From This to This.................

Hi everyone, hope your week has been a good one so far!

Well we went from this, 

sunny, relatively mild Savannah with stately moss draped live oaks, 

to this.............

Yep, we made it back to the arctic zone!

While I am happy to be home after such a long trip, I really could do without the snow and cold!

This is (or, should I say "was"?) our front deck, where you can get a peek a boo glimpse of our now snow covered motor home!

So today I thought I'd share with you a few photos that I snapped from the road trip home.

I couldn't get a good pic of the entire span of Talmadge Bridge in Savannah which we crossed, so I found the one below, on line.  It is pretty impressive, and much, much bigger when you are driving over it, especially in a motor home!

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Notice the huge freighter.  Hubby and I had alot of fun enjoying drinks at our favorite place downtown overlooking the water, where we could marvel at the giant cargo ships arriving from all over the world.

And here is  pic that I snapped going over the bridge!

Thankfully hubby does all of the driving!

On long trips like this, we always pull hubby's car, so that makes us a whopping 47 feet long!!

 Hold your breath, and don't look over the edge!!

 I always get a kick of of goofy signs when we are traveling.  This was next door to the gas station where we stopped to refuel, in South Carolina.  Not sure if "Chickin Lickin" is really world famous, as the sign says.................

And once you are finished with your Southern fried chicken,

you can hop next door for some fireworks!

For some reason, the people of the south seem to love their fireworks!

 This is Katie's favorite perch when we are going down the road!

 The beautiful mountains near Asheville, North Carolina.

 The roads were perfectly clear and dry as we drove thru Asheville.

Another Asheville view from the road.

 It got colder of course the further north we headed. 

Just look at these huge icicles along the road in Tennessee!

 Going thru the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.  Even though I wasn't excited to see snow again, I must admit it was pretty!

  Thankfully, we didn't have any snowy conditions on the roads til we reached southern Ohio, where we woke up to several inches of freshly fallen snow, and it was still coming down!

And this last shot is a pic of our back yard that I snapped this morning

(from the comfort of inside, I might add!)

Yes, home is sweet, but in truth I am hoping for an early spring!

Not so sure we will be getting it here in the Midwest!

Stay warm and snug!

Shopping Fun In Savannah

Care to join me for a little retail therapy today?  One of my favorite places to shop in Savannah is 

the fun and funky "Two Women and a Warehouse".  Today I visited their newest second location in town, the original shop being downtown.

This cute pink vintage trailer and convertible are painted on the front of the building.

(sorry for the shadow on the lower portion of the pic!)

 Not only is it very large, but each booth has tons of amazing treasures that are oh so tempting to take home!

I really loved all of the wonderful painted furniture, including this gorgeous aqua blue and creamy white dresser, below.

 Loving this beautiful light blue antique buffet.  I can see why it sold!!

 Look closely at the booth below.  Suspended from the ceiling is a vintage small bed spring, strung with tiny clear lights.  I thought that was such a fun idea!

 Loved this pretty stenciled table, below!

I thought this fabric pennant in pretty pastels was so sweet.

 I was totally drooling over this gorgeous creamy white painted breakfront!  It was decoupaged with vintage sheet music, and so me!

 So many fun and creative vignettes to admire.  It's clear that there is plenty of talent here!

 This booth, below, had the best collection of jadeite that I've ever seen.

 I didn't get a photo of it, but they also had a huge set of jadeite spice jars.

 Wouldn't this pretty aqua blue bench, made from a vintage headboard, be perfect in an entry or mudroom?

 I really loved the wooden crates, below.  They were painted and stenciled, and would be perfect in my craft room storing supplies!

 Many of the booth structures and props were as fun to admire as their actual contents!

 Loved this gorgeous white painted dresser!

 And I was more than drooling over the booth below.  I could easily fill our entire motor home (and then some!) with goodies to take back home!

Stop by in a few days, and I'll share pics of the downtown Two Women and a Warehouse!

Thanks for going shopping with me:)!

Sights Around Savannah

Savannah is such a beautiful city, full of many gorgeous and grand old homes.

I just love the ornate framed windows on this house, below.

Notice the pretty iron grill work, too.

 I love the fact that no home is alike!  These grand old mansions are full of so much charm and character, I think!

 Love the porch on this beauty, below.

 It's been such a treat to see green grass and trees in the middle of winter!

 The trees are starting to blossom!  Back at home there is still alot of snow!

 There are also lovely parks and squares at every turn, featuring monuments, fountains, and more.

The monument below is so tall, I could hardly get it all in my photo!

The beautiful fountain at Forsyth Park is one of the cities landmarks.

 Lots of history here.

 Below is Chippewa Square, where a scene from "Forrest Gump" was filmed.  It was when Tom Hanks was sitting on the park bench eating chocolates.  I just love that movie!  What you may not know is the park bench was really a movie prop, and is now in a museum.  Many site seeing tours stop here.

 Pretty churches.

 I just loved the red front door of this home, below, and the live topiaries, too.

Wishing you all a Happy Valentine's Day!  

Paris Market in Savannah

One of my favorite shops in Savannah is the "Paris Market", a really neat store with creative, fun and unusual vignettes.  So I could hardly wait to visit again on this trip!

Care to join me for a mini tour?

Look closely at the photo below.  Those are faux donuts and pastries that are seemingly floating mid air!

 And an even closer look reveals that all of the fancy French desserts are of the calorie free kind!

Yep, they are all just for show and faux!

I am in love with the gorgeous aqua trim on the building!

So many treasures, where should we start?

 The large table, below, was a feast for the eyes!

 I just love the authentic zinc Paris bistro chairs!

 Drooling over all of the gorgeous blingy chandeliers!

 The shop has some really neat light fixtures, many with the Edison style filament light bulbs that I am crazy about.

 Neat large Eiffel Tower bricks.  At $150 each, I think I will have to pass, though!

 I'm not a fan of the deer heads, but loved everything else in this room!

 Gorgeous hotel silver creamers.

 This is moi!  Loving the giant basket to my right.

In a few days I'll share more photos of our adventures down here, including some of Savannah's  many gorgeous old mansions.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!