Friday, September 14, 2012

Hamlin Beach State Park...

Yesterday we spent some time at Hamlin Beach State Park on Lake Ontario's southern shore.  Having gone there many times as a kid I guess I tend to take the place for granted.  It really is such a beautiful park right in my back yard (not really, but literally only a few miles away).  It really has everything a park needs; beaches, trees, playgrounds, trails, tons of open space, campgrounds, picnic tables and very cool old sandstone buildings.  Some of the cool old buildings happen to have been built by my great grandfather's construction company in the 1960's.  Despite it's beauty, Hamlin Beach State Park is not nearly as busy as it was when I was young.  It seems people have just forgotten about it.  So, if anyone out there is looking for a nice place to have a fall picnic, consider Hamlin Beach.  I will bring the wine.

(Hamlin Beach State Park holds many events throughout the year including concerts, an Earth Day celebration, a Civil War Reenactment, and also has a former POW Camp site that can be explored.  More info can be found at Hamlin Beach State Park).








Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Fall organizing fever...

It always happens this time of year.  I get so anxious about the change of the seasons and all I want to do is clean out my house and organize EVERYTHING!

As an artist, I am always collecting interesting things that inspire me.  The fact that I am also OCD, means that I am really torn sometimes between keeping things because they are interesting to me and wanting to eliminate clutter and simplify my life.  How do you solve this dilemma?  Excuse me now while I go clean out a junk drawer or two.


Friday, September 7, 2012

Spice labels...

I am an organizing nerd for sure!  I am sure there are a lot of us out there especially with all the "organization inspiration" that can be found on Pinterest these days.  So, today I finally decided to make labels for all the spice jars in my pantry.  There are many free printable labels online, but I couldn't find any that were the right size and shape, so I just made my own with my word processing software.  The font is "Sail" and can be downloaded free here.  Happy Organizing!




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