A great chalk paint giveaway

I have seen a lot about this paint, but I have never tried it. Now, perhaps, If I Am Very, Very Lucky...I will be a part of the giveaway.

Go on over to the button on the right and see what there is to offer. I got the link from

http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/

Go ahead and visit her blog also, you never know what you may find.

A taste of this and a taste of that

I am enjoying Kensington Cottage's Blogstastic Extravaganza. There are many prizes to win and so many sites to visit if you want.

I have been hopping around and have enjoyed looking and "tasting" a little of this and a little of that.

Try it. Go on over to

http://kensingtoncottage.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-blogtastic-extravaganza-giveaway.html?showComment=1313556327978#c9068711433755485501

So much to see and so much information with the other bloggers.

See you all later. I have to get back to my taste testing.

A fun way to win a prize

Hey, do you like puzzles?

Then head on over to

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BetweenNapsOnThePorch/~3/ozqtRBGdaUQ/scavenger-hunt-with-two-prizes-winners.html

A Scavenger Hunt with great prizes to boot.

Go check it out, it was fun.

Recommended Reading for Parents

I just read this post about near abductions and it made me want to share it with you.

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2011/08/near-abductions-my-story.html#more

We live in a world that is rampant with sin. We don't have to join in, but we do have to be aware and make our children aware. Just because we try to keep ourselves unspotted from the world, doesn't mean that the sin is not there.

Read and be aware

An outing to the Coast

Recently, we went on an outing to the coast.

To the sleepy little village of

Moss Landing

http://www.seemonterey.com/moss-landing-california

On a good day, the population is around 200.

When they have their annual Antique Street Fair,

it swells to over 8,000!

In its 42nd year, it is looked forward to by shoppers and vendors alike.

Just outside the "city limits" (about 100 feet down from the previous building)

is where the 200+ vendors set up their wares, along both sides of "Main Street".

Here is that same general area

We set up there also.

you can see a tiny portion of me (when do you ever say that)

more of our products

I tried my hand at this table display

Silverplate place settings on ironstone plates with pewter teapots
on one of Mr's farm tables.

It was a lovely overcast day. Beautiful weather.

about 65 degrees

There was food (artichoke cupcakes???)

And more food

This (all those empty chairs)

Turned into this:

Hardly a spare chair to find to eat your lunch

Along the way, a street musician - set up.

There were the true antiques

 along with

bangles and bracelets and designer styled jewelry

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At the end of the day, we recieved this

Boy, was I surprised!

To see more photos
https://picasaweb.google.com/bustoshelen/MossLanding#