i SPY: Around My Home

Ashley from Little Miss Momma is continuing her weekly i Spy series with Favorite Things Around Your Home.  I will be linking up with her.
So without further ado, I bring you my favorite things as interpreted by my mood on my walk through my house this afternoon.

i spy dinner {soup} already cooking on the stove on this cold, rainy afternoon.

{i hate that pot, btw}

i Spy coffee. the nectar of the gods

and another type...

{if you are a red drinker, Apothic is one of my $10ish favorites. so good}

i spy fancy(ier) soap. 

little things like this make me happy.

i spy Happy{the dawg}, chillin'

i spy my children...

...peacefully reading...

...tickling the ivories...

...and following the rules

{i spy my lone little lefty!}

i spy grand works of art on display

 

and my current state of being. 

{not a fave, but it helps me live}

 

i spy my favorite wedding photo. and my love i married 10 years ago.

i spy our old glass doorknobs and skeleton key holes

i spy leaded glass windows. so charming. but so leaky in the cold winter.

i spy my newest sewing mess. 

and part of my happy milk glass obsession.

 

i spy a sign that i have children who are growing up {typed reports done on a laptop. that they know how to hook up to the printer. ack.}, but then again, children who are still young enough who adore an annoying as all get-out singing easter bunny from their great grandma.

i spy a reminder of a time when my babies were still babies.

sigh.

and finally...

i spy a stack of old, original Nancy Drew mysteries. 

my mom read these. my aunt did, too. as did i...many, many times.

and hopefully, someday my daughter will, too.

 

i spy a home that's lived in and loved in.

What about you? 

I SPY: Neighborhood

If you have not yet met Ashley from Little Miss Momma, you should. She's cute, she's funny, and she's real.  

And she started this 'I SPY' series. Fun, no? I think so.  Something a little different.

So on this beautiful 60 degree day, I grabbed my iPhone and took a 3 mile stroll around town with my pooch, trying not to look like a creepy person whilst snapping phone pix.

Shadows

Kids on the playground (my kids school)

Mama goose who made a nest and laid eggs in the gardens on said playground!

My favorite house in our immediate n'hood. Just adore that architecture.

 

Spring is here! The fountain is alive and outdoor seating is available at the cafe in the village!

 

 Peeking in at La Reve...the French Patisserie in the village (yum).

 

My favorite stretch of North Avenue (except for the place whose striped awning is sticking out). It houses a yummy Italian restaurant, my favorite consignment boutique, and our regular donut/pizza joint.

Yes, they are weeds. But they sure are pretty weeds.

I hope you enjoyed the little jaunt through our charming old village! You'd never guess I am 2 blocks outside of the 28th most populated city in the US, would you?  I love that we're quite urban, but that its got a small town charm to it.