You can...

...locate me here, please, this week...at Vintage Doll.

Thank you!

:-)

Spring Promise

The silver stream of a broad moonlight ray 

kissed my cheek last night, as I laid upon my 

pillow. It crept in gently, first caressing the bed 

and then easing itself to my right ear 

where it whispered promises 

of bright red springtime

flowers with their sunny

button middles.


© Karen Powell

(lg) :)

Bats in the Attic and Pollyworld.

 

I am in love with this place--Pollyworld Antique Shop, 

and the sweet, gracious, eager to help owner, Polly Chester. We travel 
to this wonderful old antique store in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia 
about once every 3 months or so. All the antique 
(and just plain old) items are most reasonably priced. 
Sadly, the owner is moving from this 

old store location and relocating this summer. 

I can't imagine a better place! And I am glad to bring you 

these photos before the place, as it is now, exists no more.

:-(

As you can see by my photos, you can find just about 

ANYTHING and everything you might want here

(and I didn't photograph the entire place!) :-) It is a wonderful, 

dreamy place filled to the brim and running over with old time treasures...

The lighting, especially in the barn-like upstairs, is perfect for photo making.

I don't know why, but I feel more 'at home' here, 

on the creaky old wooden floors surrounded by wood well 

worn with use and with age than any other type of place 

(except maybe on a mountain top.) 

:-)

I grew up 'rummaging' with my Mother. It's a good thing...to do. 

I'll admit that I even don't mind the sometimes musty smell 

of this and that, the damp feeling the place has in the winter, 

and the oppressively hot feeling that exists (in the upstairs) 

in the summer of Pollyworld. 

My need to surround myself with vintage, antique items and 

old buildings of all kinds  must go way back to my days 

(as a child) spent with my family on summer vacations 

spent in an old time farm house built in the same era.

One hot summer night, as kids, we sat on the grass outside 

and were both horrified and (surely) amazed to watch 

bat after bat pour out of the attic of another well 

loved farm house that was once in my family. 

That was that. 

Bottom photo: My found treasure at Pollyworld 

(this time)--a  (vintage) small white pipe cleaner dog.

Enjoy!

lg!

Please find me here (today)

...at my other blogspot location called:

"Vintage Doll" 

:-)

A First in my Lifetime...

-10 degrees in the far western 

North Carolina Appalachian 

mountains this A.M. folks...

simply unbelievable! 

(Glad I was able to get this pic, too!)

Stay warm and dry everyone!

lg!

Snowy Wood

Snowy wood 

blustery hill 

windswept faces 

shiver still 

on cold bare mountain 

Appalachian wood 

cozy fire 

life is good

Iced Tree

Ice

We are expecting an icy Monday. 

This is a sampling of what occurs here from two weeks 

before Christmas... 

(this was at about 4800 feet.)  The top two photos are 

recent and the others are a smattering of ice from previous winters...

Needless to say, I have a lot of ice shots. In fact, I have an "Ice and Fog" folder :-)

It gets icy here!!!

I am thinking that I will have more icy 'finger' pics (which I particularly love) 

for you before this winter relents!

I am not yet crying "Relent!" "Relent!" 

but I most assuredly will, I imagine. :-)

We 'have to' venture out on Monday. Often we wait for the salt/sand/plow

but I might not be able to. (The plow is my new BFF  currently.)  

As always, I will keep you posted as to our ice escapades...

(Stay warm and dry where you are.) 

lg

Winter Snow Begins

Early this A.M.

I love 'catching' the snow in the early morning light before car and footprints disturb. I do see some kind of a little footprint rather spaced out to the left coming up the driveway. On the other side, evidence of a little cat's visit could be found sneaking up the side and stopping at the garage side door. Ahhh. Winter. Everything looks so white...and clean! 

Begin (2014)

2014

What dreams lay on the horizon?

What thoughts lay deep in prayer?

Spend time contemplating

just how you will go-

Captain of your own fate.

Chart your course.

(Steady.)

(In your mind's eye) set your gaze upon a star to guide

as ‘friend.’