Cindy’s Dragonfly is a fun, creative garden and gift shop in Dillard, Georgia. Located on the side of 441 Hwy N in the north Georgia mountains. We actually stopped by one weekend before they opened for the season and they were gracious enough to let me in. I was happy since we were celebrating my birthday and shopping was a must. We don’t have a big back yard but I’m slightly obsessed with yard art. Photo Credit: Jennifer Graham Lots of creative, metal garden art. Sheep, giraffes, flamingoes, a gargoylePhoto Credit: Cindy’s Dragonfly “mexican metal garden art, big foot, colorful flowers, gazebos, arbors, suns, signs, animals, jewelry, day of the dead, swings, dragonfly, wall hangings and much more”- Cindy and Tim Brantley Facebook Photo Credit: Jennifer Graham Photo Credit: Jennifer Graham https://youtu.be/K0kYfiw2YL8 [envira-gallery id=’8465′] Photo Credit: Cindy’s Dragonfly Photo Credit: Cindy’s Dragonfly I really want one of those colorful bottle…
As part of my birthday this year, we traveled to an amazing VRBO home in Sky Valley, Georgia. Big fans and frequent visitors of the north Georgia mountains we hadn’t been to this particular corner. Sky Valley is the highest city in the state and borders North Carolina. I took pictures of the scenic overlook on the way to the house and the overlook was 3,100+ feet! We drove up a road leading to a higher elevation to reach our destination. Whoosh! [envira-gallery id=’8378′] Birds Nest VRBO Stunning mountain getaway as words that accurately describe the property we rented. We were thrilled. I cannot imagine not living there year round if I was fortunate enough to own it. It’s quiet and serene and gorgeous where the home is located. And, you can drive to restaurants and stores within 20 minutes in Dillard or skip over to North Carolina. [envira-gallery id=’8387′]…
Book obsessions are moods we fall into all the time. When you’re looking for your next book, it’s fun to hunt it down. We LOVE shopping in stores but also reading the book newsletters we receive. Bookshop.org supports a collection of independent book stores, and it’s fun to read their recommendations. In fact, we happen to find our next reads on their lists a lot of the time. We’d encourage you to check out their site while we link to 4 books to check out below. One just came out in February 2021 and the other 3 are from 2020 and 2019. Different genres with different moods. Biographical and Historical The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation By Anna Malaika TubbsPublished February 2021 Description Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin’s son James, about Alberta King’s son Martin…
“The Night Mail” poem written by WH Auden paints a vivid picture of what it was like to transport and receive mail once upon a time. The excitement of it reaching its destination and people walking to their mailboxes or their local shops to pick up letters. The Night Mailby WH Auden This is the night mail crossing the Border,Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters for the rich, letters for the poor,The shop at the corner, the girl next door. Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb:The gradient’s against her, but she’s on time. Past cotton-grass and moorland boulderShovelling white steam over her shoulder, Snorting noisily as she passesSilent miles of wind-bent grasses. Birds turn their heads as she approaches,Stare from bushes at her blank-faced coaches. Sheep-dogs cannot turn her course;They slumber on with paws across. In the farm she passes no one wakes,But a jug in a bedroom…
St Patrick’s Day is fast approaching, and although we don’t have huge parades and parties right now, you can still wear your new favorite tshirt. Shop our 2 Bella canvas tees with fun holiday bling. Available in our Poe in Wonderland shop. Designed by HipKraft. I bought “Eat, Drink, and Be IRISH! My family is Irish on one side. Excited to wear it. HipKraft creates good quality designs and the bling is outstanding. Wear a little green on St. Paddy’s Day.
My Supernatural shirt from Stands arrived today and I am so excited to wear it! Supernatural’s stars regularly use show logos and characters in STANDS merchandise to support non-profits and communities. In the past, they’ve raised money for hunger, hurricane relief, pandemic support, and suicide awareness. Kim Rhodes who played Sheriff Jody Mills for several seasons teamed up and promoted these awesome shirts in addition to more merchandise, this campaign’s proceeds helped support an equine-therapy organization. I get alerts on merchandise whenever it becomes available. Love wearing fun shirts and it feels even better when you helped an organization out! Support Your Local Murder? What are we talking about here? It’s a play on words and imagery. The average person might be appalled and think you literally mean “murder”, but you don’t. Crows in a group are called by the ancient term “A Murder of Crows”. It’s a fun way to tie-in…
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Tortoiseshell cats are known as “the divas” of the cat world. You’ll hear them go by the name “Tortie” and they’re quite beautiful and captivating with their colors. A long time ago, I didn’t consider them much at all. I’d seen pictures and one here and there in an animal shelter I volunteered with for 11 years. However, the torties weren’t ones I ever thought I’d bring home. Everything changed in 2014 when our beloved older kitty passed away. We didn’t make it two weeks without deciding to adopt a pair of adult cats. And, that’s how Zazzles entered our life. This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, Poe in Wonderland will earn a small commission for the referral at no cost to you. [envira-gallery id=’8056′] Photo Credit: Jennifer Graham We’d gone to Furkids where we volunteered to pick out our new family…
St. Patrick’s Day bling shirts are coming soon to our Poe in Wonderland shop! I love bling and these are cute and awesome Bella canvas tees. Should arrive in the next few days. HipKraft You might also like our Poe in Wonderland shirts in our shop.
St. Patrick’s Day is all about wishing people luck. March 17th makes everyone a little Irish for the day. We’ve curated cool holiday gifts and home decorations in our brand new St. Patrick’s Day Home & Gift Guide. Etsy is our go-to resource for an artisan marketplace and these shops offer quality goods at a great price and hopefully bring all the luck in the world to you. This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, Poe in Wonderland will earn a small commission for the referral at no cost to you. Photo by Patrick Fore on Unsplash FOR YOUR FRONT DOOR Front Door Wreath for St Paddy’s DaySweetiePieCollectionChoose your bow and stripe colors$44.00ABOUT THIS DOOR HANGER:⚬ Greenery/Bow are included and secured with staples!⚬ Handcut rounds from REAL pine wood (not MDF).⚬ 18 inches wide x 18 inches long x .5 inch deep⚬ Comes…