A Picture...

As they say...."A Picture is worth a thousand words."

These palms tell a little bit. 

Yes, I am in Florida, it is evening and well that's about it.

But when I use my new fav app

 WITH a picture it tells so much more.

I must admit I am a bit obsessed with weather 

then pair that with photography. 

I AM ONE HAPPY GIRL

So I have started taking one picture a day with my Iphone

and applying the Instaweather iphone app.

The pictures are not great quality

but they tell a story, my story. 

The app makes you stay very honest 

 it applies the date, current weather and location

 information the EXACT moment you take the picture. 

At the end of the year all the pictures can be printed 

into a little booklet and I will have a

 "forever snapshot"

of a full year without much effort.  

I always intend to write in a journal

 before going to bed to remember the day

 and all that I am thankful for but...

I am usually so tired by the end 

of the day that I neglect to journal. 

This way the old saying 

"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words"

my memories and so many of the things 

I am grateful for will be captured forever.

Just a little note:

I have removed the location info on all the pictures

which reduces the quality

but I am just a little funny about 

sharing my location with the world.

Let's just say I send Happy Greetings from Florida.

Thanks for the visit!

Sending you wishes of Health and Happiness.

Kelley  

The Maddest Tea Party of ALL!

  It is TIME!

  For THE Tea Party of the year!

The Maddest of ALL Tea Parties.

Miss V's Mad Tea Party 2013.

Let's make sure are manners are polished.

 The Table is Set.

Our MAD TEA PARTY hostess,

Miss Bunny Foo Foo WELCOMES YOU!

 Our Tea is Ready!

A special floral blend from my garden.

Please choose a seat.

Let the Festivities BEGIN!

A little Tea for everyone one.

Fruit Parfaits put the finishing touch on a 

wonderful, wonderland party.

I leave you with one of my favorite quotes,

I think it expresses the essence of "having tea"

 Oh Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

I so enjoyed our your visit. 

Now it's time to visit all the other Mad Tea Parties.

Just click right over to A Fanciful  Twist 

to find link to all generous Tea Party hostesses.

Thank you Miss Vanessa

for being the Queen of the Mad Tea Party!

Party On!

Kelley

All photos and creations were made/taken by Kelley Logan,

 last year, during her Annual Creativ-i-tea Tea Party .

Where Bloggers Create, Let's Celebrate the 5 year Anniversary!

  Creating is my key to happiness

Welcome!

Let's unlock the doors

to my "LA LA LAND"

"La La" is my grandma name

First take a peek from outside. 

The Butterfly Queen 

rules" LA LA LAND" 

while I am out living

in the real world

She has many happy followers.

 Ribbons sing in the background.

A very curious monkey guards 

"LA LA LAND" day and night

He welcomes as you enter.

He keeps a close eye on the somewhat disorganized supplies

 Take a look around 

"LA LA LAND" is filled

with goodies and ideas.

"La La" does her best to keep things

 within view for ideas.

I have enjoyed your visit.

Thanks for stopping by.

A BIG thank you to Karen Valentine

for hosting 

Stop by Karen's to thank her personally

and you will find a list of some of the 

MOST CREATIVE BLOGGERS

on the web. All you have to is click

on the blog name and you will be whisked away

to creative wonderlands everywhere. 

Happy Creating!

Kelley

I Am a Snob, well I was

Yep...I am was a camera snob.

or

maybe a kinda camera snob.

I love my cameras.

Although I am not sure they love me.

I suspect they can do so much more than I ask of them.

If they could talk I think they might say 

 "You can't teach a old dog new tricks"

I love taking photos

 but all too often I find myself without my camera.

btw I all too often without a margarita too:)

  oops back to the subject...

Okay...I usually DO have my iphone 

when the picture taking thought jumps into my brain.

But I AM SURE that the moment

 I am trying to capture couldn't be given justice

 by a lowly "camera phone"so why bother???

Ahem, let me tell you I should bother.

Currently I am taking a Phonephotograhy

 (do you think that term is in Websters yet?) class

and WOW

my little IPhone 4S can do amazing things,

 pair the Iphone camera with a plethora of apps

and I am taking "camera phone" pictures I like.

By now you are guessing that the photos 

in this post are taken using my IPhone

Of course you are right.

I'll leave you a photo of one of my favorite appetizers

 that is SO EASY and SO YUMMY.

 It's my favorite recipe in my first cookbook.

