A painting purchase

My husband purchased this painting here in town a few months back.   A lady that owned the painting said that she purchased it in the 60's from a man selling his paintings from a sidewalk in the hamptons.  Just curious if anyone else knows anything about this painting.

Garden shop in the mountains

Our drive to Quicksburg Va for apples, look at shrine Mont and covered bridge a few weeks back, took us almost past a  nice garden and artsy shop.
 I love outdoor art and this place had so much that the 45 minutes we spent there wasn't enough.  I bought two frogs, like we needed more frogs.  My husband loves frogs.

 metal snowmen

 paper stars

 nice window in the fence

 foot prints

My guess -" when ya need a hand"

 very nice stone bldg.

 twigs designed to hold on to gazing ball

neat looking

Day trip to Solomons Island

 We took a day trip to visit Steve's son and daughter in law in Md.   Had dinner and toured Solomons Island a bit.  Finished dinner off by stuffing ourselves with  key lime pie while watching the sunset over the Island.
Where the Patuxent river meets the Chesapeake bay at the southern tip of Calvert county in southern Maryland is the location of this picturesque island.   One of the last remaining screw pile lighthouses is located here.  Open all year,  I want to see it at Christmas as it will be celebrating it's 26th annual Christmas walk.

First we had dinner at Ruddy Duck Brewery and Grill.

 jenn, grandchildren

The crew

A picture of my caesar salad with blackened salmon on top

Beautiufl view of the water from dock

inside shop ,  nice art on the walls

Also I have some pics of my front porch with mums.

I don't know the name of this, but I planted these bulbs late and now they are blooming

Some things I have been working on

I love this time of year even though I spent the morning raking acorns.  Two large lawn bags full.  I have to or  little oaks will be growing all over the yard. 
 After the raking -
I canned some Green pickle relish.   Made some apple butter with apples purchased  from Paughs orchard in Quicksburg Va..  Not a blemish on them.   I will be canning some sliced apples tomorrow. 

 apple butter

 My green tomato relish

tomatoes I canned a few weeks back and used my dried basil,  a clove of garlic in each jar for flavor.

 I also dried some this year. 

Soup for dinner .Left over ham and the bone made the stock for this soup, added are carrots, potatoes, my dried veggies of string beans, okra, peas and zucchini.   I put a smidgen of hot pepper in there for extra zest and celery seed.   A packet of chicken bouillon also.  Fresh sweet potato is diced in the soup along with some macaroni noodles and frozen corn.   Never have had sweet potato in soup,  but saw a recipe where there was sweet potato along with fresh kale, so I had to try it.

I purchased this decoration at Peebles for 10 bucks some months back.

The gold color had to be toned down a bit, found some off white paint in the garage and rubbed the piece with it and then took off the excess.  Much happier with it now.

It is hanging over the bed downstairs that we use as a spare bedroom.

Hopeful this paneling will be painted over..  I may just put a wash on the walls.  My pillows on the bed are ones I made last year.