Morning Coffee – Snapshot of the Day, No. 292

111313_292MorningCoffeeROk, the title is a little misleading. I am not a coffee-in-the-morning kind of person. I think I’ve mentioned more than once that I’m a Coca Cola girl.

And I most certainly would not drink four cups of cappuccino at once. I do like it, though. But usually at night.

But I like these little cups. They came with my husband.

Grace – Snapshot of the Day, No. 290

111113_290GraceRI love Grace Kelly. She is such an inspiration to me.

And to my great delight, there is a new show in her hometown of Philadelphia exhibiting her personal items – like some of her dresses from her Hollywood days.

OH! I want to go. We’ll see.

End of the Day, Snapshot of the Day, No. 289

111013_289EndOfTheDayRTWe took the pups for a walk this evening at North Chickamauga Creek Greenway and got back to the car in the nick of time. The guard was waiting on us so he could lock the gate.

Whew!

But the day was gorgeous, and the sunset just beautiful.

Thanks, God!

 

Pregnant Horse – Snapshot of the Day, No. 288

110913_288PregnantHorseRThis is a pregnant toy horse – (there is a baby wire horse inside of this one) – by folk artist, Vannoy Streeter. I bought it years ago in Wartrace, Tenn.

He started making toys for his kids out of old coat hangers because they could not afford store-bought ones. At least that was the story I was told.

But I’m very proud of my little girl.

 

Last Night’s Dinner – Snapshot of the Day, No. 287

110813_287LastNightsDinnerRIs there really any such thing as too much garlic and cheese?

No. Never.

I made tortellini last night for dinner and added lots of garlic and cheese to the dish.

Oh, and a couple of vegetables – just to add some nutrition.

I served apples, as well. Apples, as well as oat meal, absorb cholesterol. So it all evened out.

Yum!

Laetitia – Snapshot of the Day, No. 286

110713_286LaetitiaVineyardRThis is a cork from a dinner party one of my father’s friends threw several months ago. I had so much fun, I decided to swipe one of the corks from the many wine bottles purchased that night.

It smelled so good! Unfortunately I can not partake due to my migraines.

Sigh.

As far as the photo is concerned, don’t let the elegantness of the shot fool you. I went into a storage room here at work and turned a metal paper divider on its side to get this shot. The room is stuffed full of odds and ends; but the window light is great for photos, so I utilize it a lot.

My other room-of-choice is our laundry room at home. Junky room. Nice window light.

 

Bottle Caps – Snapshot of the Day, No. 285

110613_285BottleCapsRAh! The best of both worlds. Coke and Chocolate.

Actually, as much as I like chocolate, I’ve never had a Yoo-Hoo. I imagine it to be too watery for me.

At any rate, I found these antique bottle caps recently and decided to shoot them. They are from a time when you could return your glass bottles and get money for them.

Although Coca Cola was created in Atlanta, Georgia, it was first bottled in Chattanooga. Eventually other cities would bottle it, and on the bottom of each one was the city and state that particular bottle was made it. My father found one from Hawaii once but never found another one, even though he looked for years. And of course he didn’t save his original bottle.

They no longer stamp the city and state on the bottom. Too expensive, I suppose. Rip off.

One more fun thing taken away from us.

Lighting – Snapshot of the Day, No. 284

110513_284LightingRThe sign pretty much sums it up. Lamps for as far as you can see.

I think this is a room that holds stock for the Revival store at Warehouse Row.

Great stuff. Too expensive for me. But I like to use their decor to come up with ideas for my own house.