Beauty For Ashes : Stuff & Things . . .

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Stuff & Things . . .

Loving Europe!

We do miss things, now and then.

Like the Grands!

and this guy,

our peak

and the Divide.

Good eats like Marigolds,

Chick-fil-A

and Crave.

American history,

the symphony,

and the beach!

But with so much to see and do here, the homesickness doesn't last long.

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In March, we set up our canopy, bought our herbs and flowers, and got busy gardening!

One week, two violent wind storms, and three hail storms later...

Our canopy was in shreds, and the metal frame was our new
'modern art' yard sculpture!
Of course that didn't make the burgers any less delicious!

Most of the garden survived.
Shelby's roses,

Maddie's herbs,

and my window boxes, tomatoes, and the strangest strawberry plant I've ever seen!

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We took a trip to Innsbruck, Austria, to tour what we thought was the Swarovski crystal factory.

It wasn't at all what we expected. It was actually a modern art museum with Swarovski crystals as an art medium.

Maddie loved the Dali clock.

I liked the walls of crystals.

This was a crazy round room, meant to give you the sensation of being inside a crystal.

Random weirdness. I kinda liked it. Don't judge.

This was lovely. The sun and the moon dancing on ice.

Jellyfish. Just because.

I.don't.know...

The carousel horse was Shelby's favorite.

Great restaurant, too.

Modern art really isn't our thing. We prefer the classics.
But this was a fun trip. The girls were exposed to something new, and they loved the bling!

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Shelby saved up and bought a camera just before our move. She's really been putting it to good use!