My list of things to do this summer .......buy myself some beautiful roses !!

The Good Wife.............I've been married 22 years, and we have been blessed with 9 children. Most people view us as a sort of anomaly, when in fact we are about as normal a family as I can imagine. When approached by strangers, the conversation usually starts off very negative, but it doesn't take long for it to turn around, when the stranger realizes the blessings that have been bestowed upon our family. I can only say that, I feel enormously responsible in setting a good example to those that frown upon large families. My children have learned very young to embrace the differences of each other, and to be grateful to all they have here at home. When I think of what I have not given them over the years, it all comes back to what I have given them : EACH OTHER.

My kind of vacation...................

These are a few of my favorite things............feedsack , burlap, lavender, old bells, itty bitty jars..........the list goes on........

Life's a Beach..............A beautiful day at Hampton Beach, NH. I always feel so blessed to live so close to the beach......salty air just makes life better !

ABANDONED BEAUTY : Down the road from me lives an abandoned barn...........Love this old barn. I've driven by a million times, and I am still fascinated by the stories it could tell; if only walls could talk......

I hope to one day soon own a shop of my own. "SOMETIMES YOUR ONLY AVAILABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, IS A LEAP OF FAITH."

I am an avid "photo taker"; does that make me a photographer?? hmmmmmm I'm not sure, but I love to capture my experiences in the form of a picture. Kids, memories -you name it- and I will take its picture.