#ThursdayDoors – Dreaming Reality

Holiday Doors/#ThursdayDoors

For the long weekend we took the opportunity to go back home for a visit with family and friends. There never is enough time to see everyone and do all the things I imagine possible. We did get to spend some quality time with family and a few close friends and get some awesome seafood. Next time will be round 2!

Imagine my delight when hubby exclaimed, “Hey, there are the doors for your blog post this week!” as we drove away from my sister’s house. Of course we turned around so I could get some good shots. In the moment we made the turn around we zipped through a nice neighborhood with some pretty cool doors as well!

But these were the icing on the cake!

What a wonderful display of love, acceptance and right thinking. These lovely doors were on display out in front of St John’s United Methodist Church. in Baton Rouge, LA. Check out their website for more info on their progressive ministry and outreach programs.

The last doors in our weekend showed up when we took a detour on our way home via Biloxi, Mississippi, I just had to put my toes into some sand. This little ‘relief station” says it all. We were there in BR at the time and felt the impact of this storm, of many storms over the years that, for many, were just reports on tv. For the residents of these Southern states, it was more than. real.

You’ll have to zoom in to see the placards marking the water levels for the various storms that affected Biloxi and the other Southern states. WP has informed me I have no more room for photos so I am having to adjust my image sizes in order to import new images. I can’t afford the ‘upgrade’.

Anyway, I hope you all have a great weekend and do check out the other great doors over at Norm’s place.

Doors and More!

#ThursdayDoors, Bars, food, Memories, photography, Train, Uncategorized, Vote

Doors….

When we went in search of breakfast on our recent trip to Chattanooga, we thought we hit the jackpot at Puckett’s, a local bar and grill venue with a lot of history and a tasty breakfast. Conveninetly located within an easy walking distance of our hotel and just across from the Tennessee Aquarium, it seemed the perfect stop on our way to see what the Aquarium had to offer.

The main doors were oddly unremarkable, although nice. The restaurant name is plainly visible on the huge awning that spans the length of the buiding but there was no sign on the door or near the door. The only indication we made it to the right place was a printed door mat as you step inside the front doors.

But look at that breakfast! Simple but yummy. And the biscuit tasted even better than it looks. I loved the mug so much we had to snag one for home. Of course we paid for it, silly. 🙄

I only wished we had more time to return for an evening meal when there was live music, but maybe next visit. The inside is appealing, open and warm-a lot like Cheers!

It wasn’t until I needed to visit the ladies’ room before we headed to the Aquarium that I found them! All in the ladies’ room. 🙊🙈

From the main door…

to the stall doors, which were so cool…

I was tickled to find such a treasure trove of doors. Then in the hall was a cache of train memorabilia that was the icing on the cake.

This time train memorabilia, next time real train experience!

This post is brought to you as part of our host Norm Frampton’s weekly doorscursion event, where participants post about doors they have seen, photographed, sketched…any doors. You can make a beeline over to his blog and get the schedule and itinerary for this event.

PS..tomorrow is Fridaaaay!!!

Abandoned #ThursdayDoors

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I fear my countenance now has changed,

the wear and tear of life has stained

my skin-

within

the cracks grow long,

what once so strong

now wounded, bleeding

as my soul pleading

begs for release from

time’s relentless march,

the Minutemen beat at the door,

I ask for just a moment more-

or two

with you.

Where were we when

began the end?

Why did we sneer

and jeer,

the thought that all might end

and no longer could pretend

still called this life so real..

I feel,

I feel…

abandoned.

Future is but a memory

and past has long forgotten me.

But this sweet moment

here and now

etched on creased

and weary brow

will for eternity be pressed

in memory’s book of

happiness.

CKP Copyright words and photos 2019

Always a Day Late/#SoCS

#Free48, #SoCS, Atlanta, food, Friendship, Georgia, photography, Summer Fun, Uncategorized

Yep, that’s me most often. When it comes to my creative endeavors and meeting deadlines for prompts, I am not as dedicated as my Mussel Loving friend Dan of No Facilities . He meets all deadlines with ‘i’s’ dotted and ‘t’s’ crossed, with humor and nice photos.

I am more aptly categorized as scattered and prone to whimsy when it comes to sharing those things that I do for fun. I have often been asked why, since I enjoy doing so many things creatively, I don’t do ‘such and such’ as a business. For me, to focus all my energy on one particular pastime would steal the joy from it and also possibly prohibit me from doing those other things I love so much. I guess maybe I am akin to the bees and butterflies I love to photograph so much, flitting from bloom to bloom and drinking in the sweetness each has to offer, but not lingering long enough to miss another possibility.

So, for #ThursdayDoors I am late, but sliding in to home base for the #SoCS prompt by our host Linda Hill

Forgive me for not being more present on WP lately but I have definitely spent the last week enjoying life’s precious offerings so that I could share them with you, my precious friends in the blogging world. I am hoping your #Free48 is filled with many precious moments. Hugs!

Shadowy Path at Sope Creek

Sope Creek

Paper Mill Ruins of Sope Creek

This could have been a Thursday Door!

My heart beats with the flow of water…

Just have to get into it

Nature’s recycling workers

Someone’s Zen moment

In the ruins

Such Happy feet!

Last Saturday’s adventure led us to Sope Creek National Park in Marietta, Georgia. I was so thrilled to be in the shadows of the woods, dip my toes in the cool water and breathe softly with Mother Nature. Precious indeed.

My art time is also precious to me, though it takes me much longer to complete a piece than most folks. Still working on my devilish mermaid who loves her Old Fashioned made with Angel’s Envy. 😉

Finding moments to whip up energy bites can be a challenge too, but I never regret the time spent. Yummy!

IMG_0087-photo — Friday fun with a friend!

IMG_0085-photo — We found tiny doors! Love #Tinydoorsatl

IMG_0052-photo — Great Mexican lunch at #minero at #PonceCityMarket

The peppers don’t know Winter is whispering…

Of course there was going to be a bee!!

And, when you say it often enough, someone finally obliges!!

Now, here’s another favorite hymn from my days in Sunday services as a child

Let the Sun Shine/#Thursday Doors

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My new favorite door.

For so many days,

shadows and ways

blocking the sun

as she rose

I chose

to look between the lines

push back the creeping vines

pursue her smiling face

with dignity and grace

until at last I find

she was with me all the time.

Ahhhhh….

Hello Sunrise. Let’s face this day

with hands clasped and hearts entwined.

Step by careful step.

CKP 2018

This post is for Norm Frampton’s #Thursdaydoors prompt. While he is on hiatus, the prompt is being hosted by the very talented willing bloggers who are stepping up to help. This week the prompt is hosted by Joey. Check out her page for more great posts. Just find the little blue frog.

Practically/#Thursday Doors

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A practical door, practically a door! Another little wonder in the wonderland of the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

I can’t believe I missed this the first time we went to the gardens. I wonder if they are retired soldiers….

Thursday Doors is a prompt brought to us by Norm Frampton.

Visiting his blog and clicking on the blue frog will take you to other great doors posts!

Doors to Imagination

#ThursdayDoors, Atlanta, cat, Memories, Uncategorized

I thoroughly love spending time near the Atlanta BeltLine, so was not disappointed when last week’s work event was held near one of the best areas of it. It was the finale to a vision fundraiser ending with a walk on the BeltLine. I had planned ahead because I had a special little gift for someone who lives there, though we have never met.

Oh! And I did make some new friends! 😀

Real out of townets

Such talent!

Oh…what? Yes! My tiny friend and my little gift. I adore the #tinydoors folks and made a special gift to leave for them at my favorite door.

Who lives behind such lovely door?

Who knows? But I left them a gift for the tiny garden!

My very favorite tiny door…so far!

And here is one other for you. This one is so unreachable I have no idea how any one but a real faerie could have put it there!

We had a nice walk down the BeltLine where local artists share a myriad of eclectic designs and grafitti. Hubby spotted this one and we had to get a closer look…

Eeeek!! We need to close that door! Pronto! 😱

What better way to cool off than with a tasty fresh made popsicle from Atlanta’s own #Kingofpops and if you want an adult version, they make them in their shops. Such imagination and yumminess all in one. For our event I chose an Orange Cream Pop.

This is our group photo. It was a gorgeous day.

PS….

This is for a very devoted Doors Poster. Visit Dan’s blog for some amazing doors!

This post brought to you by our King of Doors Norm Frampton.

Fridays and Doors and Beer…Oh My! #SoCS #ThursdayDoors

#SoCS, #ThursdayDoors, art, Dreaming, food, music, photography, Uncategorized

Man, what can I say? I am SO behind this week. Could it be due to some little thing called “work”? I am not really an uber talented gal but I take pride in my ability to juggle and multi task pretty well. This week has been mind boggling though. So glad my #Free48 showed up to rescue me!

This was how my week started…ugggg..

This will be a two-fer. I am not nearly so great at doors posts as my good friend Dan of No Facilities. He takes photos of awesome doors in all sorts of interesting places. I mean, I see doors and use doors; but they tend to be the same ones. They are either those leading in and out of work or the ones leading out into my beloved playground of nature-which has no doors! That’s why I love it so much.

Then along comes a message from my son and his beautiful fiancee telling me they are sending a little surprise package my way. Yipppeeee! I love surprises. And packages. I never expected their lovely little surprise to also be my doors salvation this week! Just look at these great doors!

And they are actually these amazing note cards. They remind me of the doors in Greece and Italy! Thank you Ande and Hayley for such a thoughtful surprise! For more great doors visit our Thursday Doors host Norm Frampton. You can see other wonderful doors there and add your own!

When I slipped downstairs this morning to catch up on posts and check the Friday prompt from Linda Hill for #SoCS, I went directly to Dan’s blog to see how things were at the bar. Linda’s prompt for today is picture. Oh goody!

My favorite thing! So I snapped this one. It pretty accurately shows my every Saturday ‘first rising’ routine.

Yeah…the doctor always wakes me up. 😉 So, here I sit, doing my writing while my art pad waits, my jewelry waits and…what was that other thing….oh, yes! OUTside. Maybe I will squeeze in some food and chores somewhere too.

And, speaking of food, this was going to be my doors contribution this week. By Friday I sorely needed some comfort in the form of Casian wings and beer. Or whiskey. Well, both! This is a favorite spot of ours. The owner is from NOLA and serves up Louisiana style fare with a twist or two. The bar is smoking but even that didn’t stop me. The bars all used to be smoking in Louisiana. Yeah, we disrobe at the front door and shower. 😏 My allergies are more forgiving that way.

The door to weekly amnesia..

Casian wings and the best muffaletta outside of LA we have found so far.

I love this fountain. It froze solid during the Winter snowstorm

A nice bit of Spring. I think I should plant tulips at the house.

Oh, and great news. Chip seems to be just fine, although I haven’t seen Dale…😕

The week ended up rather nicely so I have high hopes for at least one sunny day over this Free48! I hope yours is perfect!

14779C55-4EF4-46A6-B881-E102476E5C33 — Sunrise Friday am

A9E8D9F5-A16C-41AB-BB96-CDBDB657235B — I have more great windows than doors from day to day…

So, this is a new jewelry project. I hope to do some more with it today!

Dream on folks……

From the Outside In/#ThursdayDoors

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We have a little friend in the neighborhood, one that stops by to say hello from time to time..

We never know when she will be stopping by. We just look up and she is peering in the back door. She begs to come in. I love cats but have allergies when inside with them for too long. Still…..

She is so sweet when she says, “Let me in. I know this house. I really want to visit.” So, in she comes for a looksee….

Defintely a lover, not a fighter, she adores a nice scratch or two; but adventure is her game. At this point the upstairs is off limits. After all, we don’t know each other well enough. Yet. She refuses food so must be someone else’s main furry squeeze. She just wants to be neighborly I suppose. Or nosey. Who knows? We just think she is adorable. Once she was interested in our day trip and almost hitched a ride in the car with us. I guess what they say about curiosity could have some validity. 😉

This post is brought to you by the Master of Door Ceremonies Norm Frampton. His blog doors are always open to new participants. Happy Friday folks!

Day to Day/#ThursdayDoors

#ThursdayDoors, flowers, Free 48, humor, life, nature, photography, Uncategorized, Winter Snow

While I have longed to create a doors post with beautiful architecture photographed in new and exciting places, i have not collected those doors yet. Sadly, I am not as quick on the draw as Dan Antion of No Facilities and often bemoan lost doors opportunites.

This has been a busy week and as I walked the early silent halls I snapped some photos of the doors I pass through most often.

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FB6FC371-6C60-4EEA-8618-688F3020C5F1 — Use of the revolving door is encouraged-to conserve energy. 🤔

Most of the time I use the revolving doors but sometimes I am rebellious and hurry through the regular doors. 🙊

I have, on occassion, walked up the nine flights but not often enough.

Yeah, this is the cushy way up. And a chance to do a final check on my general appearance. I usually meet nice folks in the elevator.

Yes, there are a lot of long hallways. You’d think that walking would be cardio enough; but once a body’s metabolism adjusts to a certain situation it becomes the norm. I always say if I stopped working I would blow up like a hot air balloon within a week!

E5CAD437-DAE3-4CD1-B388-1C67DDC403B3 — This door gets the most use. Patients in, patients out.

A98FE7D5-89CF-4D9D-800C-E65AA9B32E39 — These doors open to where we and the doctors do the best we can to care for people. A lot of stuff happens in there. 😀

I have already grown to love these hallways. Feels like second home. But, work is work; and by week’s end I am ready to exit the way I came in and find a different kind of door.

Ahhhh….now this is a good place to end a week and start a Free 48! These fellows will see to it. 😉

But nothing is as sweet to me as the view through this door…..

The door to my repreive, my secret garden of delights, that place where nothing exists but the moment I am in. Birds, flowers, squirrels, chipmunks, bees and butterflies. So much life and yet…so quiet.

(PS This was a potential violent crime…but more on that in my next post)

One more day to such bliss! Now, you should be off to visit Norm’s place.

He is the instigator and navigator of this event. At his place you can find the rules as well as visiting other cool blogs with many amazing doors if only you follow the hoppy blue frog at the bottom of his post!

Oh, and in case I don’t see you tomorrow…

HAPPY friggin’