-aholic and realized that THAT is part of what has me down. I’ve decided to read and listen in much smaller doses until further notice, just trying to keep up with the highlights, and concentrate on what is RIGHT and BEAUTIFUL in the world.
I’ve found a LOT of beauty on Pinterest. I have to admit that I’m spending a lot of time listening to “Britain’s (and other countries) Got Talent” auditions there. There is SO much talent. I’m hoping that many of these people go on to enjoy new careers because they had the courage to stand up there and give it all they have. I’ve been searching YouTube to see if I can find any of the people I particularly liked.
I’ve also found many stunning artists creating beauty in many different media. I’m trying to share them with you.
Sometimes I fantasize about ‘what I would do if I had power.” I have no illusions. The world is fractured to the point where no one could be a popular leader anymore, but I would CLEAN HOUSE and make lots of changes before I was assassinated. :0)
Since I have no power, I’m escaping a bit.
- I’m writing on my blog
- looking at Pinterest and other websites
- listening to music
- exercising
- working in the yard
- cleaning things
- getting ready to play in my art room again
- reading
- talking to friends
- hugging my husband and pets
- talking to our son online
- trying to see the humor in things
Stay safe and happy.
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Things I WISH Were in My Yard
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Onward and Downward
New Territory!
I finally re-lost some weight and this morning entered new territory – okay, only .2 of a single pound, but we have to take our wins where we find them, right?
I am trying to take one day at a time, rather than looking at the whole of my goal at once. One day at a time, one pound (or less :0) ) at a time.
I’ve done well this week on my exercising, as well. Monday I did 3 short sessions with my weights and then my regular yoga stretching session. Yesterday I did 25 minutes on my elliptical trainer and then my yoga. Today is weights and yoga again.
I’m having trouble drinking all the water I’m supposed to. I am TRYING to drink 4 bottles a day. I’m a coffee-holic, so I’m trying to make myself wait to have another cup until I’ve downed another bottle of water. Sometimes that is successful. (I just got up and got a bottle of water from beside the chair in the living room and will try to sip while I’m typing.) I’m hoping that my body gets used to all this water, rather than feeling as if my eyeballs are floating as I run to the bathroom. (can THAT count as exercise, too?) :0)
I’m feeling more motivated as I move onward and downward on my efforts to lose the lard.
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Diet-Exercise Report for the Week
Today is DAY 9 of my yoga-water-raw veggies snack regimen.
This week was a wash-out on losing the lard, though. We splurged one meal, trying out the new Waffle House in Greenwood. I gained 1.5 lbs. I spent the rest of the week losing that. So I’m back to where I was at the begging of the week. UGH.
Tomorrow I will add some exercises with 5 lb dumbbells to my regimen – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I will ease into this slowly and carefully because I haven’t done work with weights for a LONG time.
I’m hoping that at the end of NEXT week, I’ll be able to tell you I’m making progress in losing the lard.
At least I will ‘keep on keepin’ on.’
Thoughts on a Thursday 6-24-2021
Our heat index this afternoon will reach the triple digits, so I’m going to get our to the shop pretty soon to continue work on refurbishing the ‘turkey’ yard art critter I started yesterday. I’m hoping he can go back out to his place at the base of a tree beside the driveway by the end of the day. I forgot to take pics of the ‘before’ on the turkey. He was basically just super dirty and desperately in need of new paint. I’ll take pics to share when he is back in place.
Did I tell you I HATE automatic Windows updates? For some reason they always cause us problems. We can’t NOT do the updates, but it’s sure a pain to deal with the havoc they generate. Yesterday it was one of our printers that suddenly won’t print plus our personal DVD computerized collection isn’t opening as it should. My husband fought with it most of the day yesterday to no avail. He wrote Microsoft and is hoping they have some help for us. He also talked to our son via a conference call, in Thailand. Hopefully, answers will come today.
Tomorrow at Lunch Bunch we’ll celebrate the birthday of one of our core members. Our friendship – going on 20 years now – is priceless.
My husband has been celebrating the lack of rain lately. He’s been praising the ‘brown and crunchy patches of grass in the yard, meaning he has to mow less. I told him to enjoy it while he could. Rain is due this weekend.
My spring garden is about to come to an end. I got what is probably the last of the yellow squash, leaving only sweet onions. I’ll probably pull the onions soon, leaving them to dry on the trailer bed and clean up the garden. On the good side, though, we had the first two ripe tomatoes of what I hope will be a wonderful season. My husband and I shared them for lunch yesterday. They were delicious. I hope we get enough that I can share them.
Every year about this time I wish we had been able to build the pool we wanted when we built the house. Since we’re on top of a ridge line, we had to do a lot of blasting to build a house amid all this rock. We blasted for the septic tank, the basement, and then blasted the whole back yard for the pool. We ran out of money before we got to the pool, though, so it never got done.
I worked every summer from the time I was 14 through college teaching swimming with my 6th grade gym teacher to make money for college. I really miss the great exercise I got. I tell myself that if we had a pool, I would go out and swim every possible night before bed. The reality of that would probably be that I would gritch and moan about having to get my exercise cleaning the pool, rather than getting to swim in it. I would have to fight for space to swim laps, having to dodge raccoons, opossums, squirrels, and other critters I don’t want to think about who thought we had built the pool for THEM…
Stay cool and safe!
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