Blue Cheese with Capers and Red Onion

8 oz. Blue Cheese, crumbled

1 small red onion, chopped fine

1 Tablespoon Capers, or to taste

Layer ingredients in a bowl. Mix:

1/4 cup olive oil

1 TB lemon juice

1 TB red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Mix together and pour over layered ingredients.

Serve with crackers or toasted garlic bread.

ENJOY!

Oh, one more pic,

please humor me:)

So if you have been hesitant to use your camera phone

 jump right in and with a little practice

 your camera might become

 your new summer BFF.

Sending lots of Hugs and Health!

Kelley

TIME TO PARTY

It has been a long time.....

I think the funk I have been in is known as "SLOGGING"

definition:   Stopped blogging, 

OH NO, I might stray but I never want to stop.

definition: Slow Blogging, that might be accurate since 

my last post was March 11

What ever the definition is...

IT HAS BEEN WAY TOO LONG 

Let the Magic Return!

I'M BAAACCCKKK!

I am using an age old MOTIVATOR

A PaRTY!!!!!

Whenever I want to escalate the 

"honey-do's" and the "me-to-do's" 

throwing a party is the way to get things done.

I am a girl who LOVES putting on a TEA party. 

 I am getting ready to party but...not one party

TWO PARTIES!

I am getting ready for two of the BEST BLOG PARTIES. 

I have participated in these two annual parties since they started five years ago. 

Please join me this next weekend!

AND

So I'll put the Teapot on 

Please stop by next Friday for a cuppa

in my studio!

In the meantime I have another "motivator"

An e-course

I am taking a Phonephotography class

(I didn't even know there was such a word)

So get prepared...

I will be posting all sorts of "assignments" 

this month. 

So Happy to Be Back!

Now I am off to visit all 

my special "blogger" friends 

that I have truly missed. 

Sending you HUGS and Health!

Kelley

The Newest Little Bundle

TEXT MESSAGE:

"The Mayor had her Goal and it's a Billy"

Really...I am finding out "siri" 

of the iphone hasn't been around a lot horses.

OHHHHH... The mare had

 her foal and it's a filly.

Oh yes, a cute little filly.

Her mama is a real DIVA and isn't sure she 

she wants "mommy" on her resume.

So...Jona and her team have to "take over"

for the moment.

This afternoon the filly was given plasma.

"Billy was given plastic"

according to "Siri":)

to help her along until her Mama pays her

the attention she deserves.

  

In the meantime Jona (my fairy barn manager)

has everything under control and I am sure 

all will turn out fine.  

Oh she is so cute....Her name...well...

it has been raining for 2 days straight

her "daddy" is named CatIchi

so it is 

Ichi Bitsy Spider

Welcome "Bitsy"

Thank you for visiting,

Wishing you health and happiness!

Kelley

The First Foal of the Season!

The magic is back!

Meet "Patrick"

Monday morning the first foal of the season was born.

An event that is always filled with excitement and awe.

Since I am in Florida this year and the farm is in Michigan

we put our cameras that are in the barn "on line".

So I was able to see little "Patrick" being born.

under the supervision of my "Fairy Barn Manger", Jona. 

Today was the first day he went outside to try those 

amazing little legs and see all what they can do. 

Jona sent this video this morning.

Guaranteed to make you smile.

Just click on the arrow, bottom left on the screen. 

So much for letting my pictures do all the "talking":)

But...I am so passionate about these "little miracles" I just had to share.

Thanks for visiting!

Kelley

Time to Retreat

It is time for me to RETREAT.

I am having to put many things I love "on the back" shelf,

in hopes that in doing so will result in a

"better, and healthier, than ever" self.

One of the things I love is my little blog. 

I love all the friends I have made in "blogland".

I love sharing parts of my little world.

I love taking pictures. 

I love editing my pictures

But as so many of you know you can become

consumed  about what you are going to post.

You start seeing your world as a "blog post".

And so many of you know that takes a lot of time to 

"click"'

"edit"

"compose" 

pouf, poof, "proof"

and sometimes wonder if anyone really cares.

So for now along with 

travel

eating out at restaurants

entertaining

social commitments

shopping

walks on the beach 

and

 extensive blogging 

is being put on "hold".

I am going to try the

 "Readers Digest" version of blogging.

I plan to continue to share what I see behind the camera

but my pictures will have to "speak" for themselves for a while.

They say "a picture is worth a thousand words". 

As always thanks for your visit.

Wishing you much health and happiness.

Kelley