Calamity Janes' Life & Style

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Decorating With Coral...

Hello everyone...I'm back!

Awhile back I promised to share my collection of coral with you so here goes...

I think it was the unusual beauty that first attracted me to coral. My facination with it started a few years ago and I'm still collecting it today. So far I have 30+ pieces and still look for unusual shapes and sizes that I don't already have.

But finding places to display them can be challenging when you have so many. I purchased the above primitive cabinet last year at Monticello (of course) to display my collections of coral, clocks and books. I had been looking for the right cabinet and when this one came in to the mall, I knew right away it was the one. It has the original glass doors which helps keep everything dust free!

Other pieces are displayed throughout the house...

I just can't get enough!

The bigger, the better.

I'll continue my hunt.

Hope you enjoyed

Until next time...

~Joyce

Thursday, September 29, 2011

A Foggy Fall Morning...

When I woke up this morning and looked outside, the fog had set in and something about it was so peaceful. Fall has officially arrived. I wanted to capture this foggy picturesque moment so I grabbed my camera and coffee and this is how I started my morning before heading off to work...enjoy!

Gotta love nature

~Joyce

Thursday, September 22, 2011

A Fall Evening...

Lighting up the deck chandeliers and enjoying the first evening of Fall

cooking outdoors.

Life is good

I've been absent for alittle while as life got a little hectic and bumpy. But all is well again and back on track so I'll try not to stay away so long next time.

Come back and visit soon!

~Joyce

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

It's a Beautiful Day in the Pacific Northwest

If you live here in the PNW then you gotta love the weather we've been havin this past month...know what I'm talkin about...SUNSHINE! Finally we can enjoy the outdoors and that's what I was doing early this morning with coffee and camera in hand.

Still in my jammies and barefoot, I took these pictures...

I feel very blessed to live on 5 acres...

And very grateful to not have close neighbors except when it comes to these guys...

Aren't they handsome. They're the best neighbors ever!

Love love love horses...

And beautiful warm sunny mornings in the great Pacific Northwest!

Enjoy them while they last...fall is coming soon!

~Joyce

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Makeover at Monticello...

Thought I'd give you a peek into my space at Monticello. It always feels good to do a total makeover from time to time to freshen things up.

I love to mix in elements of nature like mossy branches and ferns, palms and driftwood, and even fresh flowers on occasion. And for sound effect, a water feature...for alittle ambiance.

Until next time...

~Joyce

Monday, August 15, 2011

Camp Ruffin it...

Just got back from an over night camping trip and although it was just a one-nighter, it felt so good to get out of the city and be surrounded with nature. The weather was perfect and the scenery was beautiful.

This was our first campout in 11 years! I know! We've been asking ourselves why we waited so long. Who knows...life happens, you get busy, unforseen things happen that change your path and make you realize it's time to slow down and enjoy the simple things in life like getting back to nature and smelling the outdoors.

Our favorite camp ground use to be Swift reservoir at the base of Mt. St. Helens but we discovered new territory when we unexpectedly found Swift camp ground full. It forced us to drive further north in search of a new place. The next stop we happened on to was a remote camp site we hadn't heard of before but it was one of the most beautiful places I had ever seen. This is what we saw...

What a perfect camp spot, but unfortunately, not ours. Someone else had already nabbed it. Damn!

So off we went. It was getting late but we weren't ready to give up hope so we tried one last camping area called Horse Camp 9300 and viola...one camp site left! Whoo hoo, score! And it was in a perfect spot, very private, quite and beautiful.

Who doesn't love sitting in front of a crackling camp fire in the middle of the woods ...with a glass of wine in hand...heaven. This is what we drove three hours for and well worth it.

Gotta love nature and waking up to this view

I love cookin on a camp fire and the next morning it was scrambled eggs and bacon, toast and a fresh pot of coffee. Is that a good lookin breakfast or what!

This was Sammy's first campout and loved every minute of it. He's quite the outdoorsmen!

After enjoying a beautiful day in the woods, it was time to pack up and head home.

We're already planning our next trip.

Hope you enjoyed it!

~Joyce

P.S. I had more pictures to show you but I'm having trouble getting them to download. Don't know if it's blogger or what but it's frustrating...(insert frowny face)

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Barn House Vintage Market ~ Part II

Well, I'm back with more pictures from the BH event. I couldn't get all the pictures on the first post so here's more from this fun day. So much talent, so much fun...enjoy!