The Vintage Dragonfly Studio Blog

movin' on up...to my NEW blog...

 

well we're movin on up,

 
to the east side.

 
to a deluxe apartment in the sky.

 
movin on up,

 
to the east side.

we finally got a piece of the pie.

well..not really...

just a new blog : )

follow me at my new digs by clicking

HERE

iPhone friday...

  

  

  

  

  

first row: bushels full of gourds at bayview farms, long island, ny; swan in pond, east hampton, li, ny

second row: row of pumpkins at bayview farms, long island, ny; ivy in cemetery, east hampton, li, ny

third row: me and michael at beach; our names in sand ~ celebrating 20 years of marriage <3

fourth row: bowl of pears; swan gourds

fifth row: cemetery in east hampton, long island, ny; flowers at briermere farms, riverhead, li, ny

welcoming a new season...

 

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. 

~Albert Camus~

a drive out east...

today while the kids were in school i took a leisurely drive out to the east end of long island...

here are some moments i captured with my camera...enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The earth is filled with the Lord's glory.

Habakkuk 2:14

iPhone friday...

  

 

  

 

   

first row: tree silhouette; antique typography book

second row: the old orchard house at sagamore hill, oyster bay, long island, ny; presidential crest on main house at sagamore hill, oyster bay, long island, ny

third row: hydrangeas from my garden; my aunt, myself and my grandmother at lunch in port jefferson, ny

fourth row: my cat lily; cape cod beach

fifth row: my mother and i sitting on the porch of teddy roosevelt's home in oyster bay, long island, ny; main house at sagamore hill, oyster bay, long island, ny

france on my mind...

having some france withdrawal today...

diggin' through my photos for some satiation...

here are some from my trip over the summer that i'd like to share with you today...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful,

for beauty is God's handwriting.

 Ralph Waldo Emerson

a late summer adventure...

this past weekend we took a short trip to our most favorite of places...

cape cod...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

more pics in the coming days...

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There are two ways to live your life.

One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle.

~ Albert Einstein ~

iPhone friday...

   

first row: architecture of building; east village, manhattan, ny

lighting fixture at bar frites restaurant, greenvale, ny

crates; chelsea market, manhattan, ny

second row: fish painting at street fair; sag harbor, long island, ny

flowers at chelsea market, manhattan, ny

my lifelong pal...pam

third row: flowers in vase at "the green table" restaurant; chelsea market, manhattan, ny

dog gravestone; "simba" at old westbury gardens, long island, ny

mirror at bar frites restaurant, greenvale, ny

fourth row: wallpaper display at anthropologie; chelsea market, manhattan, ny

windmill in sag harbor, long island, ny

pink flower in stony brook, ny

summer's end...

earlier this week my mother and i spent the day together at

old westbury gardens

 
 
 

we had a lovely picnic under the trees...

  

a perfectly wonderful day...

 
 
 

iPhone friday...

 

 

 

 

1.  pumpkins/gourds; east end of  long island, ny

2.  pink flower in a field; east end of long island, ny

3.  llama; martha clara vineyards, riverhead, ny

4.  sunflowers at briermere farm, riverhead, ny

5.  vintage chevy in a field; east end of long island, ny

6.  austin & julia on first day of school

7.  grapes at martha clara vineyards, riverhead, ny

8.  goat taking time to smell the flowers;

martha clara vineyards, riverhead, ny

having fun...

my friend...

hope wallace karney

of

paper relics

is offering another fabulous e-course...

this time it's all about lettering! 

this is something i have struggled with alot in the past...

and i am still working through it...

it takes practice to get your technique down...

but it is possible...hope is great at encouraging!

here is a small peek at one of my practice pages from today...

 

i am enjoying some free time to explore journaling now that the kids have started school again...and hope's e-courses are just the thing to help nudge me..

here's the link to check out "to the letter" journaling e-course as well as hope's other fabulous courses...take some time to "play" and express yourself through journaling!

iPhone friday...

 

 

 

 

1. austin playing frisbee at smith point beach, long island, ny

2. footprints in the sand; smith point beach, long island, ny

3. kid kayaking in a parking lot after hurricane irene

4. me on the beach

5. seagulls on the beach

6. sunflowers out east; long island, ny

7. st. anthony's school in brooklyn (where my mother attended school)

8. my sister anne and i 

iPhone friday...

 

 

 

all pics taken at smith point beach, long island, new york

iPhone friday...

 

 

 

 

1. pic from kayaking trip on conscience bay, e. setauket, ny

2. adirondack chair in east setauket, ny

3. my blue bottle collection

4. one of my bookshelves

5. lavender and lemon verbena from the garden

6. tomatoes in my garden

7. corner of my master bath

8. chandelier in my master bath (found in trash)

weekend snapshots...

 

 

 

 

(all pictures taken on my iPhone in greenport, long island, ny)