Hi all! I hope your week is off to a great start, and that there's something happening each day to make you smile. I did quite a bit of smiling myself today, and a little bit of thrifting too! Sometimes I go for a drive down to The Bay, visit some relatives, do a little thrifting, and have a delicious fresh seafood lunch by the water. If ever I'm feeling down or overwhelmed, then off to the bay I go, for it always helps to clear my head and feel better again. I think I love this little old part of town so much because my mum grew up here, and I still have a lot of family here, so even though I have never lived here it feels like home.
After parking my truck, I started strolling down the street........
popping into each and every thrift store I saw (and there are heaps!)......
as you can see, the water is just over the hill from the thrift stores.....and that's where I headed to have lunch.
After lunch I took a drive around and took some photo's of some homes. Last year I did a post from another day spent down at the bay, and included photo's of all the gorgeous million plus dollar homes on the water (I'm attempting to add a link to that post during this post, so hopefully it will work. I am no good at adding links. Sorry!) Yes! The link works! Just click on the title of this post and it will take you to a post on the gorgeous homes from another post. Yay! lol
I really liked this big old house.......
I love the way the french doors are thrown wide open to catch the autumn breeze off the water, blowing the lace curtains ever so gently......
beautiful old homes that caught my eye.....
love the big verandah's on these old Queenslander homes....
and a cute little cottage snuggled in between....
well loved old homes......
my mum told me that this used to be a privately owned home when she was little,we're not sure if it still is now , but gosh it's lovely!
a nice quiet place to sit for lunch away from the hustle and bustle.....
where I could look out to the water and daydream for a while......
Wishing you all a lovely week full of wonderful daydreams too.....love Amanda xxx
10 comments:
...Oh looks like you had a great time....so nice and relaxing just looking at the pics.....Hope you got a bargain at those thrift shops...Have a great week..(Sorry about the last comment huge big spelling error)
HUGS Dawn x
I hope your feeling better...the homes are just gorgeous and the water so blue and inviting it looks familiar actually but then I could be wrong.
Happy thrift shopping I hope you find lots of treasures :)
Its so beautiful....it reminds me alot of Key West in some ways...we are just approaching spring here..i cant wait for the beautiful weather.....those are some gorgeous homes!
Lovely!! I feel like I was on a mini vacation! Thank you, I really needed it!
Hi Amanda,
How BEAUTIFUL !!! What a PERFECT lovely day.. I almost feel like I went along.. Such pretty pictures.. A beautiful sunny day !! Shopping,relaxing by the beach,more shopping, lunch..more shopping..hahaha..What could be better !! You have a blessed,happy day Amanda.. hugs to you, ~tea~
My kind of place! I love hearing about where you live. I've always wanted to go to Australia.
Hugs, Susan
Wow what a beautiful day! I love the fences and beautiful homes. The town looks so fun and inviting! Thank you for your kind words about my husband's lamps and for your prayers for our business:) Love, Elena
Amanda, thank you for your lovely comment, it saddens me that you feel this way from time to time. You are beautiful!
Hugs
Melly:)
I just love it when bloggers take us on trips like this - thank you! That is a pretty little spot you have down at The Bay! Those homes with the verandas on the upper floors are wonderful...that is my longing for a porch speaking.
Oh, and I also LOVE your new purse from the thrift store..what a fabulous print it is fashioned from. It's even a fabulous piece of art as well as a handbag.
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