I Have A Beach Cottage

It's not exactly a cottage...more of an RV.

A small van RV that we can park by the
beach...So almost the same thing.

Beach camping in the Keys for the weekend.

This is what we wake up to. Nice.

 The view from our bed.

It's a small class B, but has
everything we need.

We spent the days floating on rafts in 

the ocean and reading in the shade.

The water in the Keys is amazing.

We explored nearby Keys for our favorite lunch places.

This is how you want to eat your lunch!

Evenings for the sunset ritual viewing at 

Lorelei Restaurant and Cabana Bar in Islamorada.

The Keys are just a few hours drive from

our home in South Florida.

Just a short drive to another world.

Long Key State Park camping with full
hook-ups and showers. 

A nice mini-vacation.

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Italy In Waterlogue

Some of my Italy trip photos.

I love how the Waterlogue app on my

iPhone can turn an ordinary photo into art.

On our room balcony in Capri, Italy.

Morning view from our room.

Evening view from our room.

 Cruising along the Amalfi coast.

We rented a boat for the day. Just for 

the three of us. My daughter Kim, 

granddaughter Kristina, and me.

Spent a few hours in beautiful Positano.

  Window box in Positano.

  Pottery planter in Positano

  Walking the winding paths in Capri.

  Early morning in Capri.

Walking all day long. 

 Rome

 Hotel rooftop flowers at breakfast in Rome.

 Rome

 My granddaughter Kristina relaxing 

as we wait for lunch at a sidewalk 

cafe after amazing Vatican tour.

When in Rome, it's wine with lunch. 

Some of these pics would make great 

 prints for framing or note cards. 

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Organize The Car Trunk With A Shelf

Everything you have in your car's trunk will

be so much easier to find with this one
simple addition...a shelf!

My "before and after" trunk.

The back of my car was a mess!

The usual suspects; bags of things to return, 

extra shopping bags, all my "just-in-case" 
stuff. I was rummaging through it all every
time I needed to get something. It was time
to find a better way that worked for me and 

finally get that trunk organized.

First I needed to completely empty all
the stuff out of the trunk.

Here's what went back in...first try.

My car trunk duffel, and a large bag of

stuff to return. I don't go shopping that

often, so they can stay there for way too long. 

In the duffle were my extra shopping bags, a 

first aid kit, a couple of tennis cans; one with
 extra trash bags (for the car and the dog) the
other one stored a plastic picnic tablecloth,
 (for those impromptu car trip lunches), a pair
of old sneakers and flip flops for emergencies,
a beach towel and blanket. Beach
emergencies are common in South Florida.
An extra dog leash and water bowl for our
 Sofie can also come in handy if you ever
 find a stray. 

That arrangement didn't solve my "rummage"
problem. I decided adding a shelf would be a
good solution. I repurposed an old closet shelf
we had stored in the attic and Larry cut it to
 size (46") using a hack saw. It fit nicely
using the wheel ledges as support. If you
 don't have that you can build a support out
 of wood scraps. I used the extra wood
support at the back end.

You can see the end of the shelf resting 

on the inside wheel's ledge. 

It's important that you cover the raw edge 

of the shelf with these rubber end caps so 

they don't scratch the car's interior. 

I had some saved in a jar in the 

utility room. Jars rule!

The top shelf has easy-to-grab shopping
totes, wine bags, insulated bags. Underneath
the shelf are the return bags and duffle. 

The shelf isn't attached so it can be removed

 whenever needed. The lip at the end of the 

shelf keeps things from sliding off. 

Plenty of room for groceries or my

ready-to-go beach bag.
Works for me!

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Dreaming of Capri

On this cold winter's day it seems like the thing to do.

This summer I had an amazing vacation in 

Italy with daughter Kim and my granddaughter

 Kristina. We were celebrating Kristina's 

graduation from Texas A&M. They flew

 here to Ft. Lauderdale from Dallas a day

 ahead so that we could all fly to Italy 

together. Our first stop CAPRI. Actually
Rome airport, then a driver to Naples
then a ferry to Capri, then the shuttle
to the hotel. So a long day. 

But this made it worth it! 

This is the view from our room.

Yes! Amazing!

The trip was magical! Everything about it.

The views, the food, the sights, and best of

all was the people we met that made the trip

 such a memorable experience.

 It all just clicked.

Capri is a beautiful island off the 

coast of Italy. It's part of the Amalfi coast.

 Breathtaking. 

 We would walk the small alleyways into 

town. Good steep hillside exercise that 

helped to offset

all the good food and wine. Of course

there was pizza for lunch.

 The weather was cool enough for 

walking everywhere.

Every turn and step 

(and there were plenty of steps)

was filled with flowers and fruit trees.

This is a real lemon tree trellis. I 

tried to think of a way to bring one home.

The lemon trees were everywhere. 

 Every home had a yard that was put to good 

use. Each one had a beautiful garden filled 

with vegetable, herbs, and fruit. 

I loved looking at them all.

 Just one of the many beautiful garden doors.

We always chose our restaurants with a view.

While siting at an outdoor cafe we were

able to enjoy this Catholic Church celebration.

Wonderful to see and hear the splendor.

Back in our room each evening to enjoy the 

sunsets and freshen up and change for dinner.

Then it's back into town for more adventures.

The nights in Capri were just that! 

Our fabulous evenings in Capri...next post.

Cheers!

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