Michelle Legler

How about another Field Trip??

I don't have any finished mosaics to share with you today, so I thought I'd take you on another field trip. Besides, with all of the doom and gloom in the news lately, a little break from reality can be good for the soul sometimes :-)

This particular field trip takes place in San Diego, California. Over the Labor Day Holiday weekend, my two youngest daughters and I decided to hit the road. San Diego is only about a 5 1/2 hour drive from our house, and to get out of the Arizona scorching heat for a few days, it is WELL worth the drive!

We stayed in Little Italy our first night. It is close to Sea Port Village and my favorite seafood restaurant, Anthony's Seafood Grotto. If you've never visited Little Italy in San Diego, I highly recommend that you do. They have lots of cool shops and cafes and restaurants.

   

Italian restaurants lined up along the sidewalk and you can walk to everything. The blocks are short and the place is really safe.

 

I LOVE when cities hang flowering baskets from their light posts! It reminds me of Paris.

 

Check out the courtyard....in the middle of the city! It's hard to tell from this picture, but that vine has large purple flowers on it. I'm thinking either Morning Glory or Clematis. Not sure, as it doesn't grow in Arizona.

 

You can see the ocean from the streets of Little Italy.

 

Every Labor Day weekend, they close some of the streets for these stick ball games. We've been coming to this area for years and we always enjoy watching a little bit of the action.

 

We went to Seaport Village and did some shopping and enjoyed the sights. Don't daughter's 3 and 4 look like they're having a good time?? :-)

 

Ha! look at this totally awesome piece of art!! A fairy on top of mushrooms....next to the ocean! Love it!!!

 

More lovely things to look at.  Aaaaarrrrrrrrrgggghh Matey!

 

How about some fabulous boutique shopping???? Ooooh la~la!

 

The next place we stayed at was the Catamaran Resort. This place can be a little pricey, but if you watch, you can find some killer deals. I did! These two pictures are of the inner grounds of the resort. It's like paradise.

 

 

they have these little ponds winding throughout the place

 

and look at the size of these koi! You can see the back end of a duck to the right for comparison.

 

Look at how cute these ducks are all lined up on the branch. (probably scared of the big fishies!)

 

This is the best part of staying at the Catamaran. You get your own private beach! You don't have to fight the crowds like you do at the other beaches or find parking and when you're done, you just walk back to your room. YES!!! If you do still want the action of the crazy beaches, Mission Beach is just across the street from this resort. (I had teens with me, so we had to go)

 

Here's another pic of the beach

 

Here's a pic from the room. It had 2 queen beds, a couch with a fold out bed and a kitchen! I sat on the balcony in the early morning, drinking my coffee and reading my book. Talk about relaxing! In the evening, I sat there with a glass of wine and no book....even MORE Relaxing :-)

 

So there's your field trip. I hope you enjoyed it and I hope it took you to a more peaceful place for a few moments.

Here's wishing you all a very, very lovely weekend!

Hugs!

Michelle

Mosaic Box

Hello, Hello, Hello! :-)

Box Done! Check that off my to do list. Yay!

Sweet Catherine ordered this for a dear friend of hers and I'm sure she'll LOVE it Catherine! :-)

 

I used some vintage jewelry for added bling!

 

The knob is from Anthropologie! Love, Love, Love that store!

 

It has the word Friend on the back and the top and front have the words Beautiful, Caring, Loyal and Amazing. This is how Catherine feels about her friend. :-)

 

And here are pictures of the sides...

 

 

It's a nice sized sturdy box that I built out of scrap lumber and then added molding to. Then lots of different pieces of vintage china were added and then the old jewelry and there is even some old text.(I may have to start calling myself the Recycle Queen!) I've decided that I need one (or maybe a couple) of these boxes for myself. However, that will have to wait, as I've got other deadlines to deal with first. So glad this one is done though :-)

I'll be contacting you soon Catherine.

NOW! If you want a laugh for the day, watch this video on You Tube. My youngest daughter showed it to me and it is a HOOT!

Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

Hugs!   Michelle

A Plea to All Mothers

I'm actually pleading to EVERYONE.

Today, while watching theOprah show, I was shocked into tears. The show was about Internet child molesters. Of course I've always known they were out there, but I had NO IDEA of the extremes it has gotten to! Like I said, I was shocked into tears and found myself trembling due to the nature of these horrid crimes.

Please, please, please go toOprah.com and view the preview yourself. You'll see where you can click on how you can help. HELP PASS THE PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT BILL 1738 before Congress recesses on September 26th. Oprah's site has a letter that you can copy and paste to send to your senators. There are also phone numbers.

I know this is not a pretty subject for our pretty little blogland, BUT I also know that blogland is made up of a bunch of Fabulous mothers who would die for their children in a heart beat. I ask you.... How can we not help????

Thank you

Michelle

Coming up for Air

Finally, something to share with you all. Still very, very busy here, but I'm making some dents in those deadlines. I apologize for being a slacker about visiting everyone's blogs. I promise that I'll catch up soon. I don't like NOTknowing what's going on with you all. Anyhoooooooooo....

I've been working on a table for my dearest Diane and I am finally able to deliver it tomorrow.

Here's the before:

 

The table is for her bedroom that she's been re-doing in pinks, greens and whites. Here's the after:

 

 

 

 

I hope she likes it. She told me that she's going to peek at my blog before I deliver it. :-)

The next item I would like to share with you is the ad that was SUPPOSED to be in the current Home Companion Magazine. Of course, what I'm saying is, that it is not in there. I'm trying to be nice right now about this and just breathe. Can you hear me breathing??? It sounds more like snorting or growling. I'd hate for you not to see it, as I think that Heather Bluhm did a wonderful job creating it for me. I guess you can't have everything flow smoothly.

   

   

Well, that's all for now. I'll be back soon with more. I hope everyone is doing well and if you see someone stalking your blog in the middle of the night.....well, that will probably be me :-)

Hugs!

Michelle

Wendy Addison's Studio Tour

The next 6 weeks are going to be a bit crazy here at Mosaic Cottage. I've got more deadlines than I can count, SO, if I seem a little less talky~talky, that is why. Please accept my apologies now :-)

Now! Onto the important part of this post. I hope you enjoy the Wendy Addison Studio pics!!! I sure enjoyed being there!!!! AND what a LOVELY person she is. :-)

 

Hope you enjoyed!!! Sorry for the lack of text.

Hugs!

Michelle