Lucy's Lounge at Tutti Chic

We're ENGAGED! (I mean they're engaged!!!)......

 What a wonderful weekend for our family with our youngest getting engaged!!! We knew it was coming but didn't know exactly when. We are SO happy & So looking forward to a big wedding celebration!!! Congratulations to Katrhyn & Mike~We love you both~now lets set a date so I can get going planning this baby!!! :)

   This was your mother Kathryn when Mike called looking for your father & told me what was going to happen Friday night!

 

Your dad keeps telling me it's YOU that's getting married & not me so slow down & let you  make some decisions without me butting in every two seconds! In case you & Mike are wondering this wonderful venue in Newport is in my top five! Can you see Narragansett bay in the background?

 If you're not crazy about the previous photo of the venue in Newport....how about this one? This is my top #1 pick because as you know this mansion was part of the campus where I started highschool. We had all of our dances there & I loved it & would daydream that someday I would have my own wedding there. When the campus closed & the private school moved to another part of the country I had to leave but still dreamt about the mansion. I know you don't like the idea of guest perhaps sitting in different rooms to accomodate the size but..if you change your mind I know we can make it work! It's also on the water~

 Anything you like in here?? I have lots of good ideas! I know I'm driving you & Mike crazy but I want this to be all you want it to be & deserve! I'll sit back & be quiet for a bit (but not to long!) I've waited patiently(okay not so patiently) for the day I could help plan my girls weddings! I've already started the wedding folder & it's chock full of  stuff already!

 For now just enjoy this happy time & let me rant about things.....I'll come down to earth eventually!  LOVE YOU~MOM XO

 

 

 

Summer Please Don't Go....

 I'm so sad to see the end of summer & life at the beach. My grandkids start school next week & then fall is on the way. Although I love the crisp days & cool nights of Autumn, I'm always so sad to see the carefree days of summer leave us every year. Here are some photos shot at the beachhouse of  our dear friends. The surf was up just a bit from hurricane Bill at this spot. It's protected in the bay so the waves were minimal. However, my daughter reported waves at 9-11 feet down in Narragansett where we have our beachhouse. Nantucket & the Vineyard we heard had waves of 16 feet! Yikes!

 I think my grandson Cole was planning on burying his sister in the sand.

 Gabby & her bff Nicole (Nicole always seems to be in our summer photos!) with Cole the digger.

 Worlds cutest baby~Reilly (Her grandma & grandpa own the fabulous beach house on the water)

 I caught my hubby in this pose ALL summer long! LOL!

It' almost time to say see ya summer! It was a good one even though it didn't stop raining until August 1st! :)

Sally sells seashells down by the seashore....

Do you remember that funny little sentence we used to say when we were kids & how everyone screwed it up? When I thought of posting about my love of seashells (mostly white & pink) that silly sentence came to mind. Here are a few photos of some pretty shells shot down by the seashore! I haven't made my shell mirror yet or have I added a shell design to my beach house mantle yet & the summer is almost over! I think these will have to be winter projects now when the pull of the ocean isn't so great & I'm mostly indoors complaining about the cold weather...brrrr....Do you love seashells too? Have you finished any pretty projects incorporating pretty shells? I'd love to hear! Have a wonderful week~xo

 A beautiful conch shell~

Don't you just LOVE a crushed white shell driveway?!

 Isn't this a funny little house? Looks just like a conch shell!

Such a lovely shell print~

 

Simple & elegant~

 

TGIF......

 Have  a wonderful weekend!  Heading to the beach!!! xo

My Slice Of Beach Heaven....

 

It's kind of small, has no cellar for storage & can be lots of work(when everyone & their grandmother comes down!:) ) but it's my little slice of heaven near the beach! It's the destination that hubby & I look forward to at the end of a busy work week & the place we never  want to come home from. I snapped a few photos last week of our sweet, adorable cottage in Rhode Island & thought I'd share. Hubby wants to tear it down & build a new home. I want to keep the basic cottage & add on. His thoughts are more practical since we don't have a lot of room to store things & he hates the idea of no cellar & the fact that it can get a little damp in humid weather. It's something we are going back & forth on right now. We both agree however, that it's getting way to small & our family will only grow when kids get married & more grandkids come. Right now I'm just enjoying the summer & doodling at the beach of the addition I envision off the back next year! I think my saintly husband knows I will probably win this one! LOL! Have a wonderful week~xo

 

front gardens~

 

 

Could it be the salt air that makes flowers grow so much better down here?

 Our hydrangeas are so much purpley/blue down here than at home!

 Lola watches over the front garden beds~We love it .............

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