Lake Day



SPONSORED

Dreamland Designs – Boho Hanging Decor
Dreamland Designs – Florence Hanging Flower Pots

Fantasy Illumination – SunFlower Welcome Sign

HISA – Grass – Mixed Greens

Imegica – Samara Rustic Cabin @ Hello Tuesday

PAN – Gold Flame Yard Spinner @ Cosmopolitan
PAN – Hot Pink Flame Yard Spinner @ Cosmopolitan
PAN – Orange and Green Flame Yard Spinner @ Cosmopolitan
PAN – Pink and Purple Flame Yard Spinner @ Cosmopolitan
PAN – Red and Green Flame Yard Spinner @ Cosmopolitan
PAN – Red and Purple Flame Yard Spinner @ Cosmopolitan

ALSO SHOWN

Aphrodite – Family Fun – Camping Deco Bag A
Aphrodite – Family Fun – Camping Deco Tent Bag
Consignment & Kuro – Starboard Hammock – Dark
Consignment – Wall Mounted Front Ends – America RARE
Consignment – Wall Mounted Front Ends – Mono
DaD Design – Oak Tall
dArt – Chief BBQ-Grill v5
FARMHOUSE – Ring Curtains – Buffalo Plaid
FNY Designs – Mile a Minute Vine 2 – White
FNY Designs – Party Hard Ground Decor 1
FNY Designs – Party Hard Ground Decor 2
FNY Designs – Party Hard TableTop Decor FIREWORKS
FNY Designs – Party Hard TableTop Decor Messy Drinks
FNY Designs – Party Hard TableTop Decor Pyramid
FNY Designs – Sea Thrifts – Yellow/Rose
FNY Designs – Wild Violets
High V – dont knock welcome mats
Junk Food – Banjo
Junk Food – Booze, BBQ, & Booty Shakin Sign
Junk Food – Outhouse
Junk Food – Picnic Table Dark
Junk Food – Tackle Box (Red)
Landscaping By Felix – Rock Wall with Way and River
LOVE Superstore – WELCOME SIGN BOARD – LIGHTS – DARK WOOD
Muniick – Vintage Flamingo Stake B
Muniick – Vintage Flamingo Stake C
Muniick – Classic Webstrap Lawn Chair
Muniick – Vintage Coastline RV Awning
PILOT – Fishing Poles
Skye Studio – Rocky Shore Kit
Tartessos Arts – Summertime Float Ring – Type 2
Tartessos Arts – Summertime Float Ring – Type 3
Tartessos Arts – Summertime Float Ring – Type 4


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Doggy Paddle


One of our favorite memories is learning to swim. Our aunt and uncle would take us to the lake and we would ride on our uncles back out to the big kids dock so we could jump in and he would catch us then hold us up while we doggy paddled back to the dock, until that time he didn’t.

What we had not realized on that final day, was that he had not had to hold us up at all while we swam back. Deciding it was time to let us know we were doing it on our own, when we jumped off the dock into the water, thinking he would be right there when we came up like always, only he wasn’t there ! He had gone back to the dock and was calling to us to swim to him.

At 4 years old, of course we panicked and splashed like our life depended on it, because to us, it did ! Now mind you, the distance between where we jumped and where he was was about 10 feet, if that. This was the late 70’s and we had no floaties or tubes, to us, it was swim or die time, and swim we did. Crying and near out of our mind we swam to where he was and were immediately picked up and sat on the deck.

we sat and then stomped around the deck screaming and calling him the meanest uncle ever. We told him how much we hated him and were never going to the lake ever ever again. He was laughing at us, and trying to tell us that we had been swimming on our own all day, we just never realized it. So he told the other kids it was time to go home, since we were so upset, and they all jumped off the dock and started swimming to shore, leaving us standing there in horror.

Our uncle swam about 10 feet away, telling us to get a move on or we were going to get left behind out on the dock and get very cold. We started crying once again, but we jumped in, and we swam ! We were about halfway back to shore, with our uncle always just a few feet ahead of us, but seemed like miles away to a four year old, when it clicked in our little brain, that we really were doing it ourselves. We were amazed and excited, we were so thrilled that we started laughing, and turned back around to swim back to the dock !

Laughing and following, calling to the other kids that they could come back in too, everyone went back to the dock, and continued to jump, splash and swim for several more hours. It was the 70’s, we swam or we died. We drank out of the hose, we rode in the back of open truck beds, we lived, or we died. Life was different then, and we grew up stronger for it, in some ways. There are other memories that do not have the same fondness, but those are not for this blog.

For today, happy swimming !


FEATURED

JIAN – Splashy Spaniels / Eng Black Adult Wanderer
JIAN – Splashy Spaniels / Eng Black Pup Swimmer

Kitty Kate – Beech/Plain Bassinet

NATURI – Garden Lamp @ Cosmopolitan
NATURI – Margarita Dispenser @ Cosmopolitan
NATURI – Zen Garden Pool & Deck @ Cosmopolitan
NATURI – Zen Garden Pool Coffee Table @ Cosmopolitan
NATURI – Zen Garden Pool Lounger @ Cosmopolitan
NATURI – Zen Garden Pool Walls @ Cosmopolitan

Tm Creations – [Hibiscus Plant] Pot Clay GP62 @ The Liaison Collaborative

ALSO SHOWN

MOVEMENT – Delicious mango margarita tray
MOVEMENT – Wire basket w/mangos (DECOR)
MOVEMENT – lemons open
QE Home – Fruit Slice Rug
High V – balloon pup pool floaty


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For questions about what we may be wearing, please ask or see the body basics page.
Items or Poses marked with an * have been modified for the photo.
All items found at mainstore or marketplace unless otherwise noted.