Random Vacation...

 Vacation means I don't go to the office, it absolutely doesn't mean I stop junking!  The little pile above is from the VOA.  Laurie and Danielle, I think THIS pair of shoes finally fits my fat-footed little walking doll - yay!  I didn't care for the pink cabs on top of the two treasure boxes but thought they would be cute filled with buttons.  I re-colored the cabs with alcohol ink and one is now cranberry and the other one purple.

 A few pretty buttons I forgot to show you.

 We just got back from the beach last night and these goodies were from several places including the Lincoln City Goodwill store.  What, everybody doesn't stop at Goodwill when they are traveling??

 Sorry these pictures are so poor.  I took them after we got home last night and was apparently too tired to take a decent picture.  I really scored on a huge poke sack of ribbons so that motivated me to pull the empty spools off my ribbon storage to make room for new.

 I know this is a wacky vacation picture!  We like to stay at the Ester Lee Cottages when we are in Lincoln City.  They are old, probably built in the 40s or 50s, and still have a lot of the old-school beach vibe.  I thought this pink and mint green bathroom was so adorable I had to show you.  Probably not a color combination I would choose in my home but perfect at the beach!

And lastly, some pretty pink flowers growing outside a place where we stopped for breakfast.  The leaves remind me of Coral Bells but those flowers are completely different.  Does anyone know what they are??
Today I am trying to stay motivated to get a bunch of Etsy listing done so I can make some room on my workbench to actually do some projects - imagine!

Ocean Interlude

 I took a break from blogland for a couple of days at the Oregon coast.  You don't really go to "the beach" here in Oregon.  Our coast is seldom what non-Oregonians think of as a beach.  It is a roaring, crashing tribute to the power of Mother Nature, especially at this time of year! 
My PNW readers may have seen this before but I thought the rest of you would enjoy it.  These neons are on the ceiling in McMenamins Lighthouse Brew Pub in Lincoln City.

 The red one is not as fiery as it looks in this picture.  Taking photos inside a bar with my little point and shoot is, well, a crap shoot!

 The art work in the McMenamins is always unique and fun to look at!

 This is a view from our room.  That is our stalker seagull who watched us through the window pretty much the entire time.  On the last day, just before we left, we threw him half a muffin.  He fought off the other seagulls that swooped in and swallowed it WHOLE to keep them from getting it.  Yikes!  You could see the bulge in his neck.  He seemed fine with it but I thought it looked pretty uncomfortable!

 Another view from our room.  There was high wind and POUNDING hail the first two days.  It was so loud we couldn't even hear the ocean. 

 Huge waves breaking far out from shore.

 We stayed at a neat little place called Ester Lee.  It is a very old motel of cottages that they have renovated.  They kept just enough of the 40s/50s charm and renovated for comfort.  We loved it and will definitely stay there again!

 We drove on down to Newport for a day.  This is the first time we have been there since the NOAA fleet moved their base to the Newport Bay.  On a better weather day we will have to explore around on that side of the bay and see if they offer any tours or an information center. 

And, no, the trip was not without junking!  I tortured my poor husband through at least a half dozen antique malls.  The prices are pretty high, as you would expect, but I did manage to pick up a few things.  These two dresser boxes are the largest I have ever seen so I added them to my collection for the storage project I have in mind.  I really should get started on that pretty soon since I am getting over-run with the boxes.  I still have 3 days before I have to return to real life so maybe I'll work on that.  Or not.  8+)