We're staying in the coolest shabby chic garage apartment in St Pete. 

Our friends, Rick and Angie, own it 

and their daughter lives here when she comes home on leave from her Army job. 

Under the apartment is what used to be a garage

and is now Angie's very busy studio. 

Two of my dear friends came over a couple Sundays ago

and we marbled fabric.

Angie has been experimenting with marbling for a few months now

and was a very patient, wonderful teacher in showing us how she does it.

Shown, are the pieces that I did...

photographed on the stairs leading up to the apartment. 

Believe it or not 

when we packed our 'must have' stuff, I included some plain muslin,

but my favorite marbled pieces were done on a vintage embroidered tablecloth that I cut up.

I'm totally looking forward to having a 'wet station' in our new house (more on that soon) so I can dye, paint, screen print, marble and play to my heart's content.

Create Your Life,

annie!

TODAY I AM SAD...AND HAPPY...AND SAD

I'm missing my girls like crazy.

All of these pictures 

are of a day-trip

to Cartagena

that we took last month...

with the girls, and Mommy and Daddy

about a week before leaving for FL...

where we are now.

The house hunting is going very well

and we really believe the house we're waiting to hear word about 

is the one that was waiting for us.

This one feels 'real'

and as much as I'd love living there...

it's put me in a melancholy mood

because it's more REAL

that I'll be living so far away 

from my granddaughters.

I'm not sure how to get my head around 

not living near them

and it just hurts.

On the other hand, 

I love 

and look forward to

the next chapter 

of our lives

and look forward

to having the best of both worlds.

For NOW

Since now is all that really is...

I'm going to focus on being thankful 

for what and where 

I AM.

Create Your Life,

annie!