Gone {to-o-o-o} Long...

...for my comfort.
I've been missing you guys and this whole blogging thing! Talk about withdrawal...
So-o-o-o-o-o glad to back...

Time Out...

Paper sculpture clock

I'm back on the stroll {that't blog-stroll, that is} again! Found this great etsy find over at Fog & Thistle. It is irresistably FABULOUS!!! I've tried several times to describe this gem, but finally decided that, "who better to tell us about this treasure than the artist?" So, without further ado, I give you the artist...Marcelo.

"This paper sculpture is part of Marcelocean Series.

Marcelocean is an imagine marine world of Marcelost World.

Marcelost World is an imagine planet (?) created by me...

This paper sculpture was made of thousands of paper pieces and cuttings, and three months of hard work.

No number on clock. You are free to decide the time. For example, it's crab time, or sea horse o'clock...The time may be the less important thing in this sculpture.

Forget the time, relax and enjoy your day.

Note my signature MARCELO sculptured in paper on the clock.

Paper sculpture made in 2008, sculptured in paper as MMVII on the clock.Seconds dial is the sun. Minutes dial is the star, and the hours dial is the moon."

I {HEART} THAT!

To Market

today the weather was unbelievably warm...now this is what i can live with. so i took advantage of this deliciously warm afternoon by spending some time in a nearby country store restaurant. although i find the food in this eatery very light and pleasing to the palette, the real attraction is the retail store that hosts loads of 'old school' yummies at 'throw back' prices. here's a sneak peek: the view from the ground...the ceiling offers a great history lesson in machinery & equipment.

some of these helpful tools look lethal...and they're hanging right over my head

vintage reads...'The Duke', Hogan's Heroes...when life was simpler

these goodies were held prisoner behind the counter...the temptation of it all! one pound of each- in the cart

if i could have just one thing in this room, it would have to be this modern replica of this fantastic vintage stove...i'm drooling {the chocolate syrup doesn't quell the drool}

counter deliciousness!!! one of everything for me...please. remember milk duds, the large and very sweet lollips?

peppermint sticks, more lollipop goodness, gum balls, candied necklaces.... all at 'throw back' prices and payable with "plaid stamps". ring up three of each

there were plenty of goodies for the garden, bath & body products, again, at 'throw back' prices. one bunny and three of sets of the b&b products in the cart

every country store has handmade quilts...i'll take two for the upcoming winter, thank you

candles, candles, candles...even then, they knew the benefits of aromatherapy...put at least a half dozen of these in the cart, please

the market's own, pancake batter, syrups of many kinds, jams & more of those yummy ribbon lollipops...in the basket