Naples, Florida

 My husband and I spent the last couple of days in Naples, we'd never been before so I was really looking forward to going.

 Let me tell you, it did NOT disappoint!  It's truly one of the most beautiful towns I've ever seen.

 The landscaping is incredible...everywhere.  They must only accept the cream of the crop when it comes to gardeners here.

 Sigh!

 This little purple house was darling, it had a little matching purple guest house in the back but I felt a little creepy taking too many pics:)

 Our hotel was only about a mile from the downtown area.

 Walking through the residential streets was my favorite.

 The condo complexes are as gorgeous as the homes.  This one was my favorite.

 So many of the tree's were surrounded by beautiful flowers at the base.

 I love this house!

 We made our way to the beach and walked in the water for a while.

 How nice would it be to have this as your front yard?!?!

 We sat on the shady bench for a while, after walking for about an hour.  I think we sweat about 5 lbs. off!

 I didn't bother to go in any of these shops, they looked on the fancy side and at this point, I looked like a drowned rat with sweat and sand stuck to me.

 We did find a nice little Irish pub though and sat in there for a while.  

 Banyan tree's fascinate, no matter how many times I see them.

 This little area's called Tin City.  It has a few touristy shops and some bar/restaurant places.  It was cute and I found a shell wind chime for only $10:)

 It's hard to see in this pic but at night, we walked to a place called Tavern on the Bay for dinner.  We had drinks (BEST Mojito I've ever had!!!) and an amazing appetizer.  We felt a little full so we got our dinner to go and took it back to our hotel.

 My husband had committed himself to getting the Elvis Burger, which is a hamburger, with bacon, cheese, peanut butter and fried banana's.  No amount of coercion on his part could convince me try it...yuck!

We really loved this beautiful town and, being only about 45 minutes away, we're definitely going back:)

A Happy Mother's Day to everyone...whether you're a mom, a step-mom, a fur baby mom or just a woman, we are all mom's in some form:)

Fairy gardens

 I've been working on my Fairy Garden and wanted to share my favorite Fairy Garden Etsy shops.

 I love love love this shop, Fairy Garden Cottage.  I just bought a miniature bicycle and a bridge for my garden, they were reasonably priced and arrived within 2 days!

I love this little white chair and matching bench:)

 How darling is this little chandelier hanging inside the gazebo!

Another adorable shop is The Little Hedgerow.

 Look at this little bed!!!  The container I have my garden in is too small to fit anything else but I may have to upgrade it to bigger quarters just so I can get this bed:)

 And this little door with the welcome sign!

 Love these sweet little chairs.

Janit has a great shop also with a lot of supplies.

This cherub trellis is just too cute.

My garden is a work in progress, as you can see.  I planted a little tree in there so hopefully it doesn't die on me.

 I need to put moss down and my planters need some plants in them.

I tried to zoom in on my miniature bicycle but it's blurry...best I could do!

The little cherub sitting on the bench and the two planters are from Enchanted Fairy Gardens, also on Etsy:)

New chairs and bicycle progress

 I've had these chairs for a couple of weeks now, they fit so much better with our small table and small dining area.

 Now I have to figure out some sort of slipcover for the seats.

I love these from Shellagh's Etsy shop, Ticking and Toile but they're a bit too pricey for me and I need to figure out some sort of cushioning for the seats first.

Or, I could paint the seats grey to match the table and do some sort of graphic on them...any thoughts?

Things are going much better with my bicycle!  Today I went down this nice, quiet road.  The houses are pushed very far back from the road so you don't run into too many of those scary things called people who may see you fall or something equally embarrassing.  

I went quite far and could've kept going but the farther I went, the less houses there were and I started to get spooked out.  I watch more than my share of ID Channel and don't want to end up on the next episode of Disappeared, so I headed home but the whole ride was a good 40 minutes long...Kyran's going to be so proud of me when he gets home from work:)

Hope everyone's having a wonderful Sunday